Neh 8:3, Joh 7:46-49, Act 16:14 | ESV | STEP | And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday , in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand . And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law .

Nehemiah 8:3

3 ^aAnd he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

John 7:46-49

46 The officers answered, ^b“No one ever spoke like this man!” 47 The Pharisees answered them, ^c“Have you also been deceived? 48 ^dHave any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

Acts 16:14

14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, ^ewho was a worshiper of God. The Lord ^fopened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.