Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'brethren' occurs 1166 times in the standard works.

475 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'brethren' in the standard works and contain 40.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 220 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 25:9-31 (23 in 23 verses)

Alma 27:15-28:1 (17 in 17 verses)

Alma 24:5-20 (16 in 16 verses)

Gen. 37:4-14 (11 in 11 verses)

Alma 26:21-27 (9 in 7 verses)

Alma 27:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 23:33-37 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 15:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 45:22-46:3 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 53:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 7:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 27:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 20:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 20:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 45:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 15:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 45:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 12:46-49 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 3:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 7:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 7:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 25:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 16:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 25:17-26:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 31:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 2:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 17:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 16:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 11:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 12:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 5:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 21:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:36-13:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 25:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 48:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 103:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 46:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 9:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 26:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 4:23-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:36-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:54-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:18-31:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:18-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:35-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:132-133 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 122:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 123:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 123:16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.

 123:17 Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.




Moses 7:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 333 0 333
NT 231 0 231
BM 543 0 543
DC 51 0 51
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 1166 0 1166

D&C 3:18
And this testimony shall come to the knowledge of the Lamanites, and the Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, who dwindled in unbelief because of the iniquity of their fathers, whom the Lord has suffered to destroy their brethren the Nephites, because of their iniquities and their abominations.

D&C 10:48
Yea, and this was their faith-- that my gospel, which I gave unto them that they might preach in their days, might come unto their brethren the Lamanites, and also all that had become Lamanites because of their dissensions.

D&C 45:5
Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.

D&C 45:11
Wherefore, hearken ye together and let me show unto you even my wisdom-- the wisdom of him whom ye say is the God of Enoch, and his brethren,

D&C 48:2
And inasmuch as ye have lands, ye shall impart to the eastern brethren;

D&C 48:5
The place is not yet to be revealed; but after your brethren come from the east there are to be certain men appointed, and to them it shall be given to know the place, or to them it shall be revealed.

D&C 54:3
And if your brethren desire to escape their enemies, let them repent of all their sins, and become truly humble before me and contrite.

D&C 58:60
Let that which has been bestowed upon Ziba Peterson be taken from him; and let him stand as a member in the church, and labor with his own hands, with the brethren, until he is sufficiently chastened for all his sins; for he confesseth them not, and he thinketh to hide them.

D&C 59:12
But remember that on this, the Lord's day, thou shalt offer thine oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.

D&C 61:18
And now I give unto you a commandment that what I say unto one I say unto all, that you shall forewarn your brethren concerning these waters, that they come not in journeying upon them, lest their faith fail and they are caught in snares;

D&C 61:26
And, behold, this commandment you shall give unto all your brethren.

D&C 61:32
And from thence let them journey for the congregations of their brethren, for their labors even now are wanted more abundantly among them than among the congregations of the wicked.

D&C 75:25
Wherefore, I, the Lord, give unto you this commandment, that ye obtain places for your families, inasmuch as your brethren are willing to open their hearts.

D&C 81:3
Therefore, verily I acknowledge him and will bless him, and also thee, inasmuch as thou art faithful in counsel, in the office which I have appointed unto you, in prayer always, vocally and in thy heart, in public and in private, also in thy ministry in proclaiming the gospel in the land of the living, and among thy brethren.

D&C 84:76
But, verily I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been given-- from you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent of their former evil works; for they are to be upbraided for their evil hearts of unbelief, and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion against you at the time I sent you.

D&C 88:132
And when any shall come in after him, let the teacher arise, and, with uplifted hands to heaven, yea, even directly, salute his brother or brethren with these words:

D&C 88:133
Art thou a brother or brethren? I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your friend and brother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to walk in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever. Amen.

D&C 88:135
And he that cometh in and is faithful before me, and is a brother, or if they be brethren, they shall salute the president or teacher with uplifted hands to heaven, with this same prayer and covenant, or by saying Amen, in token of the same.

D&C 90:1
Thus saith the Lord, verily, verily I say unto you my son, thy sins are forgiven thee, according to thy petition, for thy prayers and the prayers of thy brethren have come up into my ears.

D&C 90:6
And again, verily I say unto thy brethren, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams, their sins are forgiven them also, and they are accounted as equal with thee in holding the keys of this last kingdom;

D&C 90:32
And behold, verily I say unto you, that ye shall write this commandment, and say unto your brethren in Zion, in love greeting, that I have called you also to preside over Zion in mine own due time.

D&C 90:34
Behold, I say unto you that your brethren in Zion begin to repent, and the angels rejoice over them.

D&C 97:1
Verily I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my voice, even the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning your brethren in the land of Zion, many of whom are truly humble and are seeking diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.

D&C 98:6
Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land;

D&C 100:14
Thy brethren, my servants Orson Hyde and John Gould, are in my hands; and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved.

D&C 101:1
Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been afflicted, and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their inheritance--

D&C 103:1
Verily I say unto you, my friends, behold, I will give unto you a revelation and commandment, that you may know how to act in the discharge of your duties concerning the salvation and redemption of your brethren, who have been scattered on the land of Zion;

D&C 103:11
But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances, and shall build up the waste places of Zion.

D&C 103:13
Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren-- your redemption, and the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, to be established, no more to be thrown down.

D&C 103:30
It is my will that my servant Parley P. Pratt and my servant Lyman Wight should not return to the land of their brethren, until they have obtained companies to go up unto the land of Zion, by tens, or by twenties, or by fifties, or by an hundred, until they have obtained to the number of five hundred of the strength of my house.

D&C 104:47
And now, a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you shall no longer be bound as a united order to your brethren of Zion, only on this wise--

D&C 104:48
After you are organized, you shall be called the United Order of the Stake of Zion, the City of Kirtland. And your brethren, after they are organized, shall be called the United Order of the City of Zion.

D&C 104:53
Therefore, you are dissolved as a united order with your brethren, that you are not bound only up to this hour unto them, only on this wise, as I said, by loan as shall be agreed by this order in council, as your circumstances will admit and the voice of the council direct.

D&C 108:7
Therefore, strengthen your brethren in all your conversation, in all your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings.

D&C 110:6
Let the hearts of your brethren rejoice, and let the hearts of all my people rejoice, who have, with their might, built this house to my name.

D&C 112:1
Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Thomas: I have heard thy prayers; and thine alms have come up as a memorial before me, in behalf of those, thy brethren, who were chosen to bear testimony of my name and to send it abroad among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, and ordained through the instrumentality of my servants.

D&C 112:11
I know thy heart, and have heard thy prayers concerning thy brethren. Be not partial towards them in love above many others, but let thy love be for them as for thyself; and let thy love abound unto all men, and unto all who love my name.

D&C 112:12
And pray for thy brethren of the Twelve. Admonish them sharply for my name's sake, and let them be admonished for all their sins, and be ye faithful before me unto my name.

D&C 112:21
And again, I say unto you, that whosoever ye shall send in my name, by the voice of your brethren, the Twelve, duly recommended and authorized by you, shall have power to open the door of my kingdom unto any nation whithersoever ye shall send them--

D&C 122:5
If thou art called to pass through tribulation; if thou art in perils among false brethren; if thou art in perils among robbers; if thou art in perils by land or by sea;

D&C 122:6
If thou art accused with all manner of false accusations; if thine enemies fall upon thee; if they tear thee from the society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters; and if with a drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can't you stay with us? O, my father, what are the men going to do with you? and if then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to prison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like wolves for the blood of the lamb;

D&C 123:16
You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.

D&C 123:17
Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.

D&C 124:54
For I am the Lord your God, and will save all those of your brethren who have been pure in heart, and have been slain in the land of Missouri, saith the Lord.

D&C 128:15
And now, my dearly beloved brethren and sisters, let me assure you that these are principles in relation to the dead and the living that cannot be lightly passed over, as pertaining to our salvation. For their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, as Paul says concerning the fathers-- that they without us cannot be made perfect-- neither can we without our dead be made perfect.

D&C 128:22
Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing. Let the dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the King Immanuel, who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to redeem them out of their prison; for the prisoners shall go free.

D&C 128:25
Brethren, I have many things to say to you on the subject; but shall now close for the present, and continue the subject another time. I am, as ever, your humble servant and never deviating friend,

D&C 135:5
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I ... bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.

D&C 136:34
Thy brethren have rejected you and your testimony, even the nation that has driven you out;