Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'born' occurs 192 times in the standard works.

45 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'born' in the standard works and contain 23.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 3:3-8 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 27:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 87:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


Num. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:29 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

 15:30 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.




2 Sam. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 105 141 246
Gen. 30 20 50
Ex. 4 23 27
Lev. 8 0 8
Num. 5 18 23
Deut. 1 9 10
Josh. 2 3 5
Judg. 2 3 5
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 2 4 6
2 Sam. 8 1 9
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 10 25 35
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 9 2 11
Ps. 6 8 14
Prov. 1 1 2
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 2 4 6
Jer. 4 6 10
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 3 6 9
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 0 1 1
Micah 0 1 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 49 19 68
BM 27 19 46
DC 3 16 19
PGP 8 1 9
TOTAL 192 196 388

Num. 3:2
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Num. 3:12
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Num. 3:13
Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.

Num. 3:40
And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

Num. 3:41
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

Num. 3:42
And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

Num. 3:43
And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

Num. 3:45
Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.

Num. 3:46
And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

Num. 3:50
Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Num. 8:16
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

Num. 8:17
For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

Num. 8:18
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

Num. 9:14
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

Num. 15:13
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

Num. 15:29
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

Num. 15:30
But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Num. 18:15
Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

Num. 26:60
And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Num. 33:4
For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.