Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'contention' occurs 46 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'contention' in the standard works and contain 26.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 3:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 4 10
NT 3 2 5
Acts 1 0 1
1 Cor. 0 1 1
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
Titus 0 1 1
BM 34 52 86
DC 3 2 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 46 60 106

Acts 15:39
And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

1 Cor. 1:11
For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Philip. 1:16
The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

1 Thes. 2:2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.