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)

 39:1 And now, my son, I have somewhat more to say unto thee than what I said unto thy brother; for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother, his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God? Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?

 39:2 For thou didst not give so much heed unto my words as did thy brother, among the people of the Zoramites. Now this is what I have against thee; thou didst go on unto boasting in thy strength and thy wisdom.




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

Alma 5:30
And again I say unto you, is there one among you that doth make a mock of his brother, or that heapeth upon him persecutions?

Alma 19:22
Now, one of them, whose brother had been slain with the sword of Ammon, being exceedingly angry with Ammon, drew his sword and went forth that he might let it fall upon Ammon, to slay him; and as he lifted the sword to smite him, behold, he fell dead.

Alma 20:2
And the voice of the Lord came to Ammon, saying: Thou shalt not go up to the land of Nephi, for behold, the king will seek thy life; but thou shalt go to the land of Middoni; for behold, thy brother Aaron, and also Muloki and Ammah are in prison.

Alma 20:3
Now it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this, he said unto Lamoni: Behold, my brother and brethren are in prison at Middoni, and I go that I may deliver them.

Alma 22:3
And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants. And the king said unto them: Arise, for I will grant unto you your lives, and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants; but I will insist that ye shall administer unto me; for I have been somewhat troubled in mind because of the generosity and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon; and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up out of Middoni with thee.

Alma 24:5
Now when Ammon and his brethren and all those who had come up with him saw the preparations of the Lamanites to destroy their brethren, they came forth to the land of Midian, and there Ammon met all his brethren; and from thence they came to the land of Ishmael that they might hold a council with Lamoni and also with his brother Anti-Nephi-Lehi, what they should do to defend themselves against the Lamanites.

Alma 24:18
And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man's blood; and this they did, vouching and covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren they would give up their own lives; and rather than take away from a brother they would give unto him; and rather than spend their days in idleness they would labor abundantly with their hands.

Alma 26:1
And now, these are the words of Ammon to his brethren, which say thus: My brothers and my brethren, behold I say unto you, how great reason have we to rejoice; for could we have supposed when we started from the land of Zarahemla that God would have granted unto us such great blessings?

Alma 26:10
And it came to pass that when Ammon had said these words, his brother Aaron rebuked him, saying: Ammon, I fear that thy joy doth carry thee away unto boasting.

Alma 28:5
Yea, the cry of widows mourning for their husbands, and also of fathers mourning for their sons, and the daughter for the brother, yea, the brother for the father; and thus the cry of mourning was heard among all of them, mourning for their kindred who had been slain.

Alma 32:9
Behold thy brother hath said, What shall we do?-- for we are cast out of our synagogues, that we cannot worship our God.

Alma 34:3
And as ye have desired of my beloved brother that he should make known unto you what ye should do, because of your afflictions; and he hath spoken somewhat unto you to prepare your minds; yea, and he hath exhorted you unto faith and to patience--

Alma 34:6
And ye also beheld that my brother has proved unto you, in many instances, that the word is in Christ unto salvation.

Alma 34:7
My brother has called upon the words of Zenos, that redemption cometh through the Son of God, and also upon the words of Zenock; and also he has appealed unto Moses, to prove that these things are true.

Alma 34:11
Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man murdereth, behold will our law, which is just, take the life of his brother? I say unto you, Nay.

Alma 39:1
And now, my son, I have somewhat more to say unto thee than what I said unto thy brother; for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother, his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God? Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?

Alma 39:2
For thou didst not give so much heed unto my words as did thy brother, among the people of the Zoramites. Now this is what I have against thee; thou didst go on unto boasting in thy strength and thy wisdom.

Alma 39:10
And I command you to take it upon you to counsel with your elder brothers in your undertakings; for behold, thou art in thy youth, and ye stand in need to be nourished by your brothers. And give heed to their counsel.

Alma 52:3
And it came to pass that the brother of Amalickiah was appointed king over the people; and his name was Ammoron; thus king Ammoron, the brother of king Amalickiah, was appointed to reign in his stead.

Alma 52:12
Now, the king (Ammoron) had departed out of the land of Zarahemla, and had made known unto the queen concerning the death of his brother, and had gathered together a large number of men, and had marched forth against the Nephites on the borders by the west sea.

Alma 54:5
Behold, Ammoron, I have written unto you somewhat concerning this war which ye have waged against my people, or rather which thy brother hath waged against them, and which ye are still determined to carry on after his death.

Alma 54:7
Yea, I would tell you these things if ye were capable of hearkening unto them; yea, I would tell you concerning that awful hell that awaits to receive such murderers as thou and thy brother have been, except ye repent and withdraw your murderous purposes, and return with your armies to your own lands.

Alma 54:16
I am Ammoron, the king of the Lamanites; I am the brother of Amalickiah whom ye have murdered. Behold, I will avenge his blood upon you, yea, and I will come upon you with my armies for I fear not your threatenings.

Alma 54:22
And if it so be that there is a devil and a hell, behold will he not send you there to dwell with my brother whom ye have murdered, whom ye have hinted that he hath gone to such a place? But behold these things matter not.

Alma 56:2
And these are the words which he wrote, saying: My dearly beloved brother, Moroni, as well in the Lord as in the tribulations of our warfare; behold, my beloved brother, I have somewhat to tell you concerning our warfare in this part of the land.

Alma 56:45
And now I say unto you, my beloved brother Moroni, that never had I seen so great courage, nay, not amongst all the Nephites.

Alma 58:41
And now, my beloved brother, Moroni, may the Lord our God, who has redeemed us and made us free, keep you continually in his presence; yea, and may he favor this people, even that ye may have success in obtaining the possession of all that which the Lamanites have taken from us, which was for our support. And now, behold, I close mine epistle. I am Helaman, the son of Alma.

Alma 61:14
Therefore, my beloved brother, Moroni, let us resist evil, and whatsoever evil we cannot resist with our words, yea, such as rebellions and dissensions, let us resist them with our swords, that we may retain our freedom, that we may rejoice in the great privilege of our church, and in the cause of our Redeemer and our God.

Alma 61:21
See that ye strengthen Lehi and Teancum in the Lord; tell them to fear not, for God will deliver them, yea, and also all those who stand fast in that liberty wherewith God hath made them free. And now I close mine epistle to my beloved brother, Moroni.

Alma 62:35
And thus they did encamp for the night. For behold, the Nephites and the Lamanites also were weary because of the greatness of the march; therefore they did not resolve upon any stratagem in the night-time, save it were Teancum; for he was exceedingly angry with Ammoron, insomuch that he considered that Ammoron, and Amalickiah his brother, had been the cause of this great and lasting war between them and the Lamanites, which had been the cause of so much war and bloodshed, yea, and so much famine.

Alma 63:2
And he was a just man, and he did walk uprightly before God; and he did observe to do good continually, to keep the commandments of the Lord his God; and also did his brother.