- Exodus 24:4 (NIV)
“Moses then wrote down everything the Lord had said.”
- Exodus 31:18 (NIV)
“When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.”
- Exodus 34:27 (NIV)
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.'”
- Deuteronomy 17:18-19 (NIV)
“When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees.”
- Deuteronomy 31:9 (NIV)
“So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.”
- Joshua 8:32 (NIV)
“There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses.”
- 1 Samuel 10:25 (NIV)
“Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:15 (NIV)
“Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, ‘I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.’ He gave it to Shaphan.”
- Psalm 45:1 (NIV)
“My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.”
- Jeremiah 30:2 (NIV)
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.'”
- Jeremiah 36:2 (NIV)
““Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now.”
- Habakkuk 2:2 (NIV)
“Then the Lord replied: ‘Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.'”
- Luke 1:3 (NIV)
“Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,”
- John 19:19 (NIV)
“Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews.”
- Acts 1:1-2 (NIV)
“In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.”
- Romans 15:4 (NIV)
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
- 2 Corinthians 3:2 (NIV)
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.”
- Colossians 4:16 (NIV)
“After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:27 (NIV)
“I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 (NIV)
“So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.”
- 1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)
“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.”
- Hebrews 8:10 (NIV)
“This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
- Revelation 1:11 (NIV)
“which said: ‘Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.'”
- Revelation 1:19 (NIV)
““Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.”
- Revelation 10:4 (NIV)
“And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.'”
- Revelation 14:13 (NIV)
“Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.'”
- Revelation 19:9 (NIV)
“Then the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ And he added, ‘These are the true words of God.'”
- Revelation 19:12 (NIV)
“His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.”
- Revelation 21:5 (NIV)
“He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'”
- Revelation 21:27 (NIV)
“Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”