Nehemiah 8:8
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”Nehemiah 8:8
What Does Nehemiah 8:8 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:8 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 8, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 24:45“Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,”Acts 28:23“And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.”Leviticus 10:11“And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.”Habakkuk 2:2“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.”Luke 24:27“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”Luke 24:32“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”Acts 8:30“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?”Acts 17:2“And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,”Matthew 5:21“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”Matthew 5:27“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”2 Kings 22:13“Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.”Ezra 4:18“The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.”Isaiah 32:4“The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.”Ezekiel 46:10“And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.”
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