Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'draw' occurs 89 times in the standard works.

20 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'draw' in the standard works and contain 22.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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James 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.




2 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 61 55 116
NT 15 10 25
Matt. 0 1 1
Luke 0 3 3
John 7 1 8
Acts 1 1 2
2 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 0 1 1
Heb. 4 0 4
James 3 2 5
BM 9 24 33
DC 3 6 9
PGP 1 5 6
TOTAL 89 100 189

Heb. 7:19
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Heb. 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Heb. 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Heb. 10:39
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.