Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'begin' occurs 73 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'begin' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 30:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:62-64 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 14 58 72
NT 13 53 66
Matt. 1 6 7
Mark 0 4 4
Luke 8 4 12
John 0 10 10
Acts 0 5 5
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 0 1 1
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 0 1 1
2 Thes. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 3 3
1 Pet. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 0 9 9
2 Jn. 0 2 2
Rev. 1 4 5
BM 30 67 97
DC 13 60 73
PGP 3 28 31
TOTAL 73 266 339

Luke 1:2
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

Luke 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luke 13:25
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Luke 13:26
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

Luke 14:9
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

Luke 14:29
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Luke 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

Luke 23:5
And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.