Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'born' occurs 192 times in the standard works.

45 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'born' in the standard works and contain 23.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 3:3-8 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 27:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)


Ps. 87:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

 87:4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

 87:5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

 87:6 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.




2 Ne. 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 105 141 246
Gen. 30 20 50
Ex. 4 23 27
Lev. 8 0 8
Num. 5 18 23
Deut. 1 9 10
Josh. 2 3 5
Judg. 2 3 5
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 2 4 6
2 Sam. 8 1 9
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 10 25 35
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 9 2 11
Ps. 6 8 14
Prov. 1 1 2
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 2 4 6
Jer. 4 6 10
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 3 6 9
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 0 1 1
Micah 0 1 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 49 19 68
BM 27 19 46
DC 3 16 19
PGP 8 1 9
TOTAL 192 196 388

Ps. 22:31
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

Ps. 55:12
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

Ps. 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Ps. 69:7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Ps. 78:6
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

Ps. 78:8
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

Ps. 78:51
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

Ps. 87:4
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

Ps. 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

Ps. 87:6
The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

Ps. 89:27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

Ps. 105:36
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

Ps. 135:8
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Ps. 136:10
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: