Overview
The Bible addresses interpreter across 16 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Daniel and 1 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Dreams, Gifts from God, Language and Tongues. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar.
Key Bible verses about interpreter
Old Testament
Daniel
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. of the God: Cald. from before God that Daniel: or, that they should not destroy Daniel, etc
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. I have: Cald. That I have found captives: Cald. children of the captivity of Judah
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; maketh: Cald. hath made known
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. came: Cald. came up
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. but for: or, but for the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king
New Testament
1 Corinthians
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two: by two or three sentences separately
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
People in the Bible and interpreter
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying interpreter for yourself
- Begin with Daniel 2:18, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Daniel and 1 Corinthians each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Dreams, Gifts from God, Language and Tongues.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about interpreter?
The Bible addresses interpreter across 16 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Daniel and 1 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Dreams, Gifts from God, Language and Tongues. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar.
How many Bible verses are about interpreter?
The Bible references interpreter in 16 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention interpreter?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Daniel 2:18: “That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. of the God: Cald. from before God that Daniel: or, that they should not destroy Daniel, etc”
Which people in the Bible are associated with interpreter?
Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar.
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