Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'common' occurs 38 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'common' in the standard works and contain 26.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 29:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)


Acts 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.




D&C 104:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 8 0 8
NT 13 3 16
Matt. 1 1 2
Mark 1 0 1
Acts 8 0 8
1 Cor. 1 1 2
Eph. 0 1 1
Titus 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
BM 5 0 5
DC 10 0 10
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 38 3 41

Acts 2:44
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

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 5:18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Acts 10:14
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Acts 10:15
And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Acts 10:28
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 11:8
But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Acts 11:9
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.