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)

 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--

 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.




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.