Ezra 7:10

New International Version

For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:18

Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.

2 Chronicles 12:14

He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

2 Chronicles 19:3

There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”

2 Chronicles 30:22

Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

Ezra 7:11

This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, in accordance with the wisdom of your God, which you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to administer justice to all the people of Trans-Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach any who do not know them.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

Job 11:13

“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,

Psalm 1:2

but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

Psalm 10:17

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

Psalm 119:112

My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

Psalm 119:45

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Psalm 57:7

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.

Malachi 2:7

“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.

Matthew 5:19

Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

John 13:17

Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Acts 1:1

In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach

Deuteronomy 16:12

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and follow carefully these decrees.

Deuteronomy 33:10

He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

1 Timothy 3:2

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

Titus 2:1

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.

Titus 2:15

These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

1 Samuel 7:3

So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”