Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mother' occurs 366 times in the standard works.

122 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mother' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 47 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 17:2-4 (6 in 3 verses)

John 19:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Matt. 12:46-50 (5 in 5 verses)

Mark 3:31-35 (5 in 5 verses)

Luke 12:53 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 15:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 7:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 29:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Ruth 2:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:67 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 18:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 20:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 50:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 27:56 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:60 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 21:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 27:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:23-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:47-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 227 5 232
NT 93 4 97
BM 32 9 41
1 Ne. 19 1 20
2 Ne. 5 2 7
Jacob 4 0 4
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 0 4 4
3 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 1 1 2
DC 5 1 6
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 366 19 385

1 Ne. 2:5
And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.

1 Ne. 5:1
And it came to pass that after we had come down into the wilderness unto our father, behold, he was filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad, for she truly had mourned because of us.

1 Ne. 5:3
And after this manner of language had my mother complained against my father.

1 Ne. 5:6
And after this manner of language did my father, Lehi, comfort my mother, Sariah, concerning us, while we journeyed in the wilderness up to the land of Jerusalem, to obtain the record of the Jews.

1 Ne. 5:7
And when we had returned to the tent of my father, behold their joy was full, and my mother was comforted.

1 Ne. 7:19
And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and sought to lay hands upon me; but behold, one of the daughters of Ishmael, yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of Ishmael, did plead with my brethren, insomuch that they did soften their hearts; and they did cease striving to take away my life.

1 Ne. 8:14
And I looked to behold from whence it came; and I saw the head thereof a little way off; and at the head thereof I beheld your mother Sariah, and Sam, and Nephi; and they stood as if they knew not whither they should go.

1 Ne. 11:18
And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

1 Ne. 13:17
And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.

1 Ne. 13:34
And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel-- and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father-- wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb-- I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.

1 Ne. 14:9
And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.

1 Ne. 14:10
And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.

1 Ne. 14:13
And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God.

1 Ne. 14:16
And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things--

1 Ne. 14:17
And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 17:55
And now, they said: We know of a surety that the Lord is with thee, for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us. And they fell down before me, and were about to worship me, but I would not suffer them, saying: I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the Lord thy God, and honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Ne. 18:19
And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

1 Ne. 21:1
And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel. Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

1 Ne. 21:23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face 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. 3:1
And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of mine afflictions; yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy mother bear thee.

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. 7:1
Yea, for thus saith the Lord: Have I put thee away, or have I cast thee off forever? For thus saith the Lord: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement? To whom have I put thee away, or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Yea, to whom have I sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

2 Ne. 9:7
Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement-- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

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. 18:4
For behold, the child shall not have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, before the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

Jacob 5:54
And, behold, the roots of the natural branches of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive; wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose, I will take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them. Yea, I will graft in unto them the branches of their mother tree, that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own self, that when they shall be sufficiently strong perhaps they may bring forth good fruit unto me, and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:56
And they also took of the natural trees which had become wild, and grafted into their mother tree.

Jacob 5:60
And because that I have preserved the natural branches and the roots thereof, and that I have grafted in the natural branches again into their mother tree, and have preserved the roots of their mother tree, that, perhaps, the trees of my vineyard may bring forth again good fruit; and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard, and, perhaps, that I may rejoice exceedingly that I have preserved the roots and the branches of the first fruit--

Mosiah 2:26
And I, even I, whom ye call your king, am no better than ye yourselves are; for I am also of the dust. And ye behold that I am old, and am about to yield up this mortal frame to its mother earth.

Mosiah 3:8
And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.

Mosiah 13:20
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Alma 56:47
Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them.

Alma 56:48
And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it.

Alma 57:21
Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught them.

3 Ne. 8:25
And in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out; then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and our children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city Moronihah. And thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.

Morm. 6:15
And it came to pass that there were ten more who did fall by the sword, with their ten thousand each; yea, even all my people, save it were those twenty and four who were with me, and also a few who had escaped into the south countries, and a few who had deserted over unto the Lamanites, had fallen; and their flesh, and bones, and blood lay upon the face of the earth, being left by the hands of those who slew them to molder upon the land, and to crumble and to return to their mother earth.

Morm. 6:19
O ye fair sons and daughters, ye fathers and mothers, ye husbands and wives, ye fair ones, how is it that ye could have fallen!