Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rather' occurs 98 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rather' in the standard works and contain 10.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 24:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Prov. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 6:7 (2 in 1 verse)


Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

 18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 14 0 14
NT 48 0 48
Matt. 6 0 6
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 7 0 7
John 1 0 1
Acts 1 0 1
Rom. 5 0 5
1 Cor. 8 0 8
2 Cor. 4 0 4
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 3 0 3
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 0 3
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 4 0 4
2 Pet. 1 0 1
BM 32 0 32
DC 4 0 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 98 0 98

Matt. 10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matt. 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matt. 18:8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

Matt. 18:9
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Matt. 25:9
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Matt. 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.