Isaiah 8:20

The Passion Translation

You are to answer them: “Listen to the teaching and instruction of the Lord! If their speech does not line up with his word, they will have no light of dawn!

Cross References

Psalm 119:130

Break open your Word within me until revelation-light shines out! Those with open hearts are given insight into your plans.

Psalm 78:5

The story of Israel is a lesson in God’s ways. He established decrees for Jacob and established the law in Israel, and he commanded our forefathers to teach them to their children.

Proverbs 4:18

But the lovers of God walk on the highway of light, and their way shines brighter and brighter until the perfect day.

Isaiah 1:10

Hear the word of Yahweh: “You leaders of Sodom, heed the correction of our God! People of Gomorrah, you’d better listen to his rebuke.”

Isaiah 8:16

Now, tie up the scroll and preserve it as legal evidence. Seal my instructions for the future for my disciples.

Isaiah 8:22

or to the earth, they will find only despair and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into obscure darkness!”

Jeremiah 6:16

Yahweh said to his people: “Stand at the crossroads. Now, consider your ways and ask for the ancient paths. Which is God’s way? Walk on his path, and you’ll enjoy a resting place for yourselves. But they said, ‘We will not. That’s not the path we want.’ ”

Jeremiah 8:9

The know-it-alls will be shamed, terrorized, and trapped. They walked away from the word of Yahweh, so wisdom walked away from them.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered them, “You are deluded, because your hearts are not filled with the revelation of the Scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 6:23

But if your eyes are focused on money, the light cannot penetrate and darkness takes its place. How profound will be the darkness within you if the light of truth cannot enter!

Mark 10:3

He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”

Luke 10:26

Jesus replied, “What do you read in the Law? How do you understand it?”

John 5:39

“You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, poring over them hoping to gain eternal life. Everything you read points to me,

Acts 17:11

They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul taught them was true.

Romans 1:22

Although claiming to be wise, they were in fact shallow fools.

2 Peter 1:19

And so we have been given the prophetic word—the written message of the prophets, made more reliable and fully validated by the confirming voice of God on the Mount of Transfiguration. And you will continue to do well if you stay focused on it. For this prophetic message is like a piercing light shining in a gloomy place until the dawning of a new day, when the Morning Star rises in your hearts.

2 Peter 1:9

But if anyone lacks these things, he is blind, constantly closing his eyes to the mysteries of our faith, and forgetting his innocence—for his past sins have been washed away.