Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'joseph' occurs 450 times in the standard works.

223 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'joseph' in the standard works and contain 49.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 104 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 50:14-26 (14 in 13 verses)

Gen. 47:11-17 (8 in 7 verses)

Gen. 41:39-46 (8 in 8 verses)

Gen. 41:44-51 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 13:6-10 (7 in 5 verses)

Gen. 39:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 42:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 3:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 45:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

Gen. 43:15-19 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 37:28-33 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 132:52-57 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 46:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 46:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 45:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 102:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 37:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 41:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 41:54-57 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 135:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Acts 7:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:94-95 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 43:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 48:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 48:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 1:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:105-107 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 37:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:32 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:72 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:25-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 23:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:102-103 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 215 0 215
NT 35 0 35
BM 43 4 47
1 Ne. 6 0 6
2 Ne. 16 0 16
Jacob 2 1 3
Alma 7 0 7
3 Ne. 5 0 5
4 Ne. 0 2 2
Morm. 0 1 1
Ether 7 0 7
DC 155 1 156
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 450 5 455

1 Ne. 5:14
And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household from perishing with famine.

1 Ne. 5:16
And thus my father, Lehi, did discover the genealogy of his fathers. And Laban also was a descendant of Joseph, wherefore he and his fathers had kept the records.

1 Ne. 6:2
For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

1 Ne. 18:7
And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph.

1 Ne. 18:19
And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

2 Ne. 3:1
And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of mine afflictions; yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy mother bear thee.

2 Ne. 3:3
And now, Joseph, my last-born, whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lord bless thee forever, for thy seed shall not utterly be destroyed.

2 Ne. 3:4
For behold, thou art the fruit of my loins; and I am a descendant of Joseph who was carried captive into Egypt. And great were the covenants of the Lord which he made unto Joseph.

2 Ne. 3:5
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord, that out of the fruit of his loins the Lord God would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power, unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light-- yea, out of hidden darkness and out of captivity unto freedom.

2 Ne. 3:6
For Joseph truly testified, saying: A seer shall the Lord my God raise up, who shall be a choice seer unto the fruit of my loins.

2 Ne. 3:7
Yea, Joseph truly said: Thus saith the Lord unto me: A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers.

2 Ne. 3:14
And thus prophesied Joseph, saying: Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded; for this promise, which I have obtained of the Lord, of the fruit of my loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold, I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise;

2 Ne. 3:16
Yea, thus prophesied Joseph: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the promise of Moses; for the Lord hath said unto me, I will preserve thy seed forever.

2 Ne. 3:22
And now, behold, my son Joseph, after this manner did my father of old prophesy.

2 Ne. 3:25
And now, blessed art thou, Joseph. Behold, thou art little; wherefore hearken unto the words of thy brother, Nephi, and it shall be done unto thee even according to the words which I have spoken. Remember the words of thy dying father. Amen.

2 Ne. 4:1
And now, I, Nephi, speak concerning the prophecies of which my father hath spoken, concerning Joseph, who was carried into Egypt.

2 Ne. 4:3
Wherefore, after my father had made an end of speaking concerning the prophecies of Joseph, he called the children of Laman, his sons, and his daughters, and said unto them: Behold, my sons, and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my firstborn, I would that ye should give ear unto my words.

2 Ne. 5:6
Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did take my family, and also Zoram and his family, and Sam, mine elder brother and his family, and Jacob and Joseph, my younger brethren, and also my sisters, and all those who would go with me. And all those who would go with me were those who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God; wherefore, they did hearken unto my words.

2 Ne. 5:26
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did consecrate Jacob and Joseph, that they should be priests and teachers over the land of my people.

2 Ne. 25:21
Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand.

Jacob 1:18
For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.

Jacob 2:25
Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem, by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.

Alma 3:6
And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.

Alma 10:3
And Aminadi was a descendant of Nephi, who was the son of Lehi, who came out of the land of Jerusalem, who was a descendant of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph who was sold into Egypt by the hands of his brethren.

Alma 46:23
Moroni said unto them: Behold, we are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; yea, we are a remnant of the seed of Joseph, whose coat was rent by his brethren into many pieces; yea, and now behold, let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments shall be rent by our brethren, and we be cast into prison, or be sold, or be slain.

Alma 46:24
Yea, let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death, for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved and had not decayed. And he said-- Even as this remnant of garment of my son hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment.

Alma 46:27
And now who knoweth but what the remnant of the seed of Joseph, which shall perish as his garment, are those who have dissented from us? Yea, and even it shall be ourselves if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ.

3 Ne. 5:21
Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath been merciful unto the seed of Joseph.

3 Ne. 5:23
Yea, and surely shall he again bring a remnant of the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God.

3 Ne. 10:17
Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

3 Ne. 15:12
Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, who are a remnant of the house of Joseph.

Ether 13:6
And that a New Jerusalem should be built up upon this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for which things there has been a type.

Ether 13:7
For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.

Ether 13:8
Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away.

Ether 13:10
And then cometh the New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell therein, for it is they whose garments are white through the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of Israel.