Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'overcome' occurs 57 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'overcome' in the standard works and contain 21.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 49:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:48 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.




1 Ne. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
NT 13 11 24
Luke 1 0 1
John 1 0 1
Rom. 3 0 3
2 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 3 3 6
Rev. 3 8 11
BM 14 0 14
DC 19 1 20
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 57 12 69

1 Jn. 2:13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

1 Jn. 2:14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 Jn. 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 Jn. 5:4
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

1 Jn. 5:5
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?