Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'called' occurs 1021 times in the standard works.

307 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'called' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 129 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 4:5-13 (11 in 9 verses)

1 Cor. 7:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Cor. 7:17-24 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Sam. 3:4-10 (7 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 27:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 26:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 6:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:36-38 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 35:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 1:59-62 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 5:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 5:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 13:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 5:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 25:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 15:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)


Rom. 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.




Jacob 1:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:72 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 25:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 54:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 80:5-81:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 395 4 399
NT 229 0 229
Matt. 36 0 36
Mark 13 0 13
Luke 36 0 36
John 22 0 22
Acts 48 0 48
Rom. 11 0 11
1 Cor. 17 0 17
Gal. 3 0 3
Eph. 4 0 4
Col. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 2 0 2
2 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 11 0 11
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 5 0 5
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 9 0 9
BM 207 0 207
DC 118 0 118
PGP 72 0 72
TOTAL 1021 4 1025

Rom. 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Rom. 1:6
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

Rom. 1:7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Rom. 2:17
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Rom. 7:3
So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Rom. 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Rom. 8:30
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Rom. 9:7
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Rom. 9:24
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

Rom. 9:26
And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.