28 Bible Verses about Literacy

Hezekiah read the letters from the messengers. Then he went to Jehovah's Temple and shared them with Jehovah.

The king of Israel read the letter and tore his clothes and said: How can the king of Syria expect me to cure this man? Does he think that I am God, with the power of life and death? It is plain that he is trying to start a quarrel with me!

The king went up to the Temple of Jehovah. All the inhabitants of Judah young and old also went to Jehovah's Temple. Josiah read everything written in the Book of the Promise found in Jehovah's Temple so they could all hear it.

Ezra the priest brought the law to the meeting of the people. They were all able to listen to it. It was the first day of the seventh month.

The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah said to Seraiah: When you come to Babylon, see that you read all this.

Then he returned to Nazareth the place where he was raised. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day. This was his custom. There he stood up to read.

He was returning and sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

Happy is he who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and obey the things written in it: for the time is near.

After the public reading of the law and the prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying: You men and brothers if you have a message of encouragement for the people speak.

For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end:

When you read this you can understand my insight into the secret of Christ.

When this letter has been read among you, make sure it is read also in the congregation of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

I charge you by the Lord that this letter is to be read to all the brothers.

Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

The chief priest Hilkiah told the scribe Shaphan: I found the Book of the Law in Jehovah's House. Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who then read it. The scribe Shaphan reported to the king: We have taken the money donated in the temple and have given it to the workmen who are in charge of Jehovah's House. Then the scribe Shaphan told the king: The priest Hilkiah has given me a book. Shaphan read it to the king.

The meaning of the letter you sent to us has been made clear to me,

Then Jeremiah called Baruch, son of Neriah. Jeremiah dictated everything that Jehovah told him. Baruch wrote it all down on a scroll.

I Tertius, who wrote this letter, salute you in the Lord.

And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing. Our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.

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Moses finished writing all the words of this Law in a book. He gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant: Take this Book of the Law, and put it next to the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah your God, where it will be a witness against you.

The men went and passed through the land, and wrote a description of it by cities into seven parts in a book, and returned to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

David said: All this was written for me by Jehovah's hand. He made all the details of the plan clear to me.

He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, His name is John. They were all amazed.

This title was read by many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was impaled was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things in person.

The illiterate say: We cannot read it because we do not know how to read.