Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'can' occurs 519 times in the standard works.

173 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'can' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 61 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 8:12-17 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 5:16-21 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 17:17 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:51-53 (4 in 3 verses)

Moro. 10:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Job 41:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 123:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 19:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:46 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 78:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 48:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 15:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 381 540
NT 76 136 212
Matt. 11 22 33
Mark 12 16 28
Luke 10 29 39
John 19 22 41
Acts 3 9 12
Rom. 2 2 4
1 Cor. 3 5 8
2 Cor. 1 3 4
Gal. 0 2 2
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 1 4
2 Tim. 0 2 2
Titus 0 2 2
Heb. 3 5 8
James 4 3 7
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 1 1 2
Rev. 2 10 12
BM 193 147 340
DC 79 103 182
PGP 12 25 37
TOTAL 519 792 1311

John 1:46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

John 2:1
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

John 2:11
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

John 3:2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:8
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:9
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

John 4:46
So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

John 6:65
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

John 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

John 7:34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

John 7:36
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

John 8:14
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

John 8:21
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

John 8:22
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

John 9:16
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

John 10:21
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

John 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

John 13:33
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

John 13:36
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

John 13:37
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

John 14:5
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

John 14:17
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

John 15:4
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

John 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

John 16:12
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

John 16:18
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

John 21:2
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.