Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'been' occurs 1207 times in the standard works.

552 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'been' in the standard works and contain 45.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 214 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 9:11-30 (20 in 20 verses)

Alma 12:13-26 (14 in 14 verses)

Alma 26:22-29 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 16:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Ne. 22:4-7 (7 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 2:31-36 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 25:9-11 (6 in 3 verses)

Alma 53:10-12 (6 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

W of M 1:15-16 (5 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:12-13 (5 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 21:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 2:38-3:3 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 6:7-7:2 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 33:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 50:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 60:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 1:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:53-54 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:54-56 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:73-75 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 6:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 26:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 1:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 5:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 40:24-41:1 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 1:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 3:25-4:2 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 7:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Job 10:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 6:6 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 30:2 (3 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:1 (3 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 48:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 20:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 6:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 3:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 10:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 1:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 14:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:40-53:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 4:33-5:2 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 26:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 9:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 72:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 123:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 123:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:64-66 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 14:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 9:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:34 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:28 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:18 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 137:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 219 0 219
NT 112 0 112
Matt. 16 0 16
Mark 11 0 11
Luke 12 0 12
John 9 0 9
Acts 24 0 24
Rom. 7 0 7
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 4 0 4
Gal. 6 0 6
Eph. 2 0 2
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 4 0 4
James 2 0 2
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 724 0 724
DC 126 0 126
PGP 26 0 26
TOTAL 1207 0 1207

Matt. 1:6
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

Matt. 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

Matt. 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Matt. 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Matt. 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matt. 11:21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Matt. 11:23
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matt. 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Matt. 23:30
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Matt. 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matt. 25:23
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matt. 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

Matt. 26:24
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

Mark 5:4
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

Mark 5:18
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Mark 6:49
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

Mark 8:2
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

Mark 14:5
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Mark 14:21
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

Mark 15:44
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Mark 16:10
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Mark 16:11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

Luke 1:4
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

Luke 1:70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

Luke 2:44
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

Luke 7:10
And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

Luke 8:2
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Luke 10:13
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Luke 16:11
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

Luke 16:12
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

Luke 19:17
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

Luke 24:21
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

John 9:18
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:32
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:39
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

John 12:1
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

John 12:38
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Acts 1:16
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:16
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Acts 5:26
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

Acts 6:15
And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

Acts 9:18
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Acts 10:11
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

Acts 11:5
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:19
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Acts 14:26
And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Acts 15:7
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

Acts 16:27
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

Acts 19:21
After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

Acts 20:18
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

Acts 23:10
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Acts 23:27
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

Acts 24:10
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

Acts 24:19
Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

Acts 24:26
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Acts 25:14
And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

Acts 26:32
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

Rom. 6:5
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Rom. 9:29
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

Rom. 11:34
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Rom. 15:22
For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

Rom. 15:27
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

Rom. 16:2
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

1 Cor. 1:11
For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

1 Cor. 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

2 Cor. 11:6
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

2 Cor. 11:21
I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

2 Cor. 11:25
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

2 Cor. 12:11
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

Gal. 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Gal. 3:21
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Gal. 3:27
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Gal. 4:15
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

Gal. 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Eph. 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Eph. 4:21
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Philip. 2:26
For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Col. 1:26
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Col. 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Col. 4:11
And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

1 Thes. 2:6
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

2 Thes. 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

1 Tim. 5:9
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

2 Tim. 3:14
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

Titus 1:9
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Heb. 8:7
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

Heb. 11:15
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

Heb. 13:9
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

James 3:7
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

James 5:5
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

2 Pet. 2:21
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

1 Jn. 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

Rev. 5:6
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Rev. 17:2
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.