Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'own' occurs 977 times in the standard works.

297 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'own' in the standard works and contain 30.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 104:49-50 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 22:13 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 6:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 6:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 5:25-6:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 58:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:68 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:53-54 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:76-77 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 2:24-3:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 32:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 44:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 81:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:57 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Philem. 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:109 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:48 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)


3 Ne. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:28 And they shall be a scourge unto the people of this land. Nevertheless, when they shall have received the fulness of my gospel, then if they shall harden their hearts against me I will return their iniquities upon their own heads, saith the Father.

 20:29 And I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would gather them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them again the land of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever, saith the Father.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 390 1248 1638
NT 206 398 604
BM 226 549 775
1 Ne. 21 63 84
2 Ne. 29 70 99
Jacob 17 21 38
Enos 3 4 7
Omni 2 3 5
W of M 2 6 8
Mosiah 34 32 66
Alma 60 185 245
Hel. 18 48 66
3 Ne. 20 60 80
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 7 21 28
Ether 10 28 38
Moro. 3 7 10
DC 122 183 305
PGP 33 40 73
TOTAL 977 2418 3395

3 Ne. 1:11
And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

3 Ne. 1:14
Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son-- of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.

3 Ne. 1:15
And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came.

3 Ne. 1:25
But it came to pass that they soon became converted, and were convinced of the error which they were in, for it was made known unto them that the law was not yet fulfilled, and that it must be fulfilled in every whit; yea, the word came unto them that it must be fulfilled; yea, that one jot or tittle should not pass away till it should all be fulfilled; therefore in this same year were they brought to a knowledge of their error and did confess their faults.

3 Ne. 2:19
And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the people in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it, and this because of their iniquity.

3 Ne. 3:3
And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus, that ye should be so foolish and vain as to suppose that ye can stand against so many brave men who are at my command, who do now at this time stand in their arms, and do await with great anxiety for the word-- Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them.

3 Ne. 3:4
And I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having proved them in the field of battle, and knowing of their everlasting hatred towards you because of the many wrongs which ye have done unto them, therefore if they should come down against you they would visit you with utter destruction.

3 Ne. 3:5
Therefore I have written this epistle, sealing it with mine own hand, feeling for your welfare, because of your firmness in that which ye believe to be right, and your noble spirit in the field of battle.

3 Ne. 3:8
And behold, I swear unto you, if ye will do this, with an oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do this, I swear unto you with an oath, that on the morrow month I will command that my armies shall come down against you, and they shall not stay their hand and shall spare not, but shall slay you, and shall let fall the sword upon you even until ye shall become extinct.

3 Ne. 3:9
And behold, I am Giddianhi; and I am the governor of this the secret society of Gadianton; which society and the works thereof I know to be good; and they are of ancient date and they have been handed down unto us.

3 Ne. 3:12
Now behold, this Lachoneus, the governor, was a just man, and could not be frightened by the demands and the threatenings of a robber; therefore he did not hearken to the epistle of Giddianhi, the governor of the robbers, but he did cause that his people should cry unto the Lord for strength against the time that the robbers should come down against them.

3 Ne. 3:17
And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint chief captains over all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness against them.

3 Ne. 3:20
Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni: Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness, that we may fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own lands.

3 Ne. 3:25
And they did fortify themselves against their enemies; and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their enemies should come down against them to battle.

3 Ne. 4:1
And it came to pass that in the latter end of the eighteenth year those armies of robbers had prepared for battle, and began to come down and to sally forth from the hills, and out of the mountains, and the wilderness, and their strongholds, and their secret places, and began to take possession of the lands, both which were in the land south and which were in the land north, and began to take possession of all the lands which had been deserted by the Nephites, and the cities which had been left desolate.

3 Ne. 4:11
And the battle commenced in this the sixth month; and great and terrible was the battle thereof, yea, great and terrible was the slaughter thereof, insomuch that there never was known so great a slaughter among all the people of Lehi since he left Jerusalem.

3 Ne. 5:11
And behold, I do make the record on plates which I have made with mine own hands.

3 Ne. 5:15
Yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present time.

3 Ne. 5:17
And then I do make a record of the things which I have seen with mine own eyes.

3 Ne. 5:25
And as he hath covenanted with all the house of Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them.

3 Ne. 5:26
And then shall they know their Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in from the four quarters of the earth unto their own lands, from whence they have been dispersed; yea, as the Lord liveth so shall it be. Amen.

3 Ne. 6:1
And now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.

3 Ne. 6:2
And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the south, both on the land northward and on the land southward.

3 Ne. 8:5
And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land.

3 Ne. 8:7
And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land.

3 Ne. 8:9
And the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned.

3 Ne. 9:4
And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to be sunk in the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof to be drowned.

3 Ne. 9:11
And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them.

3 Ne. 9:16
I came unto my own, and my own received me not. And the scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled.

3 Ne. 9:22
Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.

3 Ne. 10:13
And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.

3 Ne. 10:18
And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them--

3 Ne. 11:8
And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them.

3 Ne. 11:17
Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God! And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him.

3 Ne. 11:23
Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them-- Behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.

3 Ne. 12:2
And again, more blessed are they who shall believe in your words because that ye shall testify that ye have seen me, and that ye know that I am. Yea, blessed are they who shall believe in your words, and come down into the depths of humility and be baptized, for they shall be visited with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission of their sins.

3 Ne. 14:3
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

3 Ne. 14:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull the mote out of thine eye-- and behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

3 Ne. 14:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye.

3 Ne. 14:19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

3 Ne. 16:7
Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.

3 Ne. 16:14
And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith the Father.

3 Ne. 16:15
But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of my people, O house of Israel.

3 Ne. 17:10
And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears.

3 Ne. 17:12
So they brought their little children and set them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him.

3 Ne. 17:13
And it came to pass that when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded the multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground.

3 Ne. 17:24
And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them.

3 Ne. 18:2
And while they were gone for bread and wine, he commanded the multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth.

3 Ne. 18:7
And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which I have shown unto you. And it shall be a testimony unto the Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember me ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.

3 Ne. 19:1
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the multitude did disperse, and every man did take his wife and his children and did return to his own home.

3 Ne. 19:6
And the twelve did teach the multitude; and behold, they did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of the earth, and should pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus.

3 Ne. 19:10
And when they had thus prayed they went down unto the water's edge, and the multitude followed them.

3 Ne. 19:11
And it came to pass that Nephi went down into the water and was baptized.

3 Ne. 19:14
And behold, they were encircled about as if it were by fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it, and did bear record; and angels did come down out of heaven and did minister unto them.

3 Ne. 19:16
And it came to pass that he spake unto the multitude, and commanded them that they should kneel down again upon the earth, and also that his disciples should kneel down upon the earth.

3 Ne. 19:17
And it came to pass that when they had all knelt down upon the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should pray.

3 Ne. 20:16
Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

3 Ne. 20:28
And they shall be a scourge unto the people of this land. Nevertheless, when they shall have received the fulness of my gospel, then if they shall harden their hearts against me I will return their iniquities upon their own heads, saith the Father.

3 Ne. 20:29
And I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would gather them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them again the land of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever, saith the Father.

3 Ne. 20:37
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3 Ne. 21:2
And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you for a sign-- for verily I say unto you that when these things which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who shall be scattered by them;

3 Ne. 21:3
Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these things shall be made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the Father, from them unto you;

3 Ne. 21:12
And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

3 Ne. 21:15
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;

3 Ne. 21:25
And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.

3 Ne. 24:17
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

3 Ne. 25:3
And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Ne. 26:15
And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven-- the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father--

3 Ne. 27:10
And if it so be that the church is built upon my gospel then will the Father show forth his own works in it.

3 Ne. 27:11
But if it be not built upon my gospel, and is built upon the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say unto you they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence there is no return.

3 Ne. 27:12
For their works do follow them, for it is because of their works that they are hewn down; therefore remember the things that I have told you.

3 Ne. 27:17
And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father.

3 Ne. 27:25
For behold, out of the books which have been written, and which shall be written, shall this people be judged, for by them shall their works be known unto men.

3 Ne. 27:32
But behold, it sorroweth me because of the fourth generation from this generation, for they are led away captive by him even as was the son of perdition; for they will sell me for silver and for gold, and for that which moth doth corrupt and which thieves can break through and steal. And in that day will I visit them, even in turning their works upon their own heads.

3 Ne. 28:10
And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;

3 Ne. 28:20
And they were cast down into the earth; but they did smite the earth with the word of God, insomuch that by his power they were delivered out of the depths of the earth; and therefore they could not dig pits sufficient to hold them.