Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'possessed' occurs 64 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'possessed' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 24 2 26
NT 15 0 15
Matt. 6 0 6
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 1 0 1
Acts 3 0 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
BM 24 0 24
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 64 2 66

Matt. 4:24
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Matt. 8:16
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

Matt. 8:28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

Matt. 8:33
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

Matt. 9:32
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

Matt. 12:22
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

Mark 1:32
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

Mark 5:15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

Mark 5:16
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

Mark 5:18
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Luke 8:36
They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Acts 8:7
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Acts 16:16
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

1 Cor. 7:30
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;