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The word 'cain' occurs 61 times in the standard works.

53 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cain' in the standard works and contain 86.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moses 5:16-34 (21 in 19 verses)

 5:16 And Adam and Eve, his wife, ceased not to call upon God. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare Cain, and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord; wherefore he may not reject his words. But behold, Cain hearkened not, saying: Who is the Lord that I should know him?

 5:17 And she again conceived and bare his brother Abel. And Abel hearkened unto the voice of the Lord. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

 5:18 And Cain loved Satan more than God. And Satan commanded him, saying: Make an offering unto the Lord.

 5:19 And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

 5:20 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering;

 5:21 But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. Now Satan knew this, and it pleased him. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

 5:22 And the Lord said unto Cain: Why art thou wroth? Why is thy countenance fallen?

 5:23 If thou doest well, thou shalt be accepted. And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door, and Satan desireth to have thee; and except thou shalt hearken unto my commandments, I will deliver thee up, and it shall be unto thee according to his desire. And thou shalt rule over him;

 5:24 For from this time forth thou shalt be the father of his lies; thou shalt be called Perdition; for thou wast also before the world.

 5:25 And it shall be said in time to come-- That these abominations were had from Cain; for he rejected the greater counsel which was had from God; and this is a cursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent.

 5:26 And Cain was wroth, and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to Abel, his brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord.

 5:27 And Adam and his wife mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren.

 5:28 And it came to pass that Cain took one of his brothers' daughters to wife, and they loved Satan more than God.

 5:29 And Satan said unto Cain: Swear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine hands.

 5:30 And Satan sware unto Cain that he would do according to his commands. And all these things were done in secret.

 5:31 And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in his wickedness.

 5:32 And Cain went into the field, and Cain talked with Abel, his brother. And it came to pass that while they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and slew him.

 5:33 And Cain gloried in that which he had done, saying: I am free; surely the flocks of my brother falleth into my hands.

 5:34 And the Lord said unto Cain: Where is Abel, thy brother? And he said: I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?




Gen. 4:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

Moses 5:46-51 (7 in 6 verses)

Gen. 4:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 4:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 5:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 5 24
NT 3 2 5
BM 3 0 3
DC 1 2 3
PGP 35 8 43
TOTAL 61 17 78

Gen. 4:1
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

Gen. 4:2
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Gen. 4:3
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

Gen. 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Gen. 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Gen. 4:8
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Gen. 4:9
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Gen. 4:13
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Gen. 4:15
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Gen. 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Gen. 4:17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Gen. 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Gen. 4:24
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Gen. 4:25
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Gen. 5:9
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

Gen. 5:10
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Gen. 5:12
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

Gen. 5:13
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Gen. 5:14
And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Josh. 15:57
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Luke 3:36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Heb. 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

1 Jn. 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Jude 1:11
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Hel. 6:27
Yea, that same being who did plot with Cain, that if he would murder his brother Abel it should not be known unto the world. And he did plot with Cain and his followers from that time forth.

Ether 8:15
And it came to pass that thus they did agree with Akish. And Akish did administer unto them the oaths which were given by them of old who also sought power, which had been handed down even from Cain, who was a murderer from the beginning.

D&C 107:45
God called upon Cainan in the wilderness in the fortieth year of his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination.

D&C 107:53
Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.

D&C 124:75
And let him lift up his voice long and loud, in the midst of the people, to plead the cause of the poor and the needy; and let him not fail, neither let his heart faint; and I will accept of his offerings, for they shall not be unto me as the offerings of Cain, for he shall be mine, saith the Lord.

Moses 5:16
And Adam and Eve, his wife, ceased not to call upon God. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare Cain, and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord; wherefore he may not reject his words. But behold, Cain hearkened not, saying: Who is the Lord that I should know him?

Moses 5:17
And she again conceived and bare his brother Abel. And Abel hearkened unto the voice of the Lord. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Moses 5:18
And Cain loved Satan more than God. And Satan commanded him, saying: Make an offering unto the Lord.

Moses 5:19
And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

Moses 5:21
But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. Now Satan knew this, and it pleased him. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Moses 5:22
And the Lord said unto Cain: Why art thou wroth? Why is thy countenance fallen?

Moses 5:25
And it shall be said in time to come-- That these abominations were had from Cain; for he rejected the greater counsel which was had from God; and this is a cursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent.

Moses 5:26
And Cain was wroth, and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to Abel, his brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord.

Moses 5:27
And Adam and his wife mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren.

Moses 5:28
And it came to pass that Cain took one of his brothers' daughters to wife, and they loved Satan more than God.

Moses 5:29
And Satan said unto Cain: Swear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine hands.

Moses 5:30
And Satan sware unto Cain that he would do according to his commands. And all these things were done in secret.

Moses 5:31
And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in his wickedness.

Moses 5:32
And Cain went into the field, and Cain talked with Abel, his brother. And it came to pass that while they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and slew him.

Moses 5:33
And Cain gloried in that which he had done, saying: I am free; surely the flocks of my brother falleth into my hands.

Moses 5:34
And the Lord said unto Cain: Where is Abel, thy brother? And he said: I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?

Moses 5:38
And Cain said unto the Lord: Satan tempted me because of my brother's flocks. And I was wroth also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine; my punishment is greater than I can bear.

Moses 5:40
And I the Lord said unto him: Whosoever slayeth thee, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And I the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Moses 5:41
And Cain was shut out from the presence of the Lord, and with his wife and many of his brethren dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Moses 5:42
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch, and he also begat many sons and daughters. And he builded a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Moses 5:46
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal Cain was called Naamah.

Moses 5:48
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech shall be seventy and seven fold;

Moses 5:49
For Lamech having entered into a covenant with Satan, after the manner of Cain, wherein he became Master Mahan, master of that great secret which was administered unto Cain by Satan; and Irad, the son of Enoch, having known their secret, began to reveal it unto the sons of Adam;

Moses 5:50
Wherefore Lamech, being angry, slew him, not like unto Cain, his brother Abel, for the sake of getting gain, but he slew him for the oath's sake.

Moses 5:51
For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret combination, and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother.

Moses 6:2
And Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and he called his name Seth. And Adam glorified the name of God; for he said: God hath appointed me another seed, instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Moses 6:17
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan. And Enos and the residue of the people of God came out from the land, which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named Cainan.

Moses 6:18
And Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

Moses 6:19
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel; and Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters. And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

Moses 6:41
And he said unto them: I came out from the land of Cainan, the land of my fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day. And my father taught me in all the ways of God.

Moses 6:42
And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words.

Moses 7:22
And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them.