Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'known' occurs 395 times in the standard works.

91 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'known' in the standard works and contain 23% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 8:17 (4 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

John 17:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:14 (3 in 1 verse)


1 Jn. 2:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.




1 Ne. 13:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

John 14:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 67:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 31:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 132 0 132
NT 90 9 99
Matt. 5 0 5
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 10 0 10
John 17 0 17
Acts 14 1 15
Rom. 8 0 8
1 Cor. 6 6 12
2 Cor. 3 1 4
Gal. 2 1 3
Eph. 6 0 6
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Heb. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 3 0 3
1 Jn. 5 0 5
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 108 3 111
DC 56 0 56
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 395 12 407

1 Jn. 2:13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

1 Jn. 2:14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 Jn. 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

1 Jn. 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.