Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'own' occurs 977 times in the standard works.

297 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'own' in the standard works and contain 30.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 104:49-50 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 22:13 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 6:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 6:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 5:25-6:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 58:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:68 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:53-54 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:76-77 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 2:24-3:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 32:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 44:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 81:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:57 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Philem. 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:109 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:48 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


Luke 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

 19:23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?




John 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 390 1248 1638
NT 206 398 604
Matt. 16 41 57
Mark 8 33 41
Luke 22 76 98
John 25 55 80
Acts 25 69 94
Rom. 13 12 25
1 Cor. 24 22 46
2 Cor. 6 10 16
Gal. 5 3 8
Eph. 6 8 14
Philip. 4 3 7
Col. 1 2 3
1 Thes. 5 1 6
2 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 7 1 8
2 Tim. 3 5 8
Titus 4 0 4
Philem. 3 0 3
Heb. 7 9 16
James 4 4 8
1 Pet. 4 2 6
2 Pet. 6 4 10
1 Jn. 1 7 8
2 Jn. 0 1 1
Jude 4 0 4
Rev. 1 30 31
BM 226 549 775
DC 122 183 305
PGP 33 40 73
TOTAL 977 2418 3395

Luke 1:23
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

Luke 1:52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Luke 1:56
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

Luke 2:3
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

Luke 2:15
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:17
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

Luke 2:35
(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Luke 2:39
And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 3:9
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Luke 4:9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

Luke 4:20
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Luke 4:24
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

Luke 4:29
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

Luke 4:31
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

Luke 4:35
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

Luke 5:3
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Luke 5:4
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

Luke 5:5
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 5:25
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

Luke 5:29
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

Luke 6:17
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 6:41
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Luke 6:42
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

Luke 7:36
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

Luke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Luke 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Luke 8:23
But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

Luke 8:33
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

Luke 8:39
Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Luke 8:41
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

Luke 8:47
And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

Luke 9:6
And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

Luke 9:12
And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

Luke 9:14
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Luke 9:15
And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Luke 9:26
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

Luke 9:37
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

Luke 9:42
And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

Luke 9:44
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Luke 10:15
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

Luke 10:30
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Luke 10:31
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Luke 10:34
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Luke 11:37
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

Luke 12:2
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

Luke 12:18
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Luke 12:39
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Luke 13:7
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

Luke 13:9
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Luke 13:29
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

Luke 14:8
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

Luke 14:10
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Luke 14:26
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 16:6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

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 17:7
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

Luke 17:16
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:31
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 19:5
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

Luke 19:6
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

Luke 19:21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Luke 19:23
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

Luke 19:33
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

Luke 19:42
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Luke 21:6
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Luke 21:24
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Luke 21:30
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

Luke 22:14
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

Luke 22:41
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Luke 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Luke 22:55
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

Luke 22:71
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Luke 23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

Luke 24:5
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Luke 24:12
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

Luke 24:35
And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.