Neh 8:8-12, Isa 29:24, Mat 11:25, 16:17, Act 6:7, 26:9-11, Gal 1:23 | ESV | STEP | They read from the book , from the Law of God , clearly , and they gave the sense , so that the people understood the reading .

Nehemiah 8:8-12

8 They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, ^{▼▼Or with interpretation, or paragraph by paragraph} and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.

This Day Is Holy

9 And Nehemiah, who was ^bthe governor, and Ezra ^cthe priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, ^d“This day is holy to the Lord your God; ^edo not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and ^fsend portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” 11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because ^gthey had understood the words that were declared to them.

Isaiah 29:24

24 And those ^hwho go astray in spirit will come to understanding,
and those who murmur will accept instruction.”

Matthew 11:25

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 ⁱAt that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, ^jLord of heaven and earth, that ^kyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^lrevealed them to little children;

Matthew 16:17

17 And Jesus answered him, ^m“Blessed are you, ⁿSimon Bar-Jonah! For ^oflesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ^pbut my Father who is in heaven.

Acts 6:7

7 And ^qthe word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests ^rbecame obedient to ^sthe faith.

Acts 26:9-11

9 ^t“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of ^uJesus of Nazareth. 10 ^vAnd I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority ^wfrom the chief priests, but ^xwhen they were put to death I cast my vote against them. 11 And ^yI punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them ^zblaspheme, and ^aain raging fury against them I ^abpersecuted them even to foreign cities.

Galatians 1:23

23 They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”