Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bear' occurs 335 times in the standard works.

63 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bear' in the standard works and contain 18.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 11:32-36 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 18:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 16:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Jn. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.




1 Ne. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 155 106 261
NT 60 31 91
Matt. 4 1 5
Mark 2 1 3
Luke 8 1 9
John 15 6 21
Acts 6 0 6
Rom. 3 7 10
1 Cor. 3 2 5
2 Cor. 4 2 6
Gal. 5 1 6
Eph. 0 2 2
Col. 1 1 2
1 Thes. 0 2 2
1 Tim. 1 1 2
Heb. 1 3 4
James 1 0 1
1 Jn. 3 1 4
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 58 20 78
DC 55 13 68
PGP 7 6 13
TOTAL 335 176 511

1 Jn. 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 Jn. 5:6
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

1 Jn. 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

1 Jn. 5:8
And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.