Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'gentiles' occurs 299 times in the standard works.

150 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'gentiles' in the standard works and contain 50.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 65 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 13:25-14:6 (24 in 24 verses)

Rom. 15:9-16 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-17 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Ne. 13:12-19 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Ne. 22:6-9 (7 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 16:4-10 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 10:8-11 (6 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 15:13-17 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 30:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 21:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Rom. 11:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Gal. 2:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 21:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 5:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 10:18 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 15:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)


Acts 13:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

 13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.




D&C 107:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 7:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 3:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:27 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 30:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 30 0 30
NT 99 0 99
Matt. 8 0 8
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 5 0 5
John 2 0 2
Acts 30 0 30
Rom. 24 0 24
1 Cor. 5 0 5
Gal. 7 0 7
Eph. 5 0 5
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 2 0 2
1 Pet. 2 0 2
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 141 0 141
DC 28 0 28
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 299 0 299

Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Acts 7:45
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 10:45
And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 11:1
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

Acts 11:18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Acts 13:42
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:47
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Acts 14:2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

Acts 14:5
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Acts 15:3
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

Acts 15:7
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

Acts 15:12
Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Acts 15:14
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Acts 15:17
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Acts 15:19
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Acts 15:23
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

Acts 18:6
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Acts 21:11
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

Acts 21:19
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Acts 21:21
And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

Acts 21:25
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Acts 22:21
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Acts 26:17
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

Acts 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

Acts 26:23
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.