21 Bible Verses about Reading The Scriptures

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

Then Philip running up to him, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said, Well! but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

Then after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogues sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if ye are disposed to give a word of exhortation to the people, speak.

For Moses for ages past in every city hath those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.

For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, being ignorant of him, and the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath-day, by condemning him have fulfilled them.

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

Till I come, apply to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he went, according to his usual custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and rose up to read.

And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are not culpable?

But he replying, said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who created them from the beginning, created them male and female?

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye not read in the Scriptures, "The stone, which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner; this is done by the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes."

But with respect to the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you of God, saying,

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he was under necessity, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?

Have ye never read this scripture? "The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:

And Jesus answering said to them; Have ye never read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? Jesus replied to them, Yes; but have ye never read, "That out of the mouths of infants and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"

But concerning the dead, that they do rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And he said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?

But their understandings were darkened: for unto this day the same veil in their reading the old testament abideth unremoved; which veil is taken away by Christ.

For unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is spread over their hearts.