Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'widow' occurs 60 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'widow' in the standard works and contain 28.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 24:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 44:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 26:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:83-84 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 16 58
NT 13 14 27
Matt. 0 1 1
Mark 2 1 3
Luke 7 2 9
Acts 0 3 3
1 Cor. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 3 5 8
James 0 1 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 2 8 10
DC 3 3 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 60 41 101

Mark 12:42
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

Luke 2:37
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Luke 4:26
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

Luke 7:12
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Luke 18:5
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Luke 21:2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

Luke 21:3
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

1 Tim. 5:4
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

1 Tim. 5:5
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

1 Tim. 5:9
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

Rev. 18:7
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.