Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'multitude' occurs 331 times in the standard works.

86 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'multitude' in the standard works and contain 26% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 37 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 18:37-19:6 (11 in 9 verses)

Dan. 11:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 20:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 29:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 7:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 27:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 15:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 42:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


Matt. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

 14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.




Matt. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 154 3 157
NT 89 21 110
Matt. 26 16 42
Mark 17 0 17
Luke 18 2 20
John 4 0 4
Acts 19 2 21
Heb. 1 0 1
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 1 3
BM 86 18 104
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 331 44 375

Matt. 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Matt. 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

Matt. 8:1
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

Matt. 8:18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

Matt. 9:8
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

Matt. 9:33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

Matt. 9:36
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Matt. 11:7
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Matt. 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

Matt. 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matt. 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

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. 14:5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Matt. 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matt. 14:15
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Matt. 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matt. 14:22
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

Matt. 14:23
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

Matt. 15:10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Matt. 15:30
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

Matt. 15:31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Matt. 15:32
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

Matt. 15:33
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Matt. 15:35
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

Matt. 15:36
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matt. 15:39
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Matt. 17:14
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

Matt. 19:2
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

Matt. 20:29
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Matt. 20:31
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

Matt. 21:8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

Matt. 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Matt. 21:11
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Matt. 21:46
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

Matt. 22:33
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Matt. 23:1
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

Matt. 26:47
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matt. 26:55
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

Matt. 27:20
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Matt. 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.