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The Bible (Contemporary English Version)
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Best Seller! Bright white pages and evenly measured text make the words seem to leap off the page. This Bible is a joy to read at home, in church or in outreach ministries. This quality, clothbound ha

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The Bible is God’s holy account of how the Earth was formed, what happened in the beginning, the history of pre & after Jesus , the history of the Old Prophets, what happened during the life of Jesus & His Apostles, as well as what is to come. The Bible instructs on how to live an... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The Bible is God’s holy account of how the Earth was formed, what happened in the beginning, the history of pre & after Jesus , the history of the Old Prophets, what happened during the life of Jesus & His Apostles, as well as what is to come. The Bible instructs on how to live an honest, holy life that will be beneficial not only to mankind, but will glorify our Lord. In the Bible is everything from how to treat your spouse to how to discern between right and wrong, and many other questions such as the Israel conflict, interracial marriage, homosexuality & women’s place in society. The list is endless. <b> Every question </b> that a person has <b> regarding about life can </b> and will be <b> truthfully answered </b> in the Bible. You just have to read it and be open

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  • “1 Peter 2:24 (CEV) Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.”
  • “Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on”
    1 Peter 1:3
  • “1 Peter 3:21 (CEV) Those flood waters were like baptism that now saves you. But baptism is more than just washing your body. It means turning to God with a clear conscience, because Jesus Christ was raised from death.”
  • “1 Peter 2:4 (CEV) Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone that people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored.”
  • “God the Father has decided to choose you as his people,and his Spirit has made you holy.You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood.”
    1 Peter 1 :2
  • “1 Peter 2:19-21 (CEV)19 God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him. 20 You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good. 21 After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.”
  • “You have never seen Jesus,and you don't see him now.But you still love him and have faith in him, and no words can tell how glad and happy you are to be saved . That's why you have faith”
    1 Peter 1 :8
  • “1 Peter 3:11-12 (CEV)11 Give up your evil ways and do right, as you find and follow the road that leads to peace. 12 The Lord watches over everyone who obeys him, and he listens to their prayers. But he opposes everyone who does evil."”
  • “1 Peter 2:16 (CEV) You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.”
  • “1 Peter 5:7 (CEV) God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.”
  • “1 Peter 5:8-9 (CEV)8 Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack. 9 But you must resist the devil and stay strong in your faith. You know that all over the world the Lord's followers are suffering just as you are.”
  • “2 Peter 1:5-8 (CEV)5 Do your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, 6 self-control, patience, devotion to God, 7 concern for others, and love. 8 If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful.”
  • “2 Peter 1:20-21 (CEV)20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.”
  • “2 Peter 2:10-11 (CEV)10 The Lord is especially hard on people who disobey him and don't think of anything except their own filthy desires. They are reckless and proud and are not afraid of cursing the glorious beings in heaven. 11 Although angels are more powerful than these evil beings, even the angels don't dare to accuse them to the Lord.”
  • “2 Peter 2:18-19 (CEV)18 They brag out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life. 19 They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.”
  • “2 Peter 3:9 (CEV) The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.”
  • “1 John 1:6-9 (CEV)6 If we say that we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth. 7 But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away. 8 If we say that we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts. 9 But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.”
  • “1 John 2:2 (CEV) Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.”
  • “1 John 2:14 (CEV)14 Children, I am writing you, because you have known the Father. Parents, I am writing you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing you, because you are strong. God's message is firm in your hearts, and you have defeated the evil one.”
  • “1 John 2:26-29 (CEV)26 I am writing to warn you about those people who are misleading you. 27 But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do. 28 Children, stay one in your hearts with Christ. Then when he returns, we will have confidence and won't have to hide in shame. 29 You know that Christ always does right and that everyone who does right is a child of God.”
  • “1 John 3:4-10 (CEV)4 Everyone who sins breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law. 5 You know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn't sinful, 6 and people who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen him. 7 Children, don't be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just like Christ himself. 8 Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done. 9 God's children cannot keep on being sinful. His life-giving power lives in them and makes them his children, so that they cannot keep on sinning. 10 You can tell God's children from the devil's children, because those who belong to the devil refuse to do right or to love each other.”
  • “1 John 3:19-24 (CEV)19 When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God. 20 But even if we don't feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if we feel at ease in the presence of God, we will have the courage to come near him. 22 He will give us whatever we ask, because we obey him and do what pleases him. 23 God wants us to have faith in his Son Jesus Christ and to love each other. This is also what Jesus taught us to do. 24 If we obey God's commandments, we will stay one in our hearts with him, and he will stay one with us. The Spirit that he has given us is proof that we are one with him.”
  • “1 John 4:1-2 (CEV)1 Dear friends, don't believe everyone who claims to have the Spirit of God. Test them all to find out if they really do come from God. Many false prophets have already gone out into the world, 2 and you can know which ones come from God. His Spirit says that Jesus Christ had a truly human body.”
  • “1 John 4:4 (CEV) Children, you belong to God, and you have defeated these enemies. God's Spirit is in you and is more powerful than the one that is in the world.”
  • “1 John 4:17-18 (CEV)17 If we truly love others and live as Christ did in this world, we won't be worried about the day of judgment. 18 A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows that we have not really learned to love.”
  • “1 John 5:14-15 (CEV)14 We are certain that God will hear our prayers when we ask for what pleases him. 15 And if we know that God listens when we pray, we are sure that our prayers have already been answered.”
  • “1 John 5:17 (CEV) Everything that is wrong is sin, but not all sins are deadly.”
  • “1 John 5:20 (CEV) We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.”
  • “2 John 1:6 (CEV) Love means that we do what God tells us. And from the beginning, he told you to love him.”
  • “2 John 1:9 (CEV) Don't keep changing what you were taught about Christ, or else God will no longer be with you. But if you hold firmly to what you were taught, both the Father and the Son will be with you.”
  • “Jude 1:3 (CEV) My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people.”
  • “Jude 1:10 (CEV) But these people insult powers they don't know anything about. They are like senseless animals that end up getting destroyed, because they live only by their feelings.”
  • “Jude 1:20 (CEV) Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray.”
  • “Philemon 1:6 (CEV) As you share your faith with others, I pray that they may come to know all the blessings Christ has given us.”
  • “Titus 1:1 (CEV) From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the truth about religion.”
  • “Titus 1:8-9 (CEV)8 Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled. 9 They must stick to the true message they were taught, so that their good teaching can help others and correct everyone who opposes it.”
  • “Titus 1:10 (CEV) There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers.”
  • “Titus 1:15-16 (CEV)15 Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed. 16 Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.”
  • “Titus 2:14 (CEV) He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.”
  • “Titus 3:11 (CEV) You know that their minds are twisted, and their own sins show how guilty they are.”
  • “Colossians 2:2-3 (CEV)2 I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery, 3 but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him.”
  • “1 John 2:15-16 (CEV)15 Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. 16 Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father.”
  • “Colossians 1:9 (CEV) We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.”
  • “Colossians 1:11 (CEV) His glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything, and you will be truly happy.”
  • “Colossians 1:13-14 (CEV)13 God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who forgives our sins and sets us free.”
  • “2 Thessalonians 1:11 (CEV) God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of being his people. We pray for God's power to help you do all the good things that you hope to do and that your faith makes you want to do.”
  • “Colossians 2:12-15 (CEV)12 And when you were baptized, it was the same as being buried with Christ. Then you were raised to life because you had faith in the power of God, who raised Christ from death. 13 You were dead, because you were sinful and were not God's people. But God let Christ make you alive, when he forgave all our sins. 14 God wiped out the charges that were against us for disobeying the Law of Moses. He took them away and nailed them to the cross. 15 There Christ defeated all powers and forces. He let the whole world see them being led away as prisoners when he celebrated his victory.”
  • “Colossians 2:18-19 (CEV)18 Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and who worship angels. They brag about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires. 19 They are no longer part of Christ, who is the head of the whole body. Christ gives the body its strength, and he uses its joints and muscles to hold it together, as it grows by the power of God.”
  • “Colossians 3:10 (CEV) Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.”
  • “Colossians 3:17 (CEV) Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.”
  • “Colossians 4:5-6 (CEV)5 When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 1:5 (CEV) When we told you the good news, it was with the power and assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words. You knew what kind of people we were and how we helped you.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 2:13 (CEV) We always thank God that you believed the message we preached. It came from him, and it isn't something made up by humans. You accepted it as God's message, and now he is working in you.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (CEV)11 Try your best to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work hard, just as we taught you to do. 12 Then you will be respected by people who are not followers of the Lord, and you won't have to depend on anyone.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 4:14 (CEV) We believe that Jesus died and was raised to life. We also believe that when God brings Jesus back again, he will bring with him all who had faith in Jesus before they died.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 5:8-11 (CEV)8 But we belong to the day. So we must stay sober and let our faith and love be like a suit of armor. Our firm hope that we will be saved is our helmet. 9 God doesn't intend to punish us, but wants us to be saved by our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 Christ died for us, so that we could live with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes. 11 That's why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 5:23 (CEV) I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.”
  • “1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 (CEV)14 My friends, we beg you to warn anyone who isn't living right. Encourage anyone who feels left out, help all who are weak, and be patient with everyone. 15 Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.”
  • “Philippians 1:6 (CEV) 6 God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.”
  • “Philippians 1:9-11 (CEV) 9 I pray that your love will keep on growing and that you will fully know and understand 10 how to make the right choices. Then you will still be pure and innocent when Christ returns. And until that day, 11 Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.”
  • “Philippians 2:1 (CEV) 1 Christ encourages you, and his love comforts you. God's Spirit unites you, and you are concerned for others.”
  • “Philippians 2:6-7 (CEV) 6 Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. 7 Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us.”
  • “Hebrews 1:14 (CEV) 14 Angels are merely spirits sent to serve people who are going to be saved.”
  • “Hebrews 1:4 (CEV) 4 He had become much greater than the angels, and the name he was given is far greater than any of theirs.”
  • “Hebrews 1:6 (CEV) 6 When God brings his first-born Son into the world, he commands all of his angels to worship him.”
  • “Isaiah 2:22 (CEV) 22 Stop trusting the power of humans. They are all going to die, so how can they help?”
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The Bible is like a small library that contains many books written by many authors.

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As long as the child can read and understand, then they can read the Bible. The Bible is for babies & grandparents. In the CEV translation, the translation is very simple & is perfect for ''baby'' Christians, as well as for the <i>babies</i> to understand. It can be read by the parent to the child, until the child's reading is at the level that they are ready to read by themselves.

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