Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'call' occurs 332 times in the standard works.

62 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'call' in the standard works and contain 18.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 25 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 27:7-9 (5 in 3 verses)

Ruth 1:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 10:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 133:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 145:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 87:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:




Mosiah 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 149 432 581
NT 47 268 315
Matt. 9 39 48
Mark 4 21 25
Luke 7 43 50
John 3 24 27
Acts 12 50 62
Rom. 4 14 18
1 Cor. 1 20 21
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Gal. 0 4 4
Eph. 0 6 6
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 0 2 2
1 Thes. 0 3 3
2 Thes. 0 3 3
1 Tim. 0 2 2
2 Tim. 2 2 4
Heb. 2 12 14
James 1 2 3
1 Pet. 1 6 7
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 0 1 1
Jude 0 1 1
Rev. 0 10 10
BM 65 232 297
DC 58 167 225
PGP 13 79 92
TOTAL 332 1178 1510

Luke 1:13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:36
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

Luke 1:48
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Luke 1:59
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Luke 1:60
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

Luke 1:61
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

Luke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

Luke 2:21
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:23
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

Luke 5:32
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Luke 6:13
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Luke 6:15
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Luke 6:46
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Luke 7:11
And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

Luke 7:19
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Luke 8:2
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Luke 8:54
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

Luke 9:1
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

Luke 9:10
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Luke 13:12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

Luke 14:12
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

Luke 14:13
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Luke 15:6
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Luke 15:9
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

Luke 15:19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

Luke 15:21
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Luke 15:26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Luke 16:2
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

Luke 16:5
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:19
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

Luke 19:13
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Luke 19:15
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Luke 19:29
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

Luke 20:37
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Luke 20:44
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

Luke 21:37
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

Luke 22:1
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Luke 22:25
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

Luke 22:47
And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

Luke 23:13
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Luke 23:33
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

Luke 24:13
And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.