Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'being' occurs 613 times in the standard works.

157 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'being' in the standard works and contain 25.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 65 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 13:3-12 (11 in 10 verses)

Hel. 6:26-29 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 31:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 1:32-2:1 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 2:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 3:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 4:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 134:6 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

A of F 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 101 0 101
NT 190 0 190
Matt. 8 0 8
Mark 7 0 7
Luke 22 0 22
John 17 0 17
Acts 31 0 31
Rom. 21 0 21
1 Cor. 11 0 11
2 Cor. 10 0 10
Gal. 4 0 4
Eph. 8 0 8
Philip. 6 0 6
Col. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 3 0 3
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Titus 3 0 3
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 13 0 13
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 10 0 10
2 Pet. 3 0 3
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 260 2 262
DC 39 5 44
PGP 23 0 23
TOTAL 613 7 620

John 1:38
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

John 1:41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

John 4:6
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

John 4:9
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

John 5:13
And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

John 6:71
He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

John 7:50
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

John 8:9
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

John 10:33
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

John 11:49
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

John 11:51
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

John 13:2
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;

John 14:25
These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

John 18:26
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

John 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

John 20:19
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

John 20:26
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.