Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'became' occurs 228 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'became' in the standard works and contain 21.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 42:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 27:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)


Rev. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.




Mosiah 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 2 84
NT 24 0 24
Matt. 1 0 1
Mark 1 0 1
Acts 1 0 1
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 3 0 3
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Philip. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
Heb. 5 0 5
Rev. 6 0 6
BM 96 0 96
DC 9 0 9
PGP 17 0 17
TOTAL 228 2 230

Rev. 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Rev. 8:8
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

Rev. 8:11
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Rev. 16:3
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

Rev. 16:4
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.