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
BM 724 0 724
1 Ne. 57 0 57
2 Ne. 53 0 53
Jacob 20 0 20
Enos 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 11 0 11
Mosiah 91 0 91
Alma 286 0 286
Hel. 45 0 45
3 Ne. 92 0 92
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 26 0 26
Ether 31 0 31
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 126 0 126
PGP 26 0 26
TOTAL 1207 0 1207

Ether 1:39
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord according to that which had been spoken by the mouth of Jared.

Ether 2:5
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them that they should go forth into the wilderness, yea, into that quarter where there never had man been. And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them, and did talk with them as he stood in a cloud, and gave directions whither they should travel.

Ether 2:12
Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.

Ether 3:1
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying:

Ether 3:3
Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity, and hast driven us forth, and for these many years we have been in the wilderness; nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us. O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this thy people, and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness; but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock.

Ether 3:25
And when the Lord had said these words, he showed unto the brother of Jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been, and also all that would be; and he withheld them not from his sight, even unto the ends of the earth.

Ether 4:15
Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hid up from the foundation of the world from you-- yea, when ye shall call upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant which he made unto your fathers, O house of Israel.

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 8:20
And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites.

Ether 8:24
Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.

Ether 9:6
For so great had been the spreading of this wicked and secret society that it had corrupted the hearts of all the people; therefore Jared was murdered upon his throne, and Akish reigned in his stead.

Ether 10:12
And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.

Ether 11:6
And there was great calamity in all the land, for they had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one as never had been upon the face of the earth, and their bones should become as heaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of their wickedness.

Ether 11:7
And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began to be wars and contentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.

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 12:37
And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore, thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father.

Ether 13:1
And now I, Moroni, proceed to finish my record concerning the destruction of the people of whom I have been writing.

Ether 13:5
And he spake also concerning the house of Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come-- after it should be destroyed it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of Israel--

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 13:11
And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters of the earth, and from the north countries, and are partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God made with their father, Abraham.

Ether 13:15
And it came to pass that in that same year in which he was cast out from among the people there began to be a great war among the people, for there were many who rose up, who were mighty men, and sought to destroy Coriantumr by their secret plans of wickedness, of which hath been spoken.

Ether 13:21
Otherwise they should be destroyed, and all his household save it were himself. And he should only live to see the fulfilling of the prophecies which had been spoken concerning another people receiving the land for their inheritance; and Coriantumr should receive a burial by them; and every soul should be destroyed save it were Coriantumr.

Ether 14:21
And so great and lasting had been the war, and so long had been the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that the whole face of the land was covered with the bodies of the dead.

Ether 14:24
Nevertheless, Shiz did not cease to pursue Coriantumr; for he had sworn to avenge himself upon Coriantumr of the blood of his brother, who had been slain, and the word of the Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword.

Ether 15:2
He saw that there had been slain by the sword already nearly two millions of his people, and he began to sorrow in his heart; yea, there had been slain two millions of mighty men, and also their wives and their children.

Ether 15:3
He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far, every whit; and his soul mourned and refused to be comforted.

Ether 15:12
And it came to pass that they did gather together all the people upon all the face of the land, who had not been slain, save it was Ether.

Ether 15:33
And the Lord spake unto Ether, and said unto him: Go forth. And he went forth, and beheld that the words of the Lord had all been fulfilled; and he finished his record; (and the hundredth part I have not written) and he hid them in a manner that the people of Limhi did find them.