Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'begin' occurs 73 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'begin' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 30:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:62-64 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Pet. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?




Alma 32:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 14 58 72
NT 13 53 66
BM 30 67 97
DC 13 60 73
PGP 3 28 31
TOTAL 73 266 339

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