Nehemiah 8:8
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8 So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation. They gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.
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Acts 28:23
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Paul Preaches in Rome
23 After they had set a day to meet with him, they came to him at his lodgings in great numbers. From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.
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Luke 24:45
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45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,
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Acts 17:2-3
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2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,(A) 3 explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah[a] to suffer and to rise from the dead and saying, “This is the Messiah,[b] Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.”(B)
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Acts 8:30-35
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30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32 Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and like a lamb silent before its shearer,
so he does not open his mouth.(A)
33 In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.(B)
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Luke 24:32
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32 They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us[a] while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?”
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- 24.32 Other ancient authorities lack within us
Luke 24:27
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27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.(A)
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Matthew 5:27-28
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Concerning Adultery
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’(A) 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(B)
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Matthew 5:21-22
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Concerning Anger
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’(A) 22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell[c] of fire.(B)
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Habakkuk 2:2
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2 Then the Lord answered me and said:
Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so that a runner may read it.(A)
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