Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'because' occurs 2151 times in the standard works.

785 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'because' in the standard works and contain 36.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 320 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 13:12-26 (15 in 15 verses)

Hel. 13:14-28 (15 in 15 verses)

Hel. 13:16-30 (15 in 15 verses)

2 Ne. 28:8-14 (9 in 7 verses)

Jacob 3:5-10 (8 in 6 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-14 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 32:33-39 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 132:18-25 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 60:9-14 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 33:11-17 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 32:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 10:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:25-29 (6 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 9:9-13 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 19:9-14 (6 in 6 verses)

Morm. 1:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 12:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 15:4-5 (5 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:27-29 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:26-29 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 16:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 62:40-44 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 23:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 21:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 4:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 50:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:19-2:1 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 59:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 4:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 4:33-5:2 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 15:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 23:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Job 32:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 2:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 14:12-15:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 28:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 49:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 16:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 16:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 26:43 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:8 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Lam. 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 38:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 14:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 10:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

John 16:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 4:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 26:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 38:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 53:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 27:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 18:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 22:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:51 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 19:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 31:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 6:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 37:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 65:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 2:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 41:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 19:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:75 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:53 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:43 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:54 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:66 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 29:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Chr. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

 13:11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.




1 Chr. 27:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 116:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:19-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

John 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

James 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

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