43 Bible Verses about Reading The Bible

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,