Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'become' occurs 335 times in the standard works.

79 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'become' in the standard works and contain 23.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Jacob 5:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Lam. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:55-56 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 48:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 69:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 24:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 34:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

 34:39 Yea, and I also exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing.

 34:40 And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them;




Hel. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:68-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 104 5 109
NT 31 10 41
BM 145 10 155
1 Ne. 4 0 4
2 Ne. 22 0 22
Jacob 16 1 17
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 10 4 14
Alma 26 4 30
Hel. 19 1 20
3 Ne. 20 0 20
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 7 0 7
Ether 11 0 11
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 49 5 54
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 335 30 365

Alma 1:3
And he had gone about among the people, preaching to them that which he termed to be the word of God, bearing down against the church; declaring unto the people that every priest and teacher ought to become popular; and they ought not to labor with their hands, but that they ought to be supported by the people.

Alma 1:31
And thus they did prosper and become far more wealthy than those who did not belong to their church.

Alma 5:20
I say unto you, can ye think of being saved when you have yielded yourselves to become subjects to the devil?

Alma 5:41
Therefore, if a man bringeth forth good works he hearkeneth unto the voice of the good shepherd, and he doth follow him; but whosoever bringeth forth evil works, the same becometh a child of the devil, for he hearkeneth unto his voice, and doth follow him.

Alma 13:9
Thus they become high priests forever, after the order of the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, who is without beginning of days or end of years, who is full of grace, equity, and truth. And thus it is. Amen.

Alma 15:3
And also Zeezrom lay sick at Sidom, with a burning fever, which was caused by the great tribulations of his mind on account of his wickedness, for he supposed that Alma and Amulek were no more; and he supposed that they had been slain because of his iniquity. And this great sin, and his many other sins, did harrow up his mind until it did become exceedingly sore, having no deliverance; therefore he began to be scorched with a burning heat.

Alma 24:12
Now, my best beloved brethren, since God hath taken away our stains, and our swords have become bright, then let us stain our swords no more with the blood of our brethren.

Alma 24:30
And thus we can plainly discern, that after a people have been once enlightened by the Spirit of God, and have had great knowledge of things pertaining to righteousness, and then have fallen away into sin and transgression, they become more hardened, and thus their state becomes worse than though they had never known these things.

Alma 30:47
But behold, it is better that thy soul should be lost than that thou shouldst be the means of bringing many souls down to destruction, by thy lying and by thy flattering words; therefore if thou shalt deny again, behold God shall smite thee, that thou shalt become dumb, that thou shalt never open thy mouth any more, that thou shalt not deceive this people any more.

Alma 33:23
And now, my brethren, I desire that ye shall plant this word in your hearts, and as it beginneth to swell even so nourish it by your faith. And behold, it will become a tree, springing up in you unto everlasting life. And then may God grant unto you that your burdens may be light, through the joy of his Son. And even all this can ye do if ye will. Amen.

Alma 34:35
For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked.

Alma 34:39
Yea, and I also exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing.

Alma 34:40
And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them;

Alma 36:15
Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body, that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God, to be judged of my deeds.

Alma 40:7
And now I would inquire what becometh of the souls of men from this time of death to the time appointed for the resurrection?

Alma 40:9
Therefore, there is a time appointed unto men that they shall rise from the dead; and there is a space between the time of death and the resurrection. And now, concerning this space of time, what becometh of the souls of men is the thing which I have inquired diligently of the Lord to know; and this is the thing of which I do know.

Alma 42:3
Now, we see that the man had become as God, knowing good and evil; and lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever, the Lord God placed cherubim and the flaming sword, that he should not partake of the fruit--

Alma 42:10
Therefore, as they had become carnal, sensual, and devilish, by nature, this probationary state became a state for them to prepare; it became a preparatory state.

Alma 44:7
And now, if ye do not this, behold, ye are in our hands, and I will command my men that they shall fall upon you, and inflict the wounds of death in your bodies, that ye may become extinct; and then we will see who shall have power over this people; yea, we will see who shall be brought into bondage.

Alma 45:11
Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct--

Alma 45:14
But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day, shall be numbered among the Lamanites, and shall become like unto them, all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord; and them shall the Lamanites pursue even until they shall become extinct. And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

Alma 49:3
Behold, I said that the city of Ammonihah had been rebuilt. I say unto you, yea, that it was in part rebuilt; and because the Lamanites had destroyed it once because of the iniquity of the people, they supposed that it would again become an easy prey for them.

Alma 49:14
But behold, to their astonishment, the city of Noah, which had hitherto been a weak place, had now, by the means of Moroni, become strong, yea, even to exceed the strength of the city Ammonihah.

Alma 55:33
And now it came to pass that it was expedient for Moroni to make preparations to attack the city Morianton; for behold, the Lamanites had, by their labors, fortified the city Morianton until it had become an exceeding stronghold.

Alma 60:27
And I will come unto you, and if there be any among you that has a desire for freedom, yea, if there be even a spark of freedom remaining, behold I will stir up insurrections among you, even until those who have desires to usurp power and authority shall become extinct.

Alma 62:27
Now it came to pass that many of the Lamanites that were prisoners were desirous to join the people of Ammon and become a free people.

Alma 62:41
But behold, because of the exceedingly great length of the war between the Nephites and the Lamanites many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war; and many were softened because of their afflictions, insomuch that they did humble themselves before God, even in the depth of humility.

Alma 62:44
And Pahoran did return to his judgment-seat; and Helaman did take upon him again to preach unto the people the word of God; for because of so many wars and contentions it had become expedient that a regulation should be made again in the church.