Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tares' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tares' in the standard works and contain 73.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 86:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Matt. 13:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 8 0 8
Matt. 8 0 8
BM 0 0 0
DC 11 0 11
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 0 19

Matt. 13:25
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Matt. 13:26
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Matt. 13:27
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

Matt. 13:29
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Matt. 13:30
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matt. 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Matt. 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Matt. 13:40
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.