21 Bible Verses about Reading The Scriptures

and now was on his way home. He was seated in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

Then Philip ran up and listened to him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue worship sent to them and said, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you may speak."

For Moses from the ancient generations has had his preachers in every town, and on every sabbath has been read aloud in the synagogues."

For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders, because they were ignorant of Him, by condemning Him have actually fulfilled the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,

Blessed be the man who reads them and the people who hear the messages of this prophecy read, and heed what is written in it, for the time is near.

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of the Scriptures, and to preaching and teaching.

So He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as His habit was on the Sabbath, He went to the synagogue and stood up to read.

But He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

Or, did you never read in the law that the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and yet are not guilty?

And He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female,

Then Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: 'That stone which the builders threw away has become the cornerstone; this is the work of the Lord and seems wonderful to us!'

But did you never read, on the resurrection of the dead, what God said to you,

He answered them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his soldiers were in need and hungry?

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

Jesus answered them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

and asked Him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus answered them, "Yes. Did you never read this, 'Out of the mouths of little children, yea, of infants, you have perfect praise'?"

But as to the rising of the dead, did you never read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

And He answered him, "What is written in the law? How does it read?"

Besides, their minds were made dull; for to this day that same veil remains unlifted, whenever they read the Old Covenant; because it is only through union with Christ that it is removed.

Indeed, to this very day, whenever Moses is read, a veil hangs over their hearts,