Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'give' occurs 1338 times in the standard works.

414 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'give' in the standard works and contain 30.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 170 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 35:2-14 (13 in 13 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:2-7 (9 in 6 verses)

Gen. 23:9-13 (7 in 5 verses)

Luke 11:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

Ex. 30:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Gen. 34:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezra 9:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:123-127 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 4:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Matt. 7:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)


Ether 8:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

 8:10 And now, therefore, let my father send for Akish, the son of Kimnor; and behold, I am fair, and I will dance before him, and I will please him, that he will desire me to wife; wherefore if he shall desire of thee that ye shall give unto him me to wife, then shall ye say: I will give her if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

 8:11 And now Omer was a friend to Akish; wherefore, when Jared had sent for Akish, the daughter of Jared danced before him that she pleased him, insomuch that he desired her to wife. And it came to pass that he said unto Jared: Give her unto me to wife.

 8:12 And Jared said unto him: I will give her unto you, if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.




1 Chr. 22:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Hosea 9:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 29:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

John 4:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 136:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 29:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 15:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:30-12:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 70:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:136-138 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 20:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 75:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 25:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 30:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 43:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 56:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:38 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 70:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:43 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 22:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 79:13-80:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 140:13-141:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 62:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:16-36:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 32:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:82-83 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 681 503 1184
NT 199 250 449
BM 209 240 449
1 Ne. 22 18 40
2 Ne. 30 36 66
Jacob 4 4 8
Enos 0 2 2
Jarom 0 1 1
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 13 26 39
Alma 51 47 98
Hel. 11 18 29
3 Ne. 43 67 110
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 6 4 10
Ether 24 6 30
Moro. 5 9 14
DC 225 310 535
PGP 24 26 50
TOTAL 1338 1329 2667

Ether 1:1
And now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord upon the face of this north country.

Ether 1:5
But behold, I give not the full account, but a part of the account I give, from the tower down until they were destroyed.

Ether 1:6
And on this wise do I give the account. He that wrote this record was Ether, and he was a descendant of Coriantor.

Ether 2:15
And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Ether 3:2
O Lord, thou hast said that we must be encompassed about by the floods. Now behold, O Lord, and do not be angry with thy servant because of his weakness before thee; for we know that thou art holy and dwellest in the heavens, and that we are unworthy before thee; because of the fall our natures have become evil continually; nevertheless, O Lord, thou hast given us a commandment that we must call upon thee, that from thee we may receive according to our desires.

Ether 3:23
And behold, these two stones will I give unto thee, and ye shall seal them up also with the things which ye shall write.

Ether 6:1
And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of Jared and his brother.

Ether 6:2
For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the stones which the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount, the brother of Jared came down out of the mount, and he did put forth the stones into the vessels which were prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold, they did give light unto the vessels.

Ether 6:3
And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness.

Ether 7:21
And Cohor, the son of Noah, caused that his people should give battle unto Shule, in which Shule did beat them and did slay Cohor.

Ether 8:5
And they were exceedingly angry because of the doings of Jared their brother, insomuch that they did raise an army and gave battle unto Jared. And it came to pass that they did give battle unto him by night.

Ether 8:6
And it came to pass that when they had slain the army of Jared they were about to slay him also; and he pled with them that they would not slay him, and he would give up the kingdom unto his father. And it came to pass that they did grant unto him his life.

Ether 8:10
And now, therefore, let my father send for Akish, the son of Kimnor; and behold, I am fair, and I will dance before him, and I will please him, that he will desire me to wife; wherefore if he shall desire of thee that ye shall give unto him me to wife, then shall ye say: I will give her if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

Ether 8:11
And now Omer was a friend to Akish; wherefore, when Jared had sent for Akish, the daughter of Jared danced before him that she pleased him, insomuch that he desired her to wife. And it came to pass that he said unto Jared: Give her unto me to wife.

Ether 8:12
And Jared said unto him: I will give her unto you, if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

Ether 8:15
And it came to pass that thus they did agree with Akish. And Akish did administer unto them the oaths which were given by them of old who also sought power, which had been handed down even from Cain, who was a murderer from the beginning.

Ether 12:11
Wherefore, by faith was the law of Moses given. But in the gift of his Son hath God prepared a more excellent way; and it is by faith that it hath been fulfilled.

Ether 12:23
And I said unto him: Lord, the Gentiles will mock at these things, because of our weakness in writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them;

Ether 12:27
And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

Ether 12:35
Wherefore, I know by this thing which thou hast said, that if the Gentiles have not charity, because of our weakness, that thou wilt prove them, and take away their talent, yea, even that which they have received, and give unto them who shall have more abundantly.

Ether 12:36
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity.

Ether 13:20
And in the second year the word of the Lord came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare the people--

Ether 14:4
And it came to pass that the brother of Shared did give battle unto him in the wilderness of Akish; and the battle became exceedingly sore, and many thousands fell by the sword.

Ether 15:4
And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz, desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

Ether 15:5
And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:6
And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

Ether 15:19
But behold, the Spirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and Satan had full power over the hearts of the people; for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.