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Nehemiah 8:8

WEB

8They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

KJV

8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

BSB

8So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it [+] and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

FBV

8They read from the Book of the Law of God, making clear the meaning so that the people could understand what it said.

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Extra References

Luke 24:45

45Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.


Acts 28:23

23When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.


Acts 8:30-35

30Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

31He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him. 32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth. 33In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

34The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

35Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.


Habakkuk 2:2

2The LORD answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.


Acts 17:2-3

2Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”


Luke 24:27

27Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.


Luke 24:32

32They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”


Matthew 5:27-28

27[+] You have heard that it was said, [+] You shall not commit adultery;’28but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.


Matthew 5:21-22

21You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’andWhoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause [+] will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ [+] will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.