Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'being' occurs 613 times in the standard works.

157 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'being' in the standard works and contain 25.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 65 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 13:3-12 (11 in 10 verses)

Hel. 6:26-29 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 31:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 1:32-2:1 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 2:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 3:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 4:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 134:6 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


Acts 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

 16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.




Rom. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

A of F 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 101 0 101
NT 190 0 190
Matt. 8 0 8
Mark 7 0 7
Luke 22 0 22
John 17 0 17
Acts 31 0 31
Rom. 21 0 21
1 Cor. 11 0 11
2 Cor. 10 0 10
Gal. 4 0 4
Eph. 8 0 8
Philip. 6 0 6
Col. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 3 0 3
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Titus 3 0 3
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 13 0 13
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 10 0 10
2 Pet. 3 0 3
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 260 2 262
DC 39 5 44
PGP 23 0 23
TOTAL 613 7 620

Acts 1:3
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Acts 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Acts 2:30
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Acts 2:33
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

Acts 4:2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:23
And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

Acts 4:36
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Acts 5:2
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Acts 13:4
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 13:12
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

Acts 14:8
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

Acts 15:3
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

Acts 15:21
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Acts 15:25
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Acts 15:32
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

Acts 15:40
And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

Acts 16:18
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Acts 16:20
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Acts 16:21
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

Acts 16:37
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Acts 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Acts 18:25
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

Acts 19:40
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

Acts 20:9
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

Acts 22:11
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

Acts 26:11
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

Acts 27:2
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Acts 27:18
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;