Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'given' occurs 960 times in the standard works.

268 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'given' in the standard works and contain 27.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 117 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 46:8-29 (22 in 22 verses)

Deut. 26:9-15 (7 in 7 verses)

Deut. 3:18-20 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:61-63 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 42:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 26:22 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 1:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Rev. 13:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 27:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Gal. 3:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

John 17:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

John 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 6:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 15:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 16:5-17:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 35:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 35:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 58:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 61:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:85-87 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 133:60-62 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Titus 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 25:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 28:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:65 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:56 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)


Deut. 28:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:




Josh. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 50:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 335 20 355
Gen. 21 0 21
Ex. 6 0 6
Lev. 8 10 18
Num. 24 4 28
Deut. 32 1 33
Josh. 22 0 22
Judg. 5 0 5
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 9 0 9
2 Sam. 10 0 10
1 Kgs. 16 0 16
2 Kgs. 6 0 6
1 Chr. 12 0 12
2 Chr. 12 0 12
Ezra 8 0 8
Neh. 4 0 4
Esth. 13 0 13
Job 12 0 12
Ps. 18 3 21
Prov. 3 0 3
Eccl. 8 0 8
Isa. 12 1 13
Jer. 28 0 28
Lam. 3 0 3
Ezek. 20 0 20
Dan. 15 1 16
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 163 30 193
BM 200 9 209
DC 240 31 271
PGP 22 2 24
TOTAL 960 92 1052

Deut. 1:3
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;

Deut. 2:5
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

Deut. 2:9
And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

Deut. 2:19
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.

Deut. 2:24
Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

Deut. 3:18
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

Deut. 3:19
But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;

Deut. 3:20
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.

Deut. 8:10
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Deut. 9:23
Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

Deut. 12:15
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

Deut. 12:21
If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

Deut. 13:12
If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

Deut. 16:17
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

Deut. 20:14
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

Deut. 21:8
Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Deut. 22:17
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

Deut. 25:19
Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

Deut. 26:9
And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deut. 26:10
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:

Deut. 26:11
And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

Deut. 26:12
When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

Deut. 26:13
Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

Deut. 26:14
I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

Deut. 26:15
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deut. 28:31
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

Deut. 28:32
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.

Deut. 28:52
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

Deut. 28:53
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

Deut. 29:4
Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

Deut. 29:26
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: