Nehemiah 8:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Ezra read clearly from the book of the law of God, interpreting it so that all could understand what was read.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:2

The king went up to the house of the Lord with all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: priests, prophets, and all the people, great and small. He read aloud to them all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord.

Ezra 4:18

The communication which you sent us has been read in translation in my presence.

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people began to eat and drink, to distribute portions, and to celebrate with great joy, for they understood the words that had been explained to them. The Feast of Booths.

Nehemiah 8:7

The Levites Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah explained the law to the people, who remained in their places.

Nehemiah 8:9

Then Nehemiah, that is, the governor, and Ezra the priest-scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people: “Today is holy to the Lord your God. Do not lament, do not weep!”—for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.

Nehemiah 9:3

When they had taken their places, they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God, for a fourth of the day, and during another fourth they made their confession and bowed down before the Lord their God.

Ezekiel 46:10

When they come in, the prince shall be with them; he shall also leave with them.

Habakkuk 2:2

Then the Lord answered me and said: Write down the vision; Make it plain upon tablets, so that the one who reads it may run.

Luke 24:27

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures.

Luke 24:32

Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.

Acts 28:23

So they arranged a day with him and came to his lodgings in great numbers. From early morning until evening, he expounded his position to them, bearing witness to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets.