Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'five' occurs 395 times in the standard works.

205 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'five' in the standard works and contain 51.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 71 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 48:8-21 (16 in 14 verses)

Ezek. 45:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)


Matt. 25:15-20 (7 in 6 verses)

 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

 25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

 25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.




2 Chr. 4:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Chr. 3:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 42:16-20 (6 in 5 verses)

Ex. 26:37-27:1 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:67-70 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 40:48-41:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 18:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:47 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:53 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:59 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:65 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:71 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:77 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:83 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 26:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 36:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:48-49 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 5:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 48:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 8:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 26:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 36:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 36:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 6:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:49 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:42 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 25:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 94:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 94:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 300 0 300
NT 45 0 45
Matt. 14 0 14
Mark 5 0 5
Luke 11 0 11
John 6 0 6
Acts 3 0 3
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 24 0 24
DC 16 1 17
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 395 1 396

Matt. 14:17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Matt. 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matt. 14:21
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

Matt. 16:9
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Matt. 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Matt. 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Matt. 25:16
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

Matt. 25:20
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.