Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'called' occurs 1021 times in the standard works.

307 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'called' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 129 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 4:5-13 (11 in 9 verses)

1 Cor. 7:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Cor. 7:17-24 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Sam. 3:4-10 (7 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 27:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 26:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 6:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:36-38 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 35:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 1:59-62 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 5:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 5:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 13:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 5:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 25:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 15:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 1:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:72 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 25:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 54:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 80:5-81:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 395 4 399
NT 229 0 229
BM 207 0 207
1 Ne. 16 0 16
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 6 0 6
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 36 0 36
Alma 82 0 82
Hel. 8 0 8
3 Ne. 21 0 21
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 12 0 12
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 118 0 118
PGP 72 0 72
TOTAL 1021 4 1025

Mosiah 1:2
And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.

Mosiah 2:18
Behold, ye have called me your king; and if I, whom ye call your king, do labor to serve you, then ought not ye to labor to serve one another?

Mosiah 3:8
And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.

Mosiah 5:7
And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters.

Mosiah 5:9
And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.

Mosiah 5:10
And now it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall not take upon him the name of Christ must be called by some other name; therefore, he findeth himself on the left hand of God.

Mosiah 5:12
I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts, that ye are not found on the left hand of God, but that ye hear and know the voice by which ye shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall call you.

Mosiah 5:14
And again, doth a man take an ass which belongeth to his neighbor, and keep him? I say unto you, Nay; he will not even suffer that he shall feed among his flocks, but will drive him away, and cast him out. I say unto you, that even so shall it be among you if ye know not the name by which ye are called.

Mosiah 8:13
Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has wherewith that he can look, and translate all records that are of ancient date; and it is a gift from God. And the things are called interpreters, and no man can look in them except he be commanded, lest he should look for that he ought not and he should perish. And whosoever is commanded to look in them, the same is called seer.

Mosiah 15:2
And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son--

Mosiah 15:21
And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ-- for so shall he be called.

Mosiah 16:12
Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent.

Mosiah 18:4
And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.

Mosiah 18:8
And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light;

Mosiah 18:17
And they were called the church of God, or the church of Christ, from that time forward. And it came to pass that whosoever was baptized by the power and authority of God was added to his church.

Mosiah 23:19
And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the land; and they called the land Helam.

Mosiah 23:20
And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city, which they called the city of Helam.

Mosiah 23:31
And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in a place which they called Amulon; and they had begun to possess the land of Amulon and had begun to till the ground.

Mosiah 24:3
And now the name of the king of the Lamanites was Laman, being called after the name of his father; and therefore he was called king Laman. And he was king over a numerous people.

Mosiah 24:20
And Alma and his people departed into the wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma, because he led their way in the wilderness.

Mosiah 25:12
And it came to pass that those who were the children of Amulon and his brethren, who had taken to wife the daughters of the Lamanites, were displeased with the conduct of their fathers, and they would no longer be called by the names of their fathers, therefore they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered among those who were called Nephites.

Mosiah 25:21
Therefore they did assemble themselves together in different bodies, being called churches; every church having their priests and their teachers, and every priest preaching the word according as it was delivered to him by the mouth of Alma.

Mosiah 25:24
And they were called the people of God. And the Lord did pour out his Spirit upon them, and they were blessed, and prospered in the land.

Mosiah 26:18
Yea, blessed is this people who are willing to bear my name; for in my name shall they be called; and they are mine.

Mosiah 26:24
For behold, in my name are they called; and if they know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at my right hand.

Mosiah 27:8
Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the unbelievers; and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among them, he being called Alma, after his father; nevertheless, he became a very wicked and an idolatrous man. And he was a man of many words, and did speak much flattery to the people; therefore he led many of the people to do after the manner of his iniquities.

Mosiah 28:16
And whosoever has these things is called seer, after the manner of old times.

Mosiah 29:5
Behold, O ye my people, or my brethren, for I esteem you as such, I desire that ye should consider the cause which ye are called to consider-- for ye are desirous to have a king.

Mosiah 29:44
And thus commenced the reign of the judges throughout all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who were called the Nephites; and Alma was the first and chief judge.