Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'generations' occurs 155 times in the standard works.

18 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'generations' in the standard works and contain 11.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Matt. 1:17 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 25:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)


Josh. 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

 22:27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

 22:28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.




Alma 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 112 0 112
Gen. 18 0 18
Ex. 17 0 17
Lev. 14 0 14
Num. 21 0 21
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Chr. 10 0 10
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 19 0 19
Isa. 5 0 5
Joel 1 0 1
NT 6 0 6
BM 19 0 19
DC 12 0 12
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 155 0 155

Josh. 22:27
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

Josh. 22:28
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.