Nehemiah 8:8
So 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.
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Habakkuk 2:2
Then the LORD answered me: "Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Matthew 5:21, 22, 27, 28
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' . . .

Luke 24:27, 32, 45
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. . . .

Acts 8:30-35
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. . . .

Acts 17:2, 3
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, . . .

Acts 28:23
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.

International Standard Version
They read from the Book of the Law of God, distinctly communicating its meaning, so they could understand the reading.

NET Bible
They read from the book of God's law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.
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