Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fathers' occurs 792 times in the standard works.

239 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fathers' in the standard works and contain 30.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 94 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 1:1-5 (8 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 1:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 12:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 36:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 37:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 128:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 10:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:24 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:47 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 17:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 5:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 24:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 24:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:31-27:1 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 16:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 20:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 24:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:50 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:38 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 26:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 25:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 110:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 490 1 491
NT 59 1 60
BM 181 4 185
1 Ne. 19 2 21
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 3 0 3
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 5 0 5
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 31 0 31
Alma 61 2 63
Hel. 13 0 13
3 Ne. 9 0 9
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 8 0 8
Ether 8 0 8
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 43 1 44
PGP 19 0 19
TOTAL 792 7 799

2 Ne. 3:7
Yea, Joseph truly said: Thus saith the Lord unto me: A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers.

2 Ne. 3:12
Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter days, and also to the knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord.

2 Ne. 3:21
Because of their faith their words shall proceed forth out of my mouth unto their brethren who are the fruit of thy loins; and the weakness of their words will I make strong in their faith, unto the remembering of my covenant which I made unto thy fathers.

2 Ne. 6:7
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their faces towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

2 Ne. 10:7
But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh, upon the earth, unto the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 10:9
Yea, the kings of the Gentiles shall be nursing fathers unto them, and their queens shall become nursing mothers; wherefore, the promises of the Lord are great unto the Gentiles, for he hath spoken it, and who can dispute?

2 Ne. 11:5
And also my soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers; yea, my soul delighteth in his grace, and in his justice, and power, and mercy in the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death.

2 Ne. 24:21
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquities of their fathers, that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

2 Ne. 30:5
And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them; wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers.

2 Ne. 33:4
And I know that the Lord God will consecrate my prayers for the gain of my people. And the words which I have written in weakness will be made strong unto them; for it persuadeth them to do good; it maketh known unto them of their fathers; and it speaketh of Jesus, and persuadeth them to believe in him, and to endure to the end, which is life eternal.