Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'brother' occurs 615 times in the standard works.

291 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'brother' in the standard works and contain 47.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 116 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 1:33-2:4 (16 in 15 verses)

Deut. 25:3-9 (11 in 7 verses)

Moses 5:32-38 (8 in 7 verses)

Gen. 4:8-11 (6 in 4 verses)

Deut. 22:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

Gen. 43:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 27:40-45 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 13:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:22-24 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 14:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 2:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 12:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 38:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Luke 6:41-42 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 5:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 4:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 88:132-135 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 12:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 20:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 8:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 30:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 42:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:30 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 36:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:55 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:2 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 280 3 283
NT 122 6 128
BM 166 10 176
1 Ne. 9 5 14
2 Ne. 14 0 14
Jacob 5 0 5
Omni 3 0 3
Mosiah 2 1 3
Alma 33 3 36
Hel. 13 0 13
3 Ne. 11 0 11
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Ether 75 1 76
DC 25 3 28
PGP 22 3 25
TOTAL 615 25 640

2 Ne. 1:24
Rebel no more against your brother, whose views have been glorious, and who hath kept the commandments from the time that we left Jerusalem; and who hath been an instrument in the hands of God, in bringing us forth into the land of promise; for were it not for him, we must have perished with hunger in the wilderness; nevertheless, ye sought to take away his life; yea, and he hath suffered much sorrow because of you.

2 Ne. 2:3
Wherefore, thy soul shall be blessed, and thou shalt dwell safely with thy brother, Nephi; and thy days shall be spent in the service of thy God. Wherefore, I know that thou art redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer; for thou hast beheld that in the fulness of time he cometh to bring salvation unto men.

2 Ne. 3:25
And now, blessed art thou, Joseph. Behold, thou art little; wherefore hearken unto the words of thy brother, Nephi, and it shall be done unto thee even according to the words which I have spoken. Remember the words of thy dying father. Amen.

2 Ne. 4:11
And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying: Blessed art thou, and thy seed; for thou shalt inherit the land like unto thy brother Nephi. And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed; and thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.

2 Ne. 5:3
Yea, they did murmur against me, saying: Our younger brother thinks to rule over us; and we have had much trial because of him; wherefore, now let us slay him, that we may not be afflicted more because of his words. For behold, we will not have him to be our ruler; for it belongs unto us, who are the elder brethren, to rule over this people.

2 Ne. 5:6
Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did take my family, and also Zoram and his family, and Sam, mine elder brother and his family, and Jacob and Joseph, my younger brethren, and also my sisters, and all those who would go with me. And all those who would go with me were those who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God; wherefore, they did hearken unto my words.

2 Ne. 6:1
The words of Jacob, the brother of Nephi, which he spake unto the people of Nephi:

2 Ne. 6:2
Behold, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, having been called of God, and ordained after the manner of his holy order, and having been consecrated by my brother Nephi, unto whom ye look as a king or a protector, and on whom ye depend for safety, behold ye know that I have spoken unto you exceedingly many things.

2 Ne. 6:4
And now, behold, I would speak unto you concerning things which are, and which are to come; wherefore, I will read you the words of Isaiah. And they are the words which my brother has desired that I should speak unto you. And I speak unto you for your sakes, that ye may learn and glorify the name of your God.

2 Ne. 11:3
And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him as I have seen him; wherefore, I will send their words forth unto my children to prove unto them that my words are true. Wherefore, by the words of three, God hath said, I will establish my word. Nevertheless, God sendeth more witnesses, and he proveth all his words.

2 Ne. 13:6
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, and shall say: Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let not this ruin come under thy hand--

2 Ne. 19:19
Through the wrath of the Lord of Hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man shall spare his brother.

2 Ne. 31:1
And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.