Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'multiply' occurs 81 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'multiply' in the standard works and contain 19.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 17:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 132:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

 132:55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an hundred-fold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds.

 132:56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid forgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to rejoice.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 44 1 45
NT 2 1 3
BM 12 0 12
DC 13 0 13
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 81 2 83

D&C 45:58
And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.

D&C 97:28
And I will bless her with blessings, and multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon her, and upon her generations forever and ever, saith the Lord your God. Amen.

D&C 104:23
And I will multiply blessings upon him, inasmuch as he will be humble before me.

D&C 104:25
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him.

D&C 104:31
And inasmuch as they are faithful, behold I will bless, and multiply blessings upon them.

D&C 104:33
And, inasmuch as they are faithful, I will multiply blessings upon them and their seed after them, even a multiplicity of blessings.

D&C 104:35
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him.

D&C 104:38
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon him.

D&C 104:42
And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.

D&C 104:46
And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.

D&C 132:55
But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an hundred-fold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds.

D&C 132:56
And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid forgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to rejoice.

D&C 132:63
But if one or either of the ten virgins, after she is espoused, shall be with another man, she has committed adultery, and shall be destroyed; for they are given unto him to multiply and replenish the earth, according to my commandment, and to fulfil the promise which was given by my Father before the foundation of the world, and for their exaltation in the eternal worlds, that they may bear the souls of men; for herein is the work of my Father continued, that he may be glorified.