Bible Verses About The Greek Language And Scripture

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Directly says Scripture testifies of Christ.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

Names Hebrew, Greek, and Latin on the cross inscription.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Clear Bible command to search Scripture.

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Direct Bible passage on Jesus explaining Scripture.

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

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Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

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But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

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And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

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And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

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For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Shows written Scripture is for learning and hope.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Shows sacred writings can make someone wise for salvation.

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

Supports the idea of God speaking by foreign tongues.

As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

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I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.

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And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

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Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

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There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

States there are many kinds of languages in the world.

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

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Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

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Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Warns against twisting Scripture.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

States all Scripture is God-breathed and useful.

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Shows Scripture needs opening and understanding.

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

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(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Shows Paul speaking in Hebrew to be understood.

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

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It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

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For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

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And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

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