Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bring' occurs 979 times in the standard works.

242 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bring' in the standard works and contain 24.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 98 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 5:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Neh. 10:34-11:1 (7 in 7 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (5 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 25:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:61-62 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 4:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 12:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 39:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 11:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 9:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 26:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 40:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 28:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 23:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 28:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 34:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:68 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:52 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:65 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 8:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 28:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.

 12:7 Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to bring forth and establish this work;




D&C 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 641 77 718
NT 84 32 116
BM 170 69 239
DC 66 16 82
PGP 18 2 20
TOTAL 979 196 1175

D&C 1:30
And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually--

D&C 4:4
For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;

D&C 6:6
Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion;

D&C 6:9
Say nothing but repentance unto this generation; keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.

D&C 6:11
And if thou wilt inquire, thou shalt know mysteries which are great and marvelous; therefore thou shalt exercise thy gift, that thou mayest find out mysteries, that thou mayest bring many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, convince them of the error of their ways.

D&C 6:27
And now I command you, that if you have good desires-- a desire to lay up treasures for yourself in heaven-- then shall you assist in bringing to light, with your gift, those parts of my scriptures which have been hidden because of iniquity.

D&C 6:28
And now, behold, I give unto you, and also unto my servant Joseph, the keys of this gift, which shall bring to light this ministry; and in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

D&C 7:2
And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me power over death, that I may live and bring souls unto thee.

D&C 7:4
And for this cause the Lord said unto Peter: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? For he desired of me that he might bring souls unto me, but thou desiredst that thou mightest speedily come unto me in my kingdom.

D&C 8:4
Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.

D&C 10:17
And if God giveth him power again, or if he translates again, or, in other words, if he bringeth forth the same words, behold, we have the same with us, and we have altered them;

D&C 10:31
For, behold, they shall not accomplish their evil designs in lying against those words. For, behold, if you should bring forth the same words they will say that you have lied and that you have pretended to translate, but that you have contradicted yourself.

D&C 10:40
And now, because the account which is engraven upon the plates of Nephi is more particular concerning the things which, in my wisdom, I would bring to the knowledge of the people in this account--

D&C 10:52
And now, behold, according to their faith in their prayers will I bring this part of my gospel to the knowledge of my people. Behold, I do not bring it to destroy that which they have received, but to build it up.

D&C 10:61
And I will bring to light their marvelous works, which they did in my name;

D&C 10:62
Yea, and I will also bring to light my gospel which was ministered unto them, and, behold, they shall not deny that which you have received, but they shall build it up, and shall bring to light the true points of my doctrine, yea, and the only doctrine which is in me.

D&C 11:6
Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.

D&C 11:9
Say nothing but repentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.

D&C 11:19
Yea, cleave unto me with all your heart, that you may assist in bringing to light those things of which has been spoken-- yea, the translation of my work; be patient until you shall accomplish it.

D&C 12:6
Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.

D&C 12:7
Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to bring forth and establish this work;

D&C 14:6
Seek to bring forth and establish my Zion. Keep my commandments in all things.

D&C 14:10
Wherefore, I must bring forth the fulness of my gospel from the Gentiles unto the house of Israel.

D&C 15:6
And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

D&C 16:6
And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

D&C 17:4
And this you shall do that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may not be destroyed, that I may bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men in this work.

D&C 17:9
And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it unto you, that I might bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men. Amen.

D&C 18:12
And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance.

D&C 18:15
And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

D&C 18:16
And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!

D&C 20:70
Every member of the church of Christ having children is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their hands upon them in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.

D&C 27:6
And also with Elias, to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days;

D&C 29:7
And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect; for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;

D&C 38:13
And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret chambers, to bring to pass even your destruction in process of time, and ye knew it not;

D&C 39:13
Thou art called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church, and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish.

D&C 42:61
If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things-- that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.

D&C 50:6
But wo unto them that are deceivers and hypocrites, for, thus saith the Lord, I will bring them to judgment.

D&C 52:17
And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made strong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise and wisdom, according to the revelations and truths which I have given you.

D&C 52:18
And again, he that is overcome and bringeth not forth fruits, even according to this pattern, is not of me.

D&C 58:25
Wherefore, let them bring their families to this land, as they shall counsel between themselves and me.

D&C 58:27
Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;

D&C 59:3
Yea, blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of Zion, who have obeyed my gospel; for they shall receive for their reward the good things of the earth, and it shall bring forth in its strength.

D&C 63:24
And now, behold, this is the will of the Lord your God concerning his saints, that they should assemble themselves together unto the land of Zion, not in haste, lest there should be confusion, which bringeth pestilence.

D&C 64:12
And him that repenteth not of his sins, and confesseth them not, ye shall bring before the church, and do with him as the scripture saith unto you, either by commandment or by revelation.

D&C 71:8
Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord.

D&C 76:63
These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people.

D&C 77:11
Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel-- twelve thousand out of every tribe?

A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are high priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the Firstborn.

D&C 84:58
That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father's kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a scourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children of Zion.

D&C 84:104
And let all those who have not families, who receive money, send it up unto the bishop in Zion, or unto the bishop in Ohio, that it may be consecrated for the bringing forth of the revelations and the printing thereof, and for establishing Zion.

D&C 86:4
But behold, in the last days, even now while the Lord is beginning to bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender--

D&C 90:17
Be not ashamed, neither confounded; but be admonished in all your high-mindedness and pride, for it bringeth a snare upon your souls.

D&C 90:26
That those things that are provided for you, to bring to pass my work, be not taken from you and given to those that are not worthy--

D&C 93:40
But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth.

D&C 95:4
For the preparation wherewith I design to prepare mine apostles to prune my vineyard for the last time, that I may bring to pass my strange act, that I may pour out my Spirit upon all flesh--

D&C 96:4
Therefore, take heed that ye see to this matter, and that portion that is necessary to benefit mine order, for the purpose of bringing forth my word to the children of men.

D&C 96:8
Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that he should become a member of the order, that he may assist in bringing forth my word unto the children of men.

D&C 97:2
Verily, verily I say unto you, blessed are such, for they shall obtain; for I, the Lord, show mercy unto all the meek, and upon all whomsoever I will, that I may be justified when I shall bring them unto judgment.

D&C 97:7
The ax is laid at the root of the trees; and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. I, the Lord, have spoken it.

D&C 97:9
For I, the Lord, will cause them to bring forth as a very fruitful tree which is planted in a goodly land, by a pure stream, that yieldeth much precious fruit.

D&C 98:35
And if that people did not accept the offering of peace, neither the second nor the third time, they should bring these testimonies before the Lord;

D&C 98:44
But if he trespass against thee the fourth time thou shalt not forgive him, but shalt bring these testimonies before the Lord; and they shall not be blotted out until he repent and reward thee four-fold in all things wherewith he has trespassed against thee.

D&C 101:95
That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the righteous and the wicked, saith your God.

D&C 101:100
Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for inasmuch as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom they shall dwell thereon.

D&C 104:10
And I now give unto you power from this very hour, that if any man among you, of the order, is found a transgressor and repenteth not of the evil, that ye shall deliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan; and he shall not have power to bring evil upon you.

D&C 104:81
Therefore write speedily to New York and write according to that which shall be dictated by my Spirit; and I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away out of their minds to bring affliction upon you.

D&C 109:29
We ask thee, Holy Father, to confound, and astonish, and to bring to shame and confusion, all those who have spread lying reports abroad, over the world, against thy servant or servants, if they will not repent, when the everlasting gospel shall be proclaimed in their ears;

D&C 113:8
He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the authority of the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost.

D&C 117:7
Therefore, will I not make solitary places to bud and to blossom, and to bring forth in abundance? saith the Lord.

D&C 121:13
Also because their hearts are corrupted, and the things which they are willing to bring upon others, and love to have others suffer, may come upon themselves to the very uttermost;

D&C 121:18
And those who swear falsely against my servants, that they might bring them into bondage and death--

D&C 123:13
Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven--

D&C 124:26
And send ye swift messengers, yea, chosen messengers, and say unto them: Come ye, with all your gold, and your silver, and your precious stones, and with all your antiquities; and with all who have knowledge of antiquities, that will come, may come, and bring the box tree, and the fir tree, and the pine tree, together with all the precious trees of the earth;

D&C 124:48
For instead of blessings, ye, by your own works, bring cursings, wrath, indignation, and judgments upon your own heads, by your follies, and by all your abominations, which you practice before me, saith the Lord.

D&C 128:19
Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of gladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth out of the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the living and the dead; glad tidings of great joy. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of good things, and that say unto Zion: Behold, thy God reigneth! As the dews of Carmel, so shall the knowledge of God descend upon them!

D&C 133:30
And they shall bring forth their rich treasures unto the children of Ephraim, my servants.

D&C 134:8
We believe that the commission of crime should be punished according to the nature of the offense; that murder, treason, robbery, theft, and the breach of the general peace, in all respects, should be punished according to their criminality and their tendency to evil among men, by the laws of that government in which the offense is committed; and for the public peace and tranquility all men should step forward and use their ability in bringing offenders against good laws to punishment.

D&C 135:6
Hyrum Smith was forty-four years old in February, 1844, and Joseph Smith was thirty-eight in December, 1843; and henceforward their names will be classed among the martyrs of religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon, and this book of Doctrine and Covenants of the church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world; and that if the fire can scathe a green tree for the glory of God, how easy it will burn up the dry trees to purify the vineyard of corruption. They lived for glory; they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.

D&C 136:37
Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure; ye can not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have given you, from the days of Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call upon by mine angels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice out of the heavens, to bring forth my work;

D&C 138:7
"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: