Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'give' occurs 1338 times in the standard works.

414 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'give' in the standard works and contain 30.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 170 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 35:2-14 (13 in 13 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:2-7 (9 in 6 verses)

Gen. 23:9-13 (7 in 5 verses)

Luke 11:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

Ex. 30:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Gen. 34:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezra 9:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:123-127 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 4:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Matt. 7:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Hosea 9:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 29:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

John 4:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 136:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 29:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 15:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:30-12:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 70:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:136-138 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 20:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 75:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 25:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 30:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 43:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 56:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:38 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 70:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:43 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 22:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 79:13-80:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 140:13-141:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 62:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:16-36:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 32:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:82-83 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 681 503 1184
NT 199 250 449
BM 209 240 449
DC 225 310 535
PGP 24 26 50
Moses 8 18 26
Abr. 11 5 16
JS-M 3 0 3
JS-H 2 3 5
TOTAL 1338 1329 2667

Moses 1:35
But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.

Moses 2:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

Moses 2:17
And I, God, set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Moses 2:29
And I, God, said unto man: Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which shall be the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Moses 2:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein I grant life, there shall be given every clean herb for meat; and it was so, even as I spake.

Moses 3:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it, nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee; but, remember that I forbid it, for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Moses 4:1
And I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying-- Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.

Moses 4:3
Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;

Moses 5:11
And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

Moses 6:5
And a book of remembrance was kept, in the which was recorded, in the language of Adam, for it was given unto as many as called upon God to write by the spirit of inspiration;

Moses 6:32
And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good.

Moses 6:46
For a book of remembrance we have written among us, according to the pattern given by the finger of God; and it is given in our own language.

Moses 6:52
And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.

Moses 6:53
And our father Adam spake unto the Lord, and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized in water? And the Lord said unto Adam: Behold I have forgiven thee thy transgression in the Garden of Eden.

Moses 6:56
And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment.

Moses 6:58
Therefore I give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children, saying:

Moses 6:61
Therefore it is given to abide in you; the record of heaven; the Comforter; the peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things, and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.

Moses 7:13
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.

Moses 7:33
And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood;

Moses 7:59
And Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father; and he called unto the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten; thou hast made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace; wherefore, I ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth.

Moses 8:19
And the Lord ordained Noah after his own order, and commanded him that he should go forth and declare his Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.

Moses 8:23
And it came to pass that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying: Hearken, and give heed unto my words;

Abr. 1:5
My fathers, having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the gods of the heathen, utterly refused to hearken to my voice;

Abr. 1:14
That you may have an understanding of these gods, I have given you the fashion of them in the figures at the beginning, which manner of figures is called by the Chaldeans Rahleenos, which signifies hieroglyphics.

Abr. 2:6
But I, Abraham, and Lot, my brother's son, prayed unto the Lord, and the Lord appeared unto me, and said unto me: Arise, and take Lot with thee; for I have purposed to take thee away out of Haran, and to make of thee a minister to bear my name in a strange land which I will give unto thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession, when they hearken to my voice.

Abr. 2:11
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee; and in thee (that is, in thy Priesthood) and in thy seed (that is, thy Priesthood), for I give unto thee a promise that this right shall continue in thee, and in thy seed after thee (that is to say, the literal seed, or the seed of the body) shall all the families of the earth be blessed, even with the blessings of the Gospel, which are the blessings of salvation, even of life eternal.

Abr. 2:19
And the Lord appeared unto me in answer to my prayers, and said unto me: Unto thy seed will I give this land.

Abr. 3:1
And I, Abraham, had the Urim and Thummim, which the Lord my God had given unto me, in Ur of the Chaldees;

Abr. 3:6
And the Lord said unto me: Now, Abraham, these two facts exist, behold thine eyes see it; it is given unto thee to know the times of reckoning, and the set time, yea, the set time of the earth upon which thou standest, and the set time of the greater light which is set to rule the day, and the set time of the lesser light which is set to rule the night.

Abr. 3:10
And it is given unto thee to know the set time of all the stars that are set to give light, until thou come near unto the throne of God.

Abr. 4:15
And organized them to be for lights in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

Abr. 4:17
And the Gods set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to cause to divide the light from the darkness.

Abr. 4:26
And the Gods took counsel among themselves and said: Let us go down and form man in our image, after our likeness; and we will give them dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Abr. 4:29
And the Gods said: Behold, we will give them every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of all the earth, and every tree which shall have fruit upon it; yea, the fruit of the tree yielding seed to them we will give it; it shall be for their meat.

Abr. 4:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, behold, we will give them life, and also we will give to them every green herb for meat, and all these things shall be thus organized.

JS-M 1:16
And wo unto them that are with child, and unto them that give suck in those days;

JS-M 1:33
And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

JS-M 1:49
Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

JS-H 1:11
While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

JS-H 1:13
At length I came to the conclusion that I must either remain in darkness and confusion, or else I must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to "ask of God," concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would give liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.

JS-H 1:21
Some few days after I had this vision, I happened to be in company with one of the Methodist preachers, who was very active in the before mentioned religious excitement; and, conversing with him on the subject of religion, I took occasion to give him an account of the vision which I had had. I was greatly surprised at his behavior; he treated my communication not only lightly, but with great contempt, saying it was all of the devil, that there were no such things as visions or revelations in these days; that all such things had ceased with the apostles, and that there would never be any more of them.

JS-H 1:29
In consequence of these things, I often felt condemned for my weakness and imperfections; when, on the evening of the above-mentioned twenty-first of September, after I had retired to my bed for the night, I betook myself to prayer and supplication to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, and also for a manifestation to me, that I might know of my state and standing before him; for I had full confidence in obtaining a divine manifestation, as I previously had one.