Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'before' occurs 2535 times in the standard works.

897 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'before' in the standard works and contain 35.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 377 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 32:20-29 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 27:14-22 (9 in 9 verses)

Deut. 8:20-9:5 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 19:14-19 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 11:15-12:3 (6 in 4 verses)

Ex. 23:27-31 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 4:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 26:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 6:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 6:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 4:32-33 (5 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:69-71 (5 in 3 verses)

Lev. 4:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

Luke 12:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Lev. 9:24-10:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 8:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Zeph. 2:2 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Micah 6:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 5:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 13:21-14:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 9:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 16:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 3:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 27:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 17:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 10:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:62-65 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 13:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 68:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 6:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 7:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 17:52-55 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 14:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 133:54 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 8:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 33:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 19:24-20:1 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 9:15-10:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 22:29-23:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)


1 Tim. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;




Rev. 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 23:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 33:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 20:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 6:25-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:23-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 8:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 10:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 16:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:168-170 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 21:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 7:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 8:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:21-11:1 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 19:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 102:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 27:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 1:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 12:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 26:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 28:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 7:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 142:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 25:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 15:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:37 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 68:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 123:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:52-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:33-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 88:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 141:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hag. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:13-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:75-76 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:30-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:24-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:89-90 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:68-69 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1503 10 1513
NT 293 6 299
Matt. 34 0 34
Mark 20 1 21
Luke 48 0 48
John 23 0 23
Acts 51 1 52
Rom. 10 0 10
1 Cor. 7 0 7
2 Cor. 10 1 11
Gal. 10 0 10
Eph. 3 0 3
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 4 0 4
1 Tim. 11 2 13
2 Tim. 4 0 4
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 6 0 6
James 3 0 3
1 Pet. 1 1 2
2 Pet. 3 0 3
1 Jn. 2 0 2
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 3 0 3
Rev. 35 0 35
BM 433 4 437
DC 254 1 255
PGP 52 0 52
TOTAL 2535 21 2556

1 Tim. 1:13
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1 Tim. 1:18
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

1 Tim. 5:4
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

1 Tim. 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

1 Tim. 5:20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

1 Tim. 5:21
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

1 Tim. 5:24
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

1 Tim. 5:25
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

1 Tim. 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

1 Tim. 6:13
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;