Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'father' occurs 1921 times in the standard works.

1095 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'father' in the standard works and contain 57% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 471 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 11:25-36 (17 in 12 verses)

Gen. 27:30-41 (14 in 12 verses)

John 14:6-16 (13 in 11 verses)

Judg. 18:29-19:9 (12 in 12 verses)

3 Ne. 16:3-14 (12 in 12 verses)

3 Ne. 20:46-21:11 (12 in 12 verses)

Gen. 19:31-38 (11 in 8 verses)

1 Chr. 2:42-52 (11 in 11 verses)

3 Ne. 20:25-35 (11 in 11 verses)

3 Ne. 27:7-17 (11 in 11 verses)

3 Ne. 28:1-11 (11 in 11 verses)

Ether 8:2-12 (11 in 11 verses)

3 Ne. 19:20-29 (10 in 10 verses)

John 8:38-44 (9 in 7 verses)

Lev. 18:7-14 (9 in 8 verses)

Gen. 44:17-25 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 44:19-27 (9 in 9 verses)

John 5:17-23 (8 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:4-11 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Chr. 4:14-21 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Chr. 10:4-11 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Ne. 1:11-18 (8 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 15:13-20 (8 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 21:26-29 (7 in 4 verses)

Luke 15:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 15:2-7 (7 in 6 verses)

Gen. 44:30-34 (6 in 5 verses)

Judg. 14:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Morm. 8:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 50:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 20:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

John 16:23-28 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 2:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 31:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 4:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 10:21-22 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:17-19 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 30:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 4:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Matt. 11:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 16:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 50:41-43 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 50:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

John 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Moro. 4:2-5:2 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 20:76-79 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 84:37-40 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 31:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 36:43-37:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 18:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 27:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

John 6:42-46 (5 in 5 verses)

John 14:28-15:1 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 4:38-5:4 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 17:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 2:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 9:15 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 122:6 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 19:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 20:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 28:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 5:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 15:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 7:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 17:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 26:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 18:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 16:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 6:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

John 15:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 5:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 7:21-8:2 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 8:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 31:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 2:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 20:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 9:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 107:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 138:38-41 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:55-58 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:34 (3 in 1 verse)

John 20:17 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 11:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 21:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

John 5:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Jn. 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 42:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 45:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 46:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 22:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 27:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 20:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 17:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 17:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 15:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

John 4:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

John 10:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

John 12:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

John 12:49-13:1 (3 in 3 verses)

John 15:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

John 16:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 4:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 3:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 16:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 25:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 27:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 27:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 76:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 137:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 5:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 22:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 45:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 30:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:51 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:27 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:57 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:21 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:74 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:66 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 21:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:48-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

John 15:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:25-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:48-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:40-29:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:48-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 757 533 1290
NT 369 61 430
Matt. 61 2 63
Mark 19 0 19
Luke 48 7 55
John 134 5 139
Acts 11 28 39
Rom. 12 3 15
1 Cor. 4 2 6
2 Cor. 5 0 5
Gal. 5 1 6
Eph. 10 1 11
Philip. 4 0 4
Col. 6 1 7
1 Thes. 6 0 6
2 Thes. 3 0 3
1 Tim. 2 1 3
2 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 1 0 1
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 5 4 9
James 4 1 5
1 Pet. 3 1 4
2 Pet. 1 1 2
1 Jn. 13 2 15
2 Jn. 4 0 4
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 5 0 5
BM 558 188 746
DC 176 47 223
PGP 61 19 80
TOTAL 1921 848 2769

Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Mark 5:40
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

Mark 7:11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

Mark 7:12
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

Mark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Mark 9:21
And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Mark 10:7
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Mark 10:29
And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

Mark 11:10
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Mark 11:25
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Mark 11:26
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Mark 13:12
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

Mark 13:32
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Mark 15:21
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.