'Writing' in the Bible
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.
but I declare to thee that which is noted down in the Writing of Truth, and there is not one strengthening himself with me, concerning these, except Michael your head.
Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.
And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.
Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side.
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
Above His head they put up the charge against Him in writing: THIS IS JESUSTHE KING OF THE JEWS.
And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:
And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, 'And with lawless ones he was numbered.'
It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
And he began to say unto them -- 'To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.
And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS
Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
when, then, he was raised out of the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.
he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'
Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'
They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.
Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.
if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)
not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.
This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.
But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.
they said, therefore, to one another, 'We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.
After this, Jesus knowing that all things now have been finished, that the Writing may be fulfilled, saith, 'I thirst;'
For these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, 'A bone of him shall not be broken;'
and again another Writing saith, 'They shall look to him whom they did pierce.'
for not yet did they know the Writing, that it behoveth him out of the dead to rise again.
This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.
'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,
And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: 'As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;
and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him -- Jesus.
but that we write to them that they are to abstain from anything that has been contaminated by [being offered to] idols and from sexual impurity and from [eating the meat of] what has been strangled and from [the consumption of] blood.
writing [this letter] {to be delivered by them}: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers [who are] from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!
For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you.
But I have nothing specific about him to write to my lord. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I will have something to put in writing.
Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps [the spirit of] the Law will judge you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, break the Law.
for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'
Brethren, do you not know--for I am writing to people acquainted with the Law--that it is during our lifetime that we are subject to the Law?
for the Writing saith to Pharaoh -- 'For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'
For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by them.
for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'
God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known -- in Elijah -- what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,
Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.
But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,
I, Tertius, who am writing this letter, greet you in the Lord.
In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides in boastful rivalry, for one teacher against another.
I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
If anyone thinks he is a prophet or a spiritual person, he must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.
I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand.
Now we are writing nothing to you other than what you can read and also understand. I hope you will understand completely—
For this was my purpose in writing, to see if you would stand the test, whether you are obedient and committed to following my instruction in all things.
You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;
If, however, the service that proclaims death--its code being engraved in writing upon stones--came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily on the face of Moses because of the brightness of his face--a vanishing brightness;
For concerning the ministration which is for the saints, it is superfluous my writing to you.
This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
(Before God, what I'm writing to you is the truth.)
and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --
but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.
but what saith the Writing? 'Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;'
Look at how large these letters are because I am writing with my own hand!
Finally, my fellow believers, continue to rejoice and delight in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. May grace (God’s unmerited favor and blessing) be with you.
And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,
And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,
I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine. It is the way I write.
I hope to come to you soon. However, I'm writing this to you
But if I am delayed, [I am writing] in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
for the Writing saith, 'An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and 'Worthy is the workman of his reward.'
every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,
19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. (I will not mention to you that you owe me your very life.)
Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
For he did not make the angels rulers over the world to come, of which I am writing.
For this is the agreement which I will make with the people of Israel after those days: I will put my laws into their minds, writing them in their hearts: and I will be their God, and they will be my people:
Having a vessel of gold in it for burning perfumes, and the ark of the agreement, which was covered with gold and which had in it a pot made of gold for the manna, and Aaron's rod which put out buds, and the stones with the writing of the agreement;
This is the agreement which I will make with them after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts, writing them in their minds; he said,
If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well;
and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, 'Friend of God' he was called.
Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'
Peter, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ,To those [elect—both Jewish and Gentile believers] who live as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia [Minor], and Bithynia, who are chosen
Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
Dear friends, this is now the second of two letters I am writing to you, in which I have been trying to stimulate your pure minds by reminding you
[I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]—
We are writing these thingsso that our joy may be complete.
My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the Righteous One.
Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard.
Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
I am writing to you, little children,because your sins have been forgivenbecause of Jesus’ name.
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