Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'strait' occurs 23 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 'strait' in the standard works and contain 34.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 18 24
NT 4 11 15
BM 11 3 14
1 Ne. 2 2 4
2 Ne. 3 1 4
Jacob 1 0 1
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 4 0 4
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 32 55

1 Ne. 8:20
And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a world.

1 Ne. 21:20
The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the first, shall again in thine ears say: The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.

2 Ne. 31:18
And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.

2 Ne. 31:19
And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.

2 Ne. 33:9
I also have charity for the Gentiles. But behold, for none of these can I hope except they shall be reconciled unto Christ, and enter into the narrow gate, and walk in the strait path which leads to life, and continue in the path until the end of the day of probation.

Jacob 6:11
O then, my beloved brethren, repent ye, and enter in at the strait gate, and continue in the way which is narrow, until ye shall obtain eternal life.

Hel. 3:29
Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked--

3 Ne. 14:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, which leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat;

3 Ne. 14:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

3 Ne. 27:33
And it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings he said unto his disciples: Enter ye in at the strait gate; for strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life, and few there be that find it; but wide is the gate, and broad the way which leads to death, and many there be that travel therein, until the night cometh, wherein no man can work.