Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'before' occurs 2535 times in the standard works.

897 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'before' in the standard works and contain 35.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 377 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Expand All

Num. 32:20-29 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 27:14-22 (9 in 9 verses)

Deut. 8:20-9:5 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 19:14-19 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 11:15-12:3 (6 in 4 verses)

Ex. 23:27-31 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 4:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 26:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 6:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 6:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 4:32-33 (5 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:69-71 (5 in 3 verses)

Lev. 4:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

Luke 12:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Lev. 9:24-10:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 8:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Zeph. 2:2 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Micah 6:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 5:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 13:21-14:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 9:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 16:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 3:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 27:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 17:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 10:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:62-65 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 13:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 68:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 6:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 7:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 17:52-55 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 14:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 133:54 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 8:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 33:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 19:24-20:1 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 9:15-10:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 22:29-23:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 23:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 33:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 20:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 6:25-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:23-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 8:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 10:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 16:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:168-170 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 21:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 7:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 8:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:21-11:1 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 19:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 102:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 27:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 1:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 12:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 26:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 28:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 7:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 142:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 25:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 15:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:37 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 68:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 123:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:52-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:33-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 88:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 141:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hag. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:13-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:75-76 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:30-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:24-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:89-90 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:68-69 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1503 10 1513
NT 293 6 299
BM 433 4 437
DC 254 1 255
PGP 52 0 52
TOTAL 2535 21 2556

Deut. 2:12
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.

Josh. 11:10
And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

Josh. 20:5
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

1 Sam. 9:9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

1 Sam. 10:11
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

2 Sam. 7:10
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

2 Kgs. 13:5
(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

Neh. 2:1
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

Isa. 41:26
Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

Mark 13:11
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

2 Cor. 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

1 Tim. 5:24
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

1 Tim. 5:25
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

1 Pet. 1:11
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

1 Ne. 4:6
And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.

Alma 24:14
And the great God has had mercy on us, and made these things known unto us that we might not perish; yea, and he has made these things known unto us beforehand, because he loveth our souls as well as he loveth our children; therefore, in his mercy he doth visit us by his angels, that the plan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as unto future generations.

Alma 39:17
And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject. Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?

Hel. 16:5
Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.

D&C 84:85
Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say; but treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.