Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'burden' occurs 78 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'burden' in the standard works and contain 20.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 23:33-38 (8 in 6 verses)

Num. 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:25-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 62 22 84
NT 7 10 17
Matt. 2 1 3
Luke 0 2 2
Acts 2 0 2
2 Cor. 1 5 6
Gal. 1 1 2
1 Thes. 0 1 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 8 13 21
DC 1 1 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 78 46 124

Matt. 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matt. 20:12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Acts 21:3
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

2 Cor. 12:16
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Gal. 6:5
For every man shall bear his own burden.

Rev. 2:24
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.