Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bread' occurs 391 times in the standard works.

144 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bread' in the standard works and contain 36.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 59 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 21:3-6 (7 in 4 verses)

John 6:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 18:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

John 6:48-51 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 4:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 11:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:36 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 281 102 383
NT 80 8 88
BM 22 1 23
2 Ne. 4 1 5
Alma 3 0 3
3 Ne. 13 0 13
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 391 111 502

2 Ne. 8:14
The captive exile hasteneth, that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

2 Ne. 13:1
For behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem, and from Judah, the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water--

2 Ne. 13:7
In that day shall he swear, saying: I will not be a healer; for in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; make me not a ruler of the people.

2 Ne. 14:1
And in that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying: We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel; only let us be called by thy name to take away our reproach.

Alma 5:34
Yea, he saith: Come unto me and ye shall partake of the fruit of the tree of life; yea, ye shall eat and drink of the bread and the waters of life freely;

Alma 8:21
And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.

Alma 8:22
And it came to pass that Alma ate bread and was filled; and he blessed Amulek and his house, and he gave thanks unto God.

3 Ne. 14:9
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?

3 Ne. 18:1
And it came to pass that Jesus commanded his disciples that they should bring forth some bread and wine unto him.

3 Ne. 18:2
And while they were gone for bread and wine, he commanded the multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth.

3 Ne. 18:3
And when the disciples had come with bread and wine, he took of the bread and brake and blessed it; and he gave unto the disciples and commanded that they should eat.

3 Ne. 18:5
And when the multitude had eaten and were filled, he said unto the disciples: Behold there shall one be ordained among you, and to him will I give power that he shall break bread and bless it and give it unto the people of my church, unto all those who shall believe and be baptized in my name.

3 Ne. 18:6
And this shall ye always observe to do, even as I have done, even as I have broken bread and blessed it and given it unto you.

3 Ne. 20:3
And it came to pass that he brake bread again and blessed it, and gave to the disciples to eat.

3 Ne. 20:4
And when they had eaten he commanded them that they should break bread, and give unto the multitude.

3 Ne. 20:6
Now, there had been no bread, neither wine, brought by the disciples, neither by the multitude;

3 Ne. 20:7
But he truly gave unto them bread to eat, and also wine to drink.

3 Ne. 20:8
And he said unto them: He that eateth this bread eateth of my body to his soul; and he that drinketh of this wine drinketh of my blood to his soul; and his soul shall never hunger nor thirst, but shall be filled.

3 Ne. 26:13
Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

Moro. 4:3
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it; that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

Moro. 6:6
And they did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine, in remembrance of the Lord Jesus.