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Books of the Bible .................................................A4

Alphabetical Listing of Bible Books .....................A5

A Note to Readers .................................................A6

Introduction to the New Living Translation .......A7

NLT Bible Translation Team ...............................A14

The Old Testament ................................................. 1

The New Testament .......................................... 1153

Index of Designed Scripture Verses ................. 1499

Contents

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Genesis ......................... 3

Exodus ........................ 65

Leviticus ................... 118

Numbers ................... 153

Deuteronomy ........... 205

Joshua ....................... 248

Judges ....................... 277

Ruth .......................... 306

1 Samuel .................. 310

2 Samuel ................... 346

1 Kings ...................... 379

2 Kings ...................... 416

1 Chronicles ............. 453

2 Chronicles ............. 493

Ezra ........................... 535

Nehemiah ................. 548

Esther ....................... 567

Job ............................. 576

Psalms ....................... 621

Proverbs .................... 743

Ecclesiastes .............. 786

Song of Songs ........... 796

Isaiah ........................ 805

Jeremiah .................. 898

Lamentations .......... 981

Ezekiel...................... 992

Daniel ..................... 1054

Hosea ...................... 1072

Joel .......................... 1087

Amos ....................... 1093

Obadiah .................. 1105

Jonah ....................... 1108

Micah ..................... 1111

Nahum ................... 1120

Habakkuk ............... 1124

Zephaniah ............. 1129

Haggai .................... 1134

Zechariah ............... 1136

Malachi ................... 1148

Alphabetical Listing ofBIBLE BOOKSBIBLE BOOKSBIBLE BOOKS

The NEW Testament

The Old Testament

Matthew ................. 1155

Mark ........................ 1202

Luke ........................ 1229

John ......................... 1278

Acts ........................ 1309

Romans ................... 1350

1 Corinthians ......... 1369

2 Corinthians ......... 1387

Galatians................. 1398

Ephesians ............... 1405

Philippians ............. 1411

Colossians .............. 1416

1 Thessalonians ..... 1420

2 Thessalonians ..... 1424

1 Timothy ............... 1426

2 Timothy .............. 1431

Titus ........................ 1435

Philemon ................ 1438

Hebrews .................. 1439

James ...................... 1454

1 Peter ..................... 1459

2 Peter ..................... 1465

1 John ...................... 1468

2 John ...................... 1473

3 John ...................... 1474

Jude ......................... 1475

Revelation ............... 1477

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Acts ......................... 1309

Amos ....................... 1093

1 Chronicles ............. 453

2 Chronicles ............. 493

Colossians .............. 1416

1 Corinthians ......... 1369

2 Corinthians ......... 1387

Daniel ..................... 1054

Deuteronomy ........... 205

Ecclesiastes .............. 786

Ephesians ............... 1405

Esther ........................ 567

Exodus ........................ 65

Ezekiel....................... 992

Ezra ........................... 535

Galatians................. 1398

Genesis ......................... 3

Habakkuk ............... 1124

Haggai ..................... 1134

Hebrews .................. 1439

Hosea ...................... 1072

Isaiah ........................ 805

James ...................... 1454

Jeremiah ................... 898

Job ............................. 576

Joel .......................... 1087

John ......................... 1278

1 John ...................... 1468

2 John ...................... 1473

3 John ...................... 1474

Jonah ....................... 1108

Joshua ....................... 248

Jude ......................... 1475

Judges ....................... 277

1 Kings ...................... 379

2 Kings ..................... 416

Lamentations ........... 981

Leviticus ................... 118

Luke ........................ 1229

Malachi ................... 1148

Mark ........................ 1202

Matthew ................. 1155

Micah ...................... 1111

Nahum .................... 1120

Nehemiah ................. 548

Numbers ................... 153

Obadiah .................. 1105

1 Peter ..................... 1459

2 Peter ..................... 1465

Philemon ................ 1438

Philippians ............. 1411

Proverbs .................... 743

Psalms ....................... 621

Revelation ............... 1477

Romans ................... 1350

Ruth .......................... 306

1 Samuel ................... 310

2 Samuel ................... 346

Song of Songs ........... 796

1 Thessalonians ..... 1420

2 Thessalonians ..... 1424

1 Timothy ............... 1426

2 Timothy ............... 1431

Titus ........................ 1435

Zechariah ............... 1136

Zephaniah .............. 1129

Alphabetical Listing ofBIBLE BOOKSBIBLE BOOKSBIBLE BOOKS

The NEW Testament

The Old Testament

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The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, was first published in 1996. It quickly became one of the most popular Bible translations in the English-speaking world. While the NLT’s influence was rapidly growing, the Bible Translation Committee determined that an additional investment in scholarly review and text refinement could make it even better. So shortly after its initial publication, the committee began an eight-year process with the purpose of increasing the level of the NLT’s precision without sacrificing its easy-to-understand quality. This second-generation text was completed in 2004, with minor changes subsequently introduced in 2007, 2013, and 2015.

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We believe that the New Living Translation—which combines the latest biblical scholarship with a clear, dynamic writing style—will communicate God’s word powerfully to all who read it. We publish it with the prayer that God will use it to speak his timeless truth to the church and the world in a fresh, new way.

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The Account of Creation

1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.* 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit

of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw

that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the

waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space “sky.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one

place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. 10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from

the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the

skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.1:1 Or In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, . . . Or When God began to create the heavens and the earth, . . .

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24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings* in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth,* and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”27 So God created human beings* in his own image.

In the image of God he created them;male and female he created them.

28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.

31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!

And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.

2 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of

creation, so he rested* from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.The Man and Woman in EdenWhen the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs* came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. 9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pi shon, flowed around the entire land of Hav i lah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third branch, called the Ti gris, flowed east of the land of As shur. The fourth branch is called the Eu phra tes.1:26a Or man; Hebrew reads adam. 1:26b As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads all the earth. 1:27 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam. 2:2 Or ceased; also in 2:3. 2:6 Or mist.

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15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man* to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.

21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs* and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.

23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.

“This one is bone from my bone,and flesh from my flesh!

She will be called ‘woman,’because she was taken from ‘man.’”

24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.The Man and Woman Sin

3 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God real ly say you must not eat

the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman

replied. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.

8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man* and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”

12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”

13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?”“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,

2:19 Or Adam, and so throughout the chapter. 2:21 Or took a part of the man’s side. 3:8 Or Adam, and so throughout the chapter.

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“Because you have done this, you are cursedmore than all animals, domestic and wild.

You will crawl on your belly,groveling in the dust as long as you live.

15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.

He will strike* your head,and you will strike his heel.”

16 Then he said to the woman,

“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,and in pain you will give birth.

And you will desire to control your husband,but he will rule over you.*”

17 And to the man he said,

“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the treewhose fruit I commanded you not to eat,

the ground is cursed because of you.All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.

18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,though you will eat of its grains.

19 By the sweat of your browwill you have food to eat

until you return to the groundfrom which you were made.

For you were made from dust,and to dust you will return.”

Paradise Lost: God’s Judgment20 Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.* 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.

22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings* have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God ban-ished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Cain and Abel

4 Now Adam* had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became preg-nant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have

produced* a man!” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the

ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain pre sent ed some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.3:15 Or bruise; also in 3:15b. 3:16 Or And though you will have desire for your husband, / he will rule over you. 3:20 Eve sounds like a Hebrew term that means “to give life.” 3:22 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam. 4:1a Or the man; also in 4:25. 4:1b Or I have acquired. Cain sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “produce” or “acquire.”

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himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though every thing they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. 22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”God Confirms His Covenant

9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and mul-tiply. Fill the earth. 2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all

the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. 3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. 4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.

5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fel-low human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings* in his own image. 7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.”

8 Then God told Noah and his sons, 9 “I hereby confirm my cov enant with you and your descendants, 10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals— every living creature on earth. 11 Yes, I am confirming my cov enant with you. Never again will flood waters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”

12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my cov enant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. 13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my cov enant with you and with all the earth. 14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, 15 and I will remember my cov enant with you and with all liv-ing creatures. Never again will the flood waters destroy all life. 16 When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal cov enant between God and every living creature on earth.” 17 Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the cov enant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”Noah’s Sons18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Ja pheth. (Ham is the father of Ca naan.) 19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. 21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Ca naan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. 23 Then Shem and Ja pheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.

24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youn- gest son, had done. 25 Then he cursed Ca naan, the son of Ham:

“May Canaan be cursed!May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”

26 Then Noah said,

“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,and may Canaan be his servant!

27 May God expand the territory of Japheth! 9:6 Or man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.

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5 And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

6 Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets,* has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.*”Jesus Is Coming

7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.*”8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I

heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. 9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”

10 Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”

12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to

enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.* I am the bright morning star.”17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say,

“Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. 18 And I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds any-thing to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.

20 He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!21 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.*

22:6a Or The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets. 22:6b Or suddenly, or quickly; also in 22:7, 12, 20. 22:7 Or scroll; also in 22:9, 10, 18, 19. 22:16 Greek I am the root and offspring of David. 22:21 Other manuscripts read be with all; still others read be with all of God’s holy people. Some manuscripts add Amen.

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Designed Scripture VersesofINDEXINDEX

The Old TestamentGenesis

1:31 .....................................................................................32:16-17 ..............................................................................56:18 .....................................................................................99:16 .................................................................................. 1115:1 .................................................................................. 1618:14 ................................................................................ 1922:17 ................................................................................ 2526:24 ................................................................................ 3028:15 ................................................................................ 3333:11 ................................................................................ 4145:5 .................................................................................. 5649:18 ................................................................................ 6250:24 ................................................................................ 64

Exodus3:14 .................................................................................. 674:12 .................................................................................. 6814:14 ................................................................................ 8015:2 .................................................................................. 6515:11 ................................................................................ 8219:5 .................................................................................. 8720:1-17 ........................................................................... 8923:20 ................................................................................ 9433:14 ..............................................................................10634:6 ................................................................................10739:43 ..............................................................................115

Leviticus19:2 ................................................................................11822:31 ..............................................................................14426:12 ..............................................................................14826:13 ..............................................................................149

Numbers6:24-25 .........................................................................15314:8 ................................................................................17123:19 ..............................................................................185

Deuteronomy1:31 ................................................................................2064:24 ................................................................................2106:5 ...................................................................................2056:6 ...................................................................................2137:9 ...................................................................................2148:3 ...................................................................................21510:12 ..............................................................................21828:6 ................................................................................23531:6 ................................................................................24032:4 ................................................................................24133:27 ..............................................................................247

Joshua1:5 ...................................................................................2481:9 ...................................................................................2494:24 ................................................................................2516:16 ................................................................................25310:8 ................................................................................25823:14 ..............................................................................27424:14 ..............................................................................27524:15 ..............................................................................276

Judges2:1 ...................................................................................2785:31 ................................................................................2776:12 ................................................................................2846:24 ................................................................................285

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13:5 ................................................................................29416:28 ..............................................................................299

Ruth1:16 ................................................................................3062:12 ................................................................................3073:11 ................................................................................3084:14 ................................................................................309

1 Samuel2:1 ...................................................................................3102:8 ...................................................................................3113:10 ................................................................................3137:12 ................................................................................31712:16 ..............................................................................32216:7 ................................................................................32817:47 ..............................................................................33025:6 ................................................................................33930:6 ................................................................................344

2 Samuel1:25 ................................................................................3472:6 ...................................................................................3487:22 ................................................................................35410:12 ..............................................................................35722:2 ................................................................................37222:4 ................................................................................37322:29 ..............................................................................37422:33 ..............................................................................346

1 Kings3:12 ................................................................................3838:20 ................................................................................3918:23 ................................................................................37911:38 ..............................................................................39717:6 ................................................................................40518:39 ..............................................................................40819:12 ..............................................................................409

2 Kings2:11 ................................................................................4166:16 ................................................................................42320:5 ................................................................................444

1 Chronicles4:10 ................................................................................4585:20 ................................................................................46016:10 ..............................................................................47416:11 ..............................................................................47519:13 ..............................................................................47921:13 ..............................................................................48023:30 ..............................................................................48328:9 ................................................................................49029:11 ..............................................................................49129:17 ..............................................................................453

2 Chronicles2:6 ...................................................................................4947:3 ...................................................................................4997:14 ................................................................................49315:7 ................................................................................50719:9 ................................................................................51120:12 ..............................................................................51225:9 ................................................................................51832:8 ................................................................................527

Ezra3:11 ................................................................................5358:23 ................................................................................54410:4 ................................................................................546

Nehemiah2:18 ................................................................................5494:14 ................................................................................5518:10 ................................................................................5579:17 ................................................................................54813:31 ..............................................................................566

Esther4:14 ................................................................................5678:16 ................................................................................573

Job1:21 ................................................................................5775:11 ................................................................................5808:21 ................................................................................58312:13 ..............................................................................587

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19:25 ..............................................................................57622:21 ..............................................................................59823:10 ..............................................................................59933:26 ..............................................................................60938:4 ................................................................................61542:2 ................................................................................620

Psalms1:2 ...................................................................................6228:1 ...................................................................................62516:11 ..............................................................................62919:1 ................................................................................63323:1 ................................................................................63727:1 ................................................................................64034:8 ................................................................................64651:10 ..............................................................................66162:7 ................................................................................66981:1 ................................................................................68891:2 ................................................................................696107:29 ...........................................................................711118:24 ...........................................................................719119:105.........................................................................621126:5 ..............................................................................728139:1 ..............................................................................734150:6 ..............................................................................741

Proverbs3:5 ...................................................................................7454:23 ................................................................................7479:10 ................................................................................74310:21 ..............................................................................75516:3 ................................................................................76218:10 ..............................................................................76624:3 ................................................................................77427:9 ................................................................................77831:30 ..............................................................................785

Ecclesiastes3:1 ...................................................................................7863:11 ................................................................................7884:9 ...................................................................................78912:1 ................................................................................79412:13 ..............................................................................795

Song of Songs2:12 ................................................................................7973:2 ...................................................................................7984:7 ...................................................................................7998:6 ...................................................................................8048:7 ...................................................................................796

Isaiah1:18 ................................................................................8069:6 ...................................................................................81612:2 ................................................................................82125:1 ................................................................................83526:3 ................................................................................83630:21 ..............................................................................84435:2 ................................................................................85040:8 ................................................................................85740:31 ..............................................................................85943:1 ................................................................................80546:4 ................................................................................86953:5 ................................................................................87962:4 ................................................................................89064:8 ................................................................................89366:13 ..............................................................................896

Jeremiah6:16 ................................................................................9097:23 ................................................................................91110:10 ..............................................................................91611:4 ................................................................................91815:16 ..............................................................................92417:7 ................................................................................92620:9 ................................................................................93029:11 ..............................................................................94231:3 ................................................................................89831:25 ..............................................................................94632:27 ..............................................................................948

Lamentations2:19 ................................................................................9853:22 ................................................................................9813:26 ................................................................................9875:21 ................................................................................991

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Ezekiel3:3 ...................................................................................99317:21 ........................................................................... 100834:26 ........................................................................... 103436:26 ..............................................................................99237:4 ............................................................................. 103748:35 ........................................................................... 1053

Daniel2:22 ............................................................................. 10563:17 ............................................................................. 10584:34 ............................................................................. 10606:26 ............................................................................. 10639:4 ................................................................................ 106612:3 ............................................................................. 1054

Hosea2:20 ............................................................................. 107210:12 ........................................................................... 108212:6 ............................................................................. 108414:4 ............................................................................. 1086

Joel2:13 ............................................................................. 1087

Amos5:14 ............................................................................. 10995:24 ............................................................................. 1093

Obadiah17 ................................................................................. 1105

Jonah2:2 ................................................................................ 1108

Micah6:8 ................................................................................ 11117:7 ................................................................................ 1118

Nahum1:7 ................................................................................ 1120

Habakkuk3:17-18 ...................................................................... 11243:19 ............................................................................. 1127

Zephaniah2:3 ................................................................................ 11303:17 ............................................................................. 1129

Haggai2:4 ................................................................................ 1134

Zechariah1:3 ................................................................................ 11374:6 ................................................................................ 11389:9 ................................................................................ 113613:9 ............................................................................. 1146

Malachi1:11 ............................................................................. 11493:10 ............................................................................. 11504:2 ................................................................................ 11484:6 ................................................................................ 1151

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1:23 ............................................................................. 11564:19 ............................................................................. 11595:13 ............................................................................. 11605:14, 16 ...................................................................... 11616:9-13 ......................................................................... 11646:33 ............................................................................. 11556:34 ............................................................................. 11637:7 ................................................................................ 11657:24 ............................................................................. 116610:31 ........................................................................... 117011:28 ........................................................................... 117218:22 ........................................................................... 118224:35 ........................................................................... 119228:6 ............................................................................. 1200

Mark5:36 ............................................................................. 12096:50 ............................................................................. 12119:23 ............................................................................. 120210:14 ........................................................................... 121711:23 ........................................................................... 121916:15 ........................................................................... 1228

Luke1:37 ............................................................................. 12302:11 ............................................................................. 12292:14 ............................................................................. 12326:31 ............................................................................. 12428:5-8 ........................................................................... 12469:23 ............................................................................. 124910:42 ........................................................................... 125212:27-28 .................................................................... 125618:1 ............................................................................. 126321:27 ........................................................................... 126924:51-53 .................................................................... 1277

John1:16 ............................................................................. 12783:16 ............................................................................. 1281

7:38 ............................................................................. 12898:32 ............................................................................. 129010:11 ........................................................................... 129313:15 ........................................................................... 129814:6 ............................................................................. 129916:33 ........................................................................... 1302

Acts1:8 ................................................................................ 13092:21 ............................................................................. 131115:11 ........................................................................... 133017:28 ........................................................................... 133420:35 ........................................................................... 133827:25 ........................................................................... 1347

Romans3:24 ............................................................................. 13535:8 ................................................................................ 13558:28 ............................................................................. 13508:31 ............................................................................. 135810:17 ........................................................................... 136112:2 ............................................................................. 136315:13 ........................................................................... 1366

1 Corinthians1:3 ................................................................................ 13701:10 ............................................................................. 136910:31 ........................................................................... 137811:26 ........................................................................... 137913:4 ............................................................................. 138213:4, 7 ........................................................................ 138115:22 ........................................................................... 138416:14 ........................................................................... 1386

2 Corinthians1:3 ................................................................................ 13872:15 ............................................................................. 13883:17 ............................................................................. 13895:7 ................................................................................ 13905:17 ............................................................................. 1391

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9:7 ................................................................................ 139412:9 ............................................................................. 1396

Galatians2:20 ............................................................................. 14003:28 ............................................................................. 14015:1 ................................................................................ 14025:22-23 ...................................................................... 13986:9 ................................................................................ 1404

Ephesians2:14 ............................................................................. 14063:17 ............................................................................. 14074:4 ................................................................................ 14086:10 ............................................................................. 14106:13-14 ...................................................................... 1405

Philippians1:6 ................................................................................ 14122:3 ................................................................................ 14134:4 ................................................................................ 14144:6 ................................................................................ 14154:13 ............................................................................. 1411

Colossians1:27 ............................................................................. 14172:7 ................................................................................ 14163:12 ............................................................................. 14183:23 ............................................................................. 1419

1 Thessalonians3:12 ............................................................................. 14215:16-18 ...................................................................... 14205:24 ............................................................................. 1423

2 Thessalonians3:16 ............................................................................. 14253:18 ............................................................................. 1424

1 Timothy1:17 ............................................................................. 14264:12 ............................................................................. 14286:12 ............................................................................. 1430

2 Timothy1:7 ................................................................................ 14313:16 ............................................................................. 1433

Titus3:1 ................................................................................ 14363:5 ................................................................................ 14353:15 ............................................................................. 1437

Philemon4 .................................................................................... 1438

Hebrews4:12 ............................................................................. 14426:19 ............................................................................. 14448:10 ............................................................................. 144611:1 ............................................................................. 143912:1 ............................................................................. 1451

James1:17 ............................................................................. 14544:8 ................................................................................ 14575:16 ............................................................................. 1458

1 Peter1:7 ................................................................................ 14593:18 ............................................................................. 14625:7 ................................................................................ 1464

2 Peter3:14 ............................................................................. 14653:18 ............................................................................. 1467

1 John4:16 ............................................................................. 14714:19 ............................................................................. 1468

2 John3 .................................................................................... 1473

3 John4 .................................................................................... 1474

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Jude25 ................................................................................. 1475

Revelation1:8 ................................................................................ 14773:20 ............................................................................. 14804:8 ................................................................................ 14817:10 ............................................................................. 148319:1 ............................................................................. 149421:5 ............................................................................. 149722:12 ........................................................................... 1498

Designed Word ArtAmen ......................................................................... 1498Be Holy ........................................................................139Believe ....................................................................... 1321Celebrate .....................................................................224Courage ..........................................................282, 1314dedicate ......................................................................100Faith ................................................................... 49, 1074Forgiven ......................................................................704Healer ........................................................................ 1239

Holy ...............................................................................226Holy One ....................................................................827Hope.................................................................677, 1001Jesus ............................................................................ 1274Joy ...................................................................................699Lord ..................................................................167, 1189Lord of Heaven’s Armies ....................................935Lost and Found .................................................... 1260Love ............................................................... 1083, 1221Mercy ................................................................. 369, 957Peace .............................................................................161Pray ................................................................................433Promise ..........................................................810, 1141rejoice............................................................... 524, 658Son of God .............................................................. 1284Sovereign ................................................................. 1015Strength ............................................................ 363, 471The Name of the Lord .........................................961Trust ..............................................................................652victory .........................................................................864Wisdom .......................................................................775Worship .................................................................... 1491

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