Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'become' occurs 335 times in the standard works.

79 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'become' in the standard works and contain 23.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Jacob 5:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Lam. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:55-56 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 48:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 69:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 24:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:68-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 104 5 109
NT 31 10 41
Matt. 2 3 5
Mark 2 2 4
Luke 1 0 1
John 1 0 1
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 6 1 7
1 Cor. 5 0 5
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 2 0 2
Eph. 0 1 1
Philip. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 0 1 1
Titus 1 1 2
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 0 1
James 2 0 2
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 145 10 155
DC 49 5 54
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 335 30 365

Matt. 3:15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Matt. 13:22
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Matt. 13:32
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Mark 4:19
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Mark 4:32
But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

Rom. 16:2
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

Eph. 5:3
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Philip. 1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

1 Tim. 2:10
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

Titus 2:3
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;