16 Bible Verses about Reading Other Matter

Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.

Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.

The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."

Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.

For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and acknowledge and I hope you will fully acknowledge--

You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all.

On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

the letter that you sent to us has been plainly read before me.

Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease.

And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."