Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'few' occurs 148 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'few' in the standard works and contain 14.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 31:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

 31:1 And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.

 31:2 Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.




D&C 23:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 105:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 43 3 46
NT 22 0 22
BM 58 0 58
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 10 0 10
Jacob 3 0 3
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 3 0 3
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 14 0 14
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 7 0 7
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 2 0 2
Moro. 6 0 6
DC 23 0 23
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 148 3 151

2 Ne. 1:14
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveler can return; a few more days and I go the way of all the earth.

2 Ne. 2:30
I have spoken these few words unto you all, my sons, in the last days of my probation; and I have chosen the good part, according to the words of the prophet. And I have none other object save it be the everlasting welfare of your souls. Amen.

2 Ne. 20:7
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but in his heart it is to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

2 Ne. 20:19
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

2 Ne. 27:13
And there is none other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of God, to bear testimony of his word unto the children of men; for the Lord God hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead.

2 Ne. 28:8
And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God-- he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

2 Ne. 28:14
They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.

2 Ne. 31:1
And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.

2 Ne. 31:2
Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.