Scripture references used throughout this blog are from various translations:
AMP – Amplified® Bible
Copyright © 1987. All rights reserved. For Permission To Quote information visit http://www.lockman.org/
The "Amplified" trademark is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation.
ASV – American Standard Version (Public Domain)
CEV – Contemporary English Version®
Copyright © 1995 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.
ESV – English Standard Version
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.
KJV – King James Version (Public Domain)
MSG – The Message
Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
NJB – New Jerusalem Bible
Biblical text © 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and Doubleday Notes and Introductions © 1990 by Darton, Longman & Todd
Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement
with Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
NAB – New American Standard Bible
Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,
1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
NIV – New International Version®
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by
permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
The "NIV" and "New International Version" trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica.
NLT – New Living Translation
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004.
Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
YLT – Young's Literal Translation (Public Domain)


