18 Bible Verses about Use Of The Scriptures

The things written in earlier times were written for our instruction, that we through endurance and the encouragement from the Scriptures might have hope.

He opened their minds that they might understand the scriptures.

You search (investigate) (study) the Scriptures because you think that in them you have everlasting life. These Scriptures testify about me.

They still did not know the Scripture that he must rise from the dead.

The Scripture he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer so he did not open his mouth.

Then Philip began at the same Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Paul went in, for it was his custom. He reasoned with them from the Scriptures for three Sabbath days.

But the Scriptures shut up (imprisoned) (pictured) all things (mankind) under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

When you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture: You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well.

He spoke about these things in his letters. Some things are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable distort them as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Much in every way. First they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

From childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise to salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was an Alexandrian who had a comprehensive knowledge of the scriptures and spoke eloquently.

Jesus answered: You are mistaken! You do not know the scriptures or the power of God.

Jesus replied: Is it not for this cause that you err? You do not know the scriptures or the power of God.

Moses has been preached in the synagogues from old times until now every Sabbath day.

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.

The Bereans were nobler than those in Thessalonica because they received the word with all readiness of mind and examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul told them was true.