Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'first' occurs 698 times in the standard works.

201 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'first' in the standard works and contain 28.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:52-59 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 15:21-26 (6 in 6 verses)

Abr. 3:26-28 (5 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:60-63 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 29:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 10:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 1:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 8:13 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 7:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:36 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:98 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 27:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 12:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 15:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 8:13-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 40:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 40:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 10:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:1 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:108 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:36 (2 in 1 verse)

A of F 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:87-88 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:129-130 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 268 160 428
Gen. 14 21 35
Ex. 22 28 50
Lev. 15 8 23
Num. 64 26 90
Deut. 15 15 30
Josh. 4 3 7
Judg. 7 1 8
1 Sam. 2 3 5
2 Sam. 7 1 8
1 Kgs. 5 1 6
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 19 25 44
2 Chr. 17 2 19
Ezra 13 0 13
Neh. 3 7 10
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 2 1 3
Ps. 0 5 5
Prov. 1 1 2
Isa. 8 1 9
Jer. 10 2 12
Ezek. 14 3 17
Dan. 13 0 13
Hosea 2 1 3
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 1 2 3
Nahum 0 1 1
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 3 1 4
NT 162 16 178
BM 140 8 148
DC 95 14 109
PGP 33 3 36
TOTAL 698 201 899

1 Chr. 1:13
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

1 Chr. 1:29
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

1 Chr. 2:3
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

1 Chr. 2:13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

1 Chr. 2:25
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

1 Chr. 2:27
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

1 Chr. 2:42
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1 Chr. 2:50
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,

1 Chr. 3:1
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

1 Chr. 3:15
And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

1 Chr. 4:4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.

1 Chr. 5:1
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

1 Chr. 5:3
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

1 Chr. 6:28
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

1 Chr. 8:1
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

1 Chr. 8:30
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

1 Chr. 8:39
And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

1 Chr. 9:2
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

1 Chr. 9:5
And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

1 Chr. 9:31
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.

1 Chr. 9:36
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

1 Chr. 11:6
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

1 Chr. 11:21
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

1 Chr. 11:25
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

1 Chr. 12:9
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1 Chr. 12:15
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

1 Chr. 15:13
For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

1 Chr. 16:7
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1 Chr. 23:19
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chr. 23:20
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

1 Chr. 24:7
Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

1 Chr. 24:21
Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

1 Chr. 24:23
And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chr. 25:9
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

1 Chr. 26:2
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

1 Chr. 26:4
Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

1 Chr. 26:10
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

1 Chr. 27:2
Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chr. 27:3
Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

1 Chr. 29:29
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,