Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'first' occurs 698 times in the standard works.

201 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'first' in the standard works and contain 28.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:52-59 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 15:21-26 (6 in 6 verses)

Abr. 3:26-28 (5 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:60-63 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 29:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 10:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 1:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 8:13 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 7:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:36 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:98 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 27:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)


Mark 12:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.




1 Cor. 15:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 8:13-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 40:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 40:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 10:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:1 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:108 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:36 (2 in 1 verse)

A of F 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:87-88 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:129-130 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 268 160 428
NT 162 16 178
Matt. 26 1 27
Mark 17 0 17
Luke 21 1 22
John 12 0 12
Acts 13 0 13
Rom. 7 4 11
1 Cor. 8 3 11
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 3 0 3
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 0 2 2
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 6 0 6
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 14 3 17
James 1 1 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 19 1 20
BM 140 8 148
DC 95 14 109
PGP 33 3 36
TOTAL 698 201 899

Mark 3:27
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

Mark 4:28
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

Mark 7:27
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

Mark 9:11
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

Mark 9:12
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Mark 9:35
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Mark 10:31
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Mark 12:20
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Mark 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Mark 13:10
And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

Mark 14:12
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

Mark 16:9
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.