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NKJV, The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible for Women - Thomas Nelson
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible for Women
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible for Women
Promise and Purpose from God’s Word
Thomas Nelson
Since 1798
NASHVILLE DALLAS MEXICO CITY RIO DE JANEIRO BEIJING
New Spirit-Filled Life® Bible for Women
(Formerly published as Women of Destiny Bible)
Copyright © 2000, 2003, 2007 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version®
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) may be quoted or reprinted without prior written permission with the following qualifications:
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Contents
Preface to the New King James Version®
From the Publisher
Books of the Bible
The Hope Chest
Index to Letters
Index to Heroines of the Faith
Index to Praying the Word
Index to Words of Wisdom
List of Contributors
How to Use This Bible
How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit
Marilyn Hickey
Knowing God
Joy Dawson
How to Receive Divine Revelation from the Bible
Fuchsia Pickett
OLD TESTAMENT
NEW TESTAMENT
Contributor Biographies
Permissions
Concordance
Nelson’s Full-Color Maps
Map 1 - The World of the Patriarchs
Map 2 - The Exodus from Egypt
Map 3 - The Conquest of Canaan
Map 4 - The Twelve Tribes
Map 5 - David and Solomon’s Jerusalem
Map 6 - Jerusalem in New Testament Times
Map 7 - The Holy Land in the Time of Jesus
Map 8 - Paul’s First Missionary Journey and His Journey to Rome
Map 9 - Paul’s Second and Third Missionary Journeys
OLD TESTAMENT
Genesis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
Exodus
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40
Leviticus
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Numbers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36
Deuteronomy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34
Joshua
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
Judges
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21
Ruth
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
1 Samuel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
2 Samuel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
1 Kings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22
2 Kings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
1 Chronicles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29
2 Chronicles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36
Ezra
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Nehemiah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
Esther
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Job
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42
Psalms
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150
Proverbs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Ecclesiastes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Song of Solomon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Isaiah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66
Jeremiah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52
Lamentations
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ezekiel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48
Daniel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Hosea
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
Joel
1 | 2 | 3
Amos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Obadiah
1
Jonah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Micah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Nahum
1 | 2 | 3
Habakkuk
1 | 2 | 3
Zephaniah
1 | 2 | 3
Haggai
1 | 2
Zechariah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
Malachi
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28
Mark
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
Luke
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
John
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21
Acts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28
Romans
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
1 Corinthians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
2 Corinthians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
Galatians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Ephesians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Philippians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Colossians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
1 Thessalonians
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
2 Thessalonians
1 | 2 | 3
1 Timothy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
2 Timothy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Titus
1 | 2 | 3
Philemon
1
Hebrews
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
James
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
1 Peter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
2 Peter
1 | 2 | 3
1 John
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
2 John
1
3 John
1
Jude
1
Revelation
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22
Preface to the New King James Version®
Purpose
In the preface to the 1611 edition, the translators of the Authorized Version, known popularly as the King James Bible, state that it was not their purpose to make a new translation … but to make a good one better.
Indebted to the earlier work of William Tyndale and others, they saw their best contribution to consist in revising and enhancing the excellence of the English versions which had sprung from the Reformation of the sixteenth century. In harmony with the purpose of the King James scholars, the translators and editors of the present work have not pursued a goal of innovation. They have perceived the Holy Bible, New King James Version, as a continuation of the labors of the earlier translators, thus unlocking for today’s readers the spiritual treasures found especially in the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures.
A Living Legacy
For nearly four hundred years, and throughout several revisions of its English form, the King James Bible has been deeply revered among the English-speaking peoples of the world. The precision of translation for which it is historically renowned, and its majesty of style, have enabled that monumental version of the word of God to become the mainspring of the religion, language, and legal foundations of our civilization.
Although the Elizabethan period and our own era share in zeal for technical advance, the former period was more aggressively devoted to classical learning. Along with this awakened concern for the classics came a flourishing companion interest in the Scriptures, an interest that was enlivened by the conviction that the manuscripts were providentially handed down and were a trustworthy record of the inspired Word of God. The King James translators were committed to producing an English Bible that would be a precise translation, and by no means a paraphrase or a broadly approximate rendering. On the one hand, the scholars were almost as familiar with the original languages of the Bible as with their native English. On the other hand, their reverence for the divine Author and His Word assured a translation of the Scriptures in which only a principle of utmost accuracy could be accepted.
In 1786 Catholic scholar Alexander Geddes said of the King James Bible, If accuracy and strictest attention to the letter of the text be supposed to constitute an excellent version, this is of all versions the most excellent.
George Bernard Shaw became a literary legend in our century because of his severe and often humorous criticisms of our most cherished values. Surprisingly, however, Shaw pays the following tribute to the scholars commissioned by King James: The translation was extraordinarily well done because to the translators what they were translating was not merely a curious collection of ancient books written by different authors in different stages of culture, but the Word of God divinely revealed through His chosen and expressly inspired scribes. In this conviction they carried out their work with boundless reverence and care and achieved a beautifully artistic result.
History agrees with these estimates. Therefore, while seeking to unveil the excellent form of the traditional English Bible, special care has also been taken in the present edition to preserve the work of precision which is the legacy of the 1611 translators.
Complete Equivalence in Translation
Where new translation has been necessary in the New King James Version, the most complete representation of the original has been rendered by considering the history of usage and etymology of words in their contexts. This principle of complete equivalence seeks to preserve all of the information in the text, while presenting it in good literary form. Dynamic equivalence, a recent procedure in Bible translation, commonly results in paraphrasing where a more literal rendering is needed to reflect a specific and vital sense. For example, complete equivalence truly renders the original text in expressions such as lifted her voice and wept
(Gen. 21:16); I gave you cleanness of teeth
(Amos 4:6); Jesus met them, saying, ‘Rejoice!’
(Matt. 28:9); and Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me?
(John 2:4). Complete equivalence translates fully, in order to provide an English text that is both accurate and readable.
In keeping with the principle of complete equivalence, it is the policy to translate interjections which are commonly omitted in modern language renderings of the Bible. As an example, the interjection behold, in the older King James editions, continues to have a place in English usage, especially in dramatically calling attention to a spectacular scene, or an event of profound importance such as the Immanuel prophecy of Isaiah 7:14. Consequently, behold is retained for these occasions in the present edition. However, the Hebrew and Greek originals for this word can be translated variously, depending on the circumstances in the passage. Therefore, in addition to behold, words such as indeed, look, see, and surely are also rendered to convey the appropriate sense suggested by the context in each case.
In faithfulness to God and to our readers, it was deemed appropriate that all participating scholars sign a statement affirming their belief in the verbal and plenary inspiration of Scripture, and in the inerrancy of the original autographs.
Devotional Quality
The King James scholars readily appreciated the intrinsic beauty of divine revelation. They accordingly disciplined their talents to render well-chosen English words of their time, as well as a graceful, often musical arrangement of language, which has stirred the hearts of Bible readers through the years. The translators, the committees, and the editors of the present edition, while sensitive to the late-twentieth-century English idiom, and while adhering faithfully to the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, have sought to maintain those lyrical and devotional qualities that are so highly regarded in the Authorized Version. This devotional quality is especially apparent in the poetic and prophetic books, although even the relatively plain style of the Gospels and Epistles cannot strictly be likened, as sometimes suggested, to modern newspaper style. The Koine Greek of the New Testament is influenced by the Hebrew background of the writers, for whom even the gospel narratives were not merely flat utterance, but often sung in various degrees of rhythm.
The Style
Students of the Bible applaud the timeless devotional character of our historic Bible. Yet it is also universally understood that our language, like all living languages, has undergone profound change since 1611. Subsequent revisions of the King James Bible have sought to keep abreast of changes in English speech. The present work is a further step toward this objective. Where obsolescence and other reading difficulties exist, present-day vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar have been carefully integrated. Words representing ancient objects, such as chariot and phylactery, have no modern substitutes and are therefore retained.
A special feature of the New King James Version is its conformity to the thought flow of the 1611 Bible. The reader discovers that the sequence and selection of words, phrases, and clauses of the new edition, while much clearer, are so close to the traditional that there is remarkable ease in listening to the reading of either edition while following with the other.
In the discipline of translating biblical and other ancient languages, a standard method of transliteration, that is, the English spelling of untranslated words, such as names of persons and places, has never been commonly adopted. In keeping with the design of the present work, the King James spelling of untranslated words is retained, although made uniform throughout. For example, instead of the spellings Isaiah and Elijah in the Old Testament, and Esaias and Elias in the New Testament, Isaiah and Elijah now appear in both Testaments.
King James doctrinal and theological terms, for example, propitiation, justification, and sanctification, are generally familiar to English-speaking peoples. Such terms have been retained except where the original language indicates need for a more precise translation.
Readers of the Authorized Version will immediately be struck by the absence of several pronouns: thee, thou, and ye are replaced by the simple you, while, your, and yours are substituted for thy and thine as applicable. Thee, thou, thy, and thine were once forms of address to express a special relationship to human as well as divine persons. These pronouns are no longer part of our language. However, reverence for God in the present work is preserved by capitalizing pronouns, including You, Your, and Yours, which refer to Him. Additionally, capitalization of these pronouns benefits the reader by clearly distinguishing divine and human persons referred to in a passage. Without such capitalization the distinction is often obscure, because the antecedent of a pronoun is not always clear in the English translation.
In addition to the pronoun usages of the seventeenth century, the -eth and -est verb endings, so familiar in the earlier King James editions, are now obsolete. Unless a speaker is schooled in these verb endings, there is common difficulty in selecting the correct form to be used with a given subject of the verb in vocal prayer. That is, should we use love, loveth, or lovest? do, doeth, doest, or dost? have, hath, or hast? Because these forms are obsolete, contemporary English usage has been substituted for the previous verb endings.
In older editions of the King James Version, the frequency of the connective and far exceeded the limits of present English usage. Also, biblical linguists agree that the Hebrew and Greek original words for this conjunction may commonly be translated otherwise, depending on the immediate context. Therefore, instead of and, alternatives such as also, but, however, now, so, then, and thus are accordingly rendered in the present edition, when the original language permits.
The real character of the Authorized Version does not reside in its archaic pronouns or verbs or other grammatical forms of the seventeenth century, but rather in the care taken by its scholars to impart the letter and spirit of the original text in a majestic and reverent style.
The Format
The format of the New King James Version is designed to enhance the vividness and devotional quality of the Holy Scriptures:
• Subject headings assist the reader to identify topics and transitions in the biblical content.
• Words or phrases in italics indicate expressions in the original language which require clarification by additional English words, as also done throughout the history of the King James Bible.
• Verse numbers within a paragraph are easily distinguishable.
• Oblique type in the New Testament indicates a quotation from the Old Testament.
• Prose is divided into paragraphs to indicate the structure of thought.
• Poetry is structured as contemporary verse to reflect the poetic form and beauty of the passage in the original language.
• The covenant name of God was usually translated from the Hebrew as LORD
or God
(using capital letters as shown) in the King James Old Testament. This tradition is maintained. In the present edition the name is so capitalized whenever the covenant name is quoted in the New Testament from a passage in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament Text
The Hebrew Bible has come down to us through the scrupulous care of ancient scribes who copied the original text in successive generations. By the sixth century
a.d.
the scribes were succeeded by a group known as the Masoretes, who continued to preserve the sacred Scriptures for another five hundred years in a form known as the Masoretic Text. Babylonia, Palestine, and Tiberias were the main centers of Masoretic activity; but by the tenth century
a.d.
the Masoretes of Tiberias, led by the family of ben Asher, gained the ascendancy. Through subsequent editions, the ben Asher text became in the twelfth century the only recognized form of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Daniel Bomberg printed the first Rabbinic Bible in 1516–17; that work was followed in 1524–25 by a second edition prepared by Jacob ben Chayyim and also published by Bomberg. The text of ben Chayyim was adopted in most subsequent Hebrew Bibles, including those used by the King James translators. The ben Chayyim text was also used for the first two editions of Rudolph Kittel’s Biblia Hebraica of 1906 and 1912. In 1937 Paul Kahle published a third edition of Biblia Hebraica. This edition was based on the oldest dated manuscript of the ben Asher text, the Leningrad Manuscript B19a (
a.d.
1008), which Kahle regarded as superior to that used by ben Chayyim.
For the New King James Version the text used was the 1967/1977 Stuttgart edition of the Biblia Hebraica, with frequent comparisons being made with the Bomberg edition of 1524–25. The Septuagint (Greek) Version of the Old Testament and the Latin Vulgate also were consulted. In addition to referring to a variety of ancient versions of the Hebrew Scriptures, the New King James Version draws on the resources of relevant manuscripts from the Dead Sea caves. In the few places where the Hebrew was so obscure that the 1611 King James was compelled to follow one of the versions, but where information is now available to resolve the problems, the New King James Version follows the Hebrew text.
The New Testament Text
There is more manuscript support for the New Testament than for any other body of ancient literature. Over five thousand Greek, eight thousand Latin, and many more manuscripts in other languages attest the integrity of the New Testament. There is only one basic New Testament used by Protestants, Roman Catholics, and Orthodox, by conservatives and liberals. Minor variations in hand copying have appeared through the centuries, before mechanical printing began about
a.d.
1450.
Some variations exist in the spelling of Greek words, in word order, and in similar details. These ordinarily do not show up in translation and do not affect the sense of the text in any way.
Other manuscript differences such as omission or inclusion of a word or a clause, and two paragraphs in the Gospels, should not overshadow the overwhelming degree of agreement which exists among the ancient records. Bible readers may be assured that the most important differences in English New Testaments of today are due, not to manuscript divergence, but to the way in which translators view the task of translation: How literally should the text be rendered? How does the translator view the matter of biblical inspiration? Does the translator adopt a paraphrase when a literal rendering would be quite clear and more to the point? The New King James Version follows the historic precedent of the Authorized Version in maintaining a literal approach to translation, except where the idiom of the original language cannot be translated directly into our tongue.
The King James New Testament was based on the traditional text of the Greek-speaking churches, first published in 1516, and later called the Textus Receptus or Received Text. Although based on the relatively few available manuscripts, these were representative of many more which existed at the time but only became known later. In the late nineteenth century, B. Westcott and F. Hort taught that this text had been officially edited by the fourth-century church, but a total lack of historical evidence for this event has forced a revision of the theory. It is now widely held that the Byzantine Text that largely supports the Textus Receptus has as much right as the Alexandrian or any other tradition to be weighed in determining the text of the New Testament. Those readings in the Textus Receptus which have weak support are indicated in the side reference column as being opposed by both Critical and Majority Texts (see Popup Notes
).
Since the 1880s most contemporary translations of the New Testament have relied upon a relatively few manuscripts discovered chiefly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Such translations depend primarily on two manuscripts, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, because of their greater age. The Greek text obtained by using these sources and the related papyri (our most ancient manuscripts) is known as the Alexandrian Text. However, some scholars have grounds for doubting the faithfulness of Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, since they often disagree with one another, and Sinaiticus exhibits excessive omission.
A third viewpoint of New Testament scholarship holds that the best text is based on the consensus of the majority of existing Greek manuscripts. This text is called the Majority Text. Most of these manuscripts are in substantial agreement. Even though many are late, and none is earlier than the fifth century, usually their readings are verified by papyri, ancient versions, quotations from the early church fathers, or a combination of these. The Majority Text is similar to the Textus Receptus, but it corrects those readings which have little or no support in the Greek manuscript tradition.
Today, scholars agree that the science of New Testament textual criticism is in a state of flux. Very few scholars still favor the Textus Receptus as such, and then often for its historical prestige as the text of Luther, Calvin, Tyndale, and the King James Version. For about a century most have followed a Critical Text (so called because it is edited according to specific principles of textual criticism) which depends heavily upon the Alexandrian type of text. More recently many have abandoned this Critical Text (which is quite similar to the one edited by Westcott and Hort) for one that is more eclectic. Finally, a small but growing number of scholars prefer the Majority Text, which is close to the traditional text except in the Revelation.
In light of these facts, and also because the New King James Version is the fifth revision of a historic document translated from specific Greek texts, the editors decided to retain the traditional text in the body of the New Testament and to indicate major Critical and Majority Text variant readings in the popup notes. Although these variations are duly indicated in the popup notes of the present edition, it is most important to emphasize that fully eighty-five percent of the New Testament text is the same in the Textus Receptus, the Alexandrian Text, and the Majority Text.
New King James Translators’ Notes
Significant explanatory notes, alternate translations, and cross-references, as well as New Testament citations of Old Testament passages, are supplied.
Important textual variants in the Old Testament are identified in a standard form.
The textual notes in the present edition of the New Testament make no evaluation of readings, but do clearly indicate the manuscript sources of readings. They objectively present facts without such tendentious remarks as the best manuscripts omit
or the most reliable manuscripts read.
Such notes are value judgments that differ according to varying viewpoints on the text. By giving a clearly defined set of variants the New King James Version benefits readers of all textual persuasions.
Where significant variations occur in the New Testament Greek manuscripts, textual notes are classified as follows:
NU-Text
These variations from the traditional text generally represent the Alexandrian or Egyptian type of text described previously in The New Testament Text.
They are found in the Critical Text published in the twenty-seventh edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (N) and in the United Bible Societies’ fourth edition (U), hence the acronym, NU-Text.
M-Text
This symbol indicates points of variation in the Majority Text from the traditional text, as also previously discussed in The New Testament Text.
It should be noted that M stands for whatever reading is printed in the published Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text, whether supported by overwhelming, strong, or only a divided majority textual tradition.
The textual notes reflect the scholarship of the past 150 years and will assist the reader to observe the variations between the different manuscript traditions of the New Testament. Such information is generally not available in English translations of the New Testament.
From the Publisher
In 1991, the publisher launched The Spirit-Filled Life® Bible, a first in the Bible publishing industry. That Bible expressed the oneness of the Body of Christ under the work of the Holy Spirit and continues to serve as an instrument to unify the hearts and minds of those touched by the Pentecostal-Charismatic revival that began at the opening of the twentieth century and still flows with strength into the first decade of the twenty-first century. The many contributors to that edition were united in brotherly love under the lordship of Jesus Christ, so that all would attain to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ
(Eph. 4:13).
The publisher followed up The Spirit-Filled Life® Bible with Bibles for devotional reading and daily reading, student editions and editions especially for Spirit-filled women. The present work, again made possible by the loving contributions of many, aims to speak to the hearts and minds of the women of God. Women from across the wide spectrum of Charismatic-Pentecostal experience participated in this project, and their names are listed herein. Their wisdom, experiences and encouragements are brought with sincerity and truth, for the purpose of bringing you into a greater knowledge of the Word and into the loving fellowship of the Savior. There are many others whose names are not included, whose primary and indispensable contribution was intercessory prayer. The intangible contributions are surely as powerful as the tangible contributions. For all those who made The New Spirit-Filled Life® Bible for Women possible, the publisher wishes to express its deepest thanks.
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Books of the Bible
The Old Testament
Book • Abbreviation
Genesis • Gen.
Exodus • Ex.
Leviticus • Lev.
Numbers • Num.
Deuteronomy • Deut.
Joshua • Josh.
Judges • Judg.
Ruth • Ruth
1 Samuel • 1 Sam.
2 Samuel • 2 Sam.
1 Kings • 1 Kin.
2 Kings • 2 Kin.
1 Chronicles • 1 Chr.
2 Chronicles • 2 Chr.
Ezra • Ezra
Nehemiah • Neh.
Esther • Esth.
Job • Job
Psalms • Ps.
Proverbs • Prov.
Ecclesiastes • Eccl.
Song of Solomon • Song
Isaiah • Is.
Jeremiah • Jer.
Lamentations • Lam.
Ezekiel • Ezek.
Daniel • Dan.
Hosea • Hos.
Joel • Joel
Amos • Amos
Obadiah • Obad.
Jonah • Jon.
Micah • Mic.
Nahum • Nah.
Habakkuk • Hab.
Zephaniah • Zeph.
Haggai • Hag.
Zechariah • Zech.
Malachi • Mal.
The New Testament
Book • Abbreviation
Matthew • Matt.
Mark • Mark
Luke • Luke
John • John
Acts • Acts
Romans • Rom.
1 Corinthians • 1 Cor.
2 Corinthians • 2 Cor.
Galatians • Gal.
Ephesians • Eph.
Philippians • Phil.
Colossians • Col.
1 Thessalonians • 1 Thess.
2 Thessalonians • 2 Thess.
1 Timothy • 1 Tim.
2 Timothy • 2 Tim.
Titus • Titus
Philemon • Philem.
Hebrews • Heb.
James • James
1 Peter • 1 Pet.
2 Peter • 2 Pet.
1 John • 1 John
2 John • 2 John
3 John • 3 John
Jude • Jude
Revelation • Rev.
The Hope Chest
In the next several pages you will find a gift. It is a Hope Chest. It is your Hope Chest, filled with the great and precious promises that your Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, has given to you, His Bride.
Perhaps you have grown up with a hope chest of your own. If so, this section will hold a warm place in your heart, a place that represents promises fulfilled, promises of hope for the future, and promises of provision for the moment. May you receive all that your heavenly Bridegroom has to give you; His promises will exceed your greatest expectations.
You may be a woman who has never had a hope chest of your own. Maybe you always wanted one or looked longingly at someone else’s. This Hope Chest is a gift to you. It has been lavishly poured out for you, and contains many of God’s unfailing promises. As you read through it, may you bask in the immensity of His love and care for you.
Maybe you have experienced the disappointment of having a hope chest that was once full of dreams and expectant promises, but that came to represent broken promises, failure, hurt, or abuse. Dear one, this Hope Chest is for you; but it will never fail you. It is filled with promises from the One who is called Faithful and True. They are made by the One who gave His only Son to save you. As you sit and begin to go through this gift that is your Hope Chest, may your heart begin to be healed by the faithfulness, loving-kindness, compassion, mercy, and joy of the One who calls you His Bride.
The glorious thing about this Hope Chest is that what you find in these few pages is just the beginning! So rich and so vast are the promises of God toward you that you will find them flowing throughout the Bible. Search beyond the references you find here. A tremendous treasure awaits you. May this Hope Chest be a place to which you can come in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health. These are the promises of your Bridegroom to you, His precious Bride.
(Note: A * attached to a reference in the list below indicates that you will find a devotional letter connected with that Bible verse or passage.)
The Basis for the Bridegroom’s Promises:
Psalm 33:11
Psalm 18:30
Mark 13:31
Acts 20:32
Ephesians 1:13, 14
The Faithfulness of the Bridegroom to Fulfill His Promises:
1 Kings 8:56
Psalm 105:42
Isaiah 40:8
Isaiah 46:11
Hebrews 13:8
Promises of:
Salvation
*John 3:16, 17
Romans 3:20–24
Romans 5:6–8
Ephesians 1:7
*2 Peter 3:9
Grace
Psalm 84:11
Romans 5:15
Romans 6:14
*2 Timothy 1:9
Hebrews 4:15, 16
Mercy
1 Chronicles 16:34
Psalm 103:8
Psalm 118
Isaiah 55:7
1 Peter 1:3–5
Love
Isaiah 43:4
Jeremiah 31:3
*John 3:16, 17
Romans 5:5–8
Titus 3:4–7
Forgiveness
*Isaiah 1:18
Isaiah 43:25
Jeremiah 33:8
Romans 5:9, 10
Colossians 1:21–23
Righteousness
Psalm 89:16
Romans 1:16, 17
Romans 10:9, 10
Titus 2:11–13
*1 John 1:9
Deliverance
Psalm 34:4, 5
Psalm 34:19
1 Corinthians 10:13
Galatians 1:3, 4
2 Timothy 4:18
God’s Faithfulness
Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Psalm 36:5
Psalm 89:1, 2
*Lamentations 3:21–25
1 Corinthians 1:9
Hearing God’s Voice
Deuteronomy 5:24
*Deuteronomy 30:19, 20
1 Kings 19:11, 12
John 10:4, 5
John 10:16, 27
Guidance
Ezra 8:21
Psalm 37:23
Psalm 48:14
Proverbs 3:6
Proverbs 16:9
Acceptance
Ezekiel 20:41
John 6:37
2 Corinthians 5:18, 19
Ephesians 2:13–16
1 Peter 2:4, 5
God’s Presence
*Exodus 33:14
Deuteronomy 31:8
Psalm 23:4
Isaiah 60:19
John 14:23
Protection
Psalm 5:12
Psalm 46:1–3
*Psalm 91
Isaiah 43:2
John 10:29
The Bridegroom’s Return
John 14:3
1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17
Titus 2:13
Hebrews 9:28
Revelation 1:7
Freedom from Fear
Psalm 91:1, 4–7
Isaiah 35:3, 4
John 14:27
Romans 8:15
2 Timothy 1:7
Provision
Psalm 37:25, 26
Proverbs 10:3
*Matthew 6:31–33
2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Philippians 4:19
Everlasting Glory
John 14:1–3
Romans 8:17, 18
Philippians 3:20, 21
Colossians 3:4
Revelation 21:3–5
Promises for Your Business
Deuteronomy 8:18
Deuteronomy 28:1–6
Deuteronomy 29:9
Psalm 1:1–3
Proverbs 3:3–10
Promises for Unsaved Loved Ones
Matthew 18:11–14
1 Corinthians 7:13–16
*2 Corinthians 4:3–6
*1 Peter 3:1, 2
*2 Peter 3:9
Promises That God Will Hear Your Prayer
Psalm 37:4
Psalm 55:16, 17
*Jeremiah 33:2, 3
Matthew 7:7, 8
John 15:7
Promises That God Will Keep You
Numbers 6:24–26
*Isaiah 26:3, 4
Romans 8:38, 39
1 Peter 1:3–5
Jude 24
Promises When You Are:
Having Family Problems
*Genesis 22:17
Deuteronomy 11:19–21
Proverbs 29:15, 17
*Nahum 1:7
1 Peter 5:7
Feeling Lonely
Psalm 9:9, 10
Psalm 55:22
*Psalm 68:6
Isaiah 41:10
*John 14:16–18
Fearing Satan
Romans 16:20
*Ephesians 6:10–12
2 Thessalonians 3:3
James 4:7
1 John 4:4
Anxious and Worried
Psalm 94:19
*Matthew 6:31–34
Matthew 10:19, 20
Luke 12:22–28
*Philippians 4:6
Facing Difficulties
Deuteronomy 31:6
Isaiah 43:1, 2
Isaiah 44:2, 3
2 Corinthians 4:8, 9
*1 Peter 5:6–11
Considering Abortion
Genesis 1:26, 27
Deuteronomy 30:19
*Psalm 139:13–16
Isaiah 49:1
Jeremiah 1:5
Unhappy
*Psalm 43:5
Psalm 126:5
*Psalm 147:3
Isaiah 30:19
John 16:22
Persecuted
Romans 8:35–37
2 Corinthians 1:8–11
2 Thessalonians 3:3
1 Peter 4:12–14
*Revelation 12:11
Sick
Psalm 41:3
Isaiah 53:5
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
2 Corinthians 12:9
*James 5:14–16
Feeling Impatient
*Ecclesiastes 3
*Psalm 31:14, 15
Hebrews 6:12
Hebrews 10:35–37
*James 1:3, 4
Grieving
Psalm 116:15
Isaiah 51:3, 11
Isaiah 61:2
1 Thessalonians 4:13, 14
Revelation 21:4
Frustrated
Psalm 37:5–8
*Isaiah 26:3
*James 1:3
James 3:16–18
1 Peter 4:12, 13
Suffering
Psalm 55:22
Isaiah 40:29–31
Romans 8:17, 18
2 Corinthians 1:3–5
Philippians 3:10, 11
Discouraged
Psalm 27:13, 14
Psalm 138:7
Galatians 6:9
*Philippians 1:6
Hebrews 10:35, 36
Depressed
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 49:15, 16
Isaiah 61:3
*Romans 8:26, 27, 38, 39
*Philippians 4:8
In Need
*2 Chronicles 6:30
*Psalm 23:3
Isaiah 41:17
*Habakkuk 3:17–19
James 2:5
Having Problems in Your Marriage
Joshua 24:15
Malachi 2:14–16
1 Corinthians 7:2–4
*1 Corinthians 13
Ephesians 4:31, 32
Dealing with Divorce
Proverbs 3:5–7
Isaiah 40:29
Matthew 19:3–9
1 Corinthians 7:10–16
Philippians 4:6, 7
Being Tempted
1 Corinthians 10:13
Galatians 5:16
Hebrews 2:18
James 1:12
*1 Peter 5:8–10
Promises When You Need:
Finances
Psalm 23:1, 5
Psalm 34:9, 10
Proverbs 3:9, 10
*Malachi 3:10–12
Luke 16:10
Wisdom
Proverbs 3:13–15
Proverbs 9:10
Proverbs 10:31
Proverbs 16:20
James 1:5
Perseverance
Isaiah 40:29–31
Colossians 1:22–25
Hebrews 10:35, 36
1 Peter 1:7–9
Revelation 3:5
Strength
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 68:35
Isaiah 35:3, 4
Isaiah 40:31
*Habakkuk 3:17–19
To Know Truth
Psalm 25:12–15
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 119:160
*John 8:31, 32
John 14:16, 17
A Miracle
Matthew 18:19
Mark 9:23, 24
John 14:12–14
Ephesians 3:20
*James 5:14, 16
To Know You Are Loved
Isaiah 43:1
*Jeremiah 29:11
*Zephaniah 3:17
Romans 8:38, 39
1 John 4:16
To Be Filled with the Holy Spirit
Matthew 3:11
Luke 11:9–13
*John 14:16, 17
*Acts 1:8; 2:1–4
Acts 2:38, 39
To Forgive
*Matthew 6:12
Mark 11:25
Luke 6:35, 37
Ephesians 4:31, 32
Colossians 3:13
To Know God’s Will
Proverbs 2:4–7
Proverbs 3:5, 6
Proverbs 28:5
Isaiah 42:16
John 16:13
Peace of Mind
Numbers 6:24–26
*Isaiah 26:3
Isaiah 32:17
*Philippians 4:6, 7
*2 Timothy 1:7
To Surrender to God
Isaiah 57:15
Jeremiah 42:6
*Matthew 11:29
*James 4:7, 10
1 Peter 5:5, 6
Promises When You Feel:
Insecure
Isaiah 32:18
John 10:29
Romans 8:37–39
2 Corinthians 12:9, 10
*Philippians 1:6
Condemned
Romans 8:1, 2
Romans 8:38, 39
1 Corinthians 6:11
*1 John 1:9
1 John 2:1, 2
Your Life Has No Value
Psalm 139
*Jeremiah 29:11
Matthew 10:29–31
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
1 John 3:16
Angry
Psalm 37:7, 8
Proverbs 14:29
Proverbs 29:22
*Ephesians 4:26
James 1:19, 20
Bitter
*Deuteronomy 29:18
Hebrews 12:15
2 Kings 14:26, 27
Isaiah 38:17
Ephesians 4:31
Guilty
Psalm 32:1, 2
Romans 5:6–11
Romans 5:18, 19
Romans 8:33, 34
2 Corinthians 7:10
Joyful
Psalm 16:11
Psalm 33:1–3
Psalm 100
Isaiah 51:11
Philippians 4:4
Weak
Psalm 18:1–3
Psalm 27:1
Psalm 29:11
Psalm 138:1–3
Isaiah 40:26–31
Hopeless
Psalm 33:18–22
Psalm 42:11
Psalm 71:1–6
Romans 5:1–5
Hebrews 6:18, 19
Promises When You Have:
Been Rebellious
Romans 6:12, 13
Hebrews 13:17
*James 4:7–10
1 Peter 1:13–15
1 Peter 5:5, 6
Walked Away from the Lord
Isaiah 59:1, 2
James 1:12–14
*James 4:7–10
2 Peter 1:9, 10
*1 John 1:9
Children Who Have Walked Away from the Lord
*Isaiah 54:13
Hosea 14:4
*Luke 15:11–32
*2 Corinthians 4:3–6
Hebrews 10:35, 36
Promises When You Want To:
Grow Spiritually
2 Corinthians 3:18
Ephesians 3:17, 19
*Philippians 1:6, 9–11
1 Peter 2:1–3
2 Peter 1:5–8
Experience More Freedom
*John 8:32, 36
Romans 6:21–23
Romans 8:1–5
2 Corinthians 3:17
*Galatians 5:1
Live in Holiness
*Ezekiel 11:19, 20
Luke 1:74, 75
*2 Corinthians 7:1
*2 Timothy 1:9
2 Timothy 2:21
Pray
*Deuteronomy 32:30
*Jeremiah 33:3
Mark 11:24
Romans 8:26
*Philemon 4–7
Praise the Lord
Psalm 147:1
Psalm 150
Isaiah 25:1
*Acts 16:25, 26
1 Peter 2:9
Be a Better Wife
Psalm 128:3
Proverbs 12:4
Proverbs 14:1
*Proverbs 31:10–31
*Ephesians 5:21–33
Be a Better Mother
Deuteronomy 6:6–9
*1 Samuel 1:25–28
Psalm 128:1–4
*Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 29:15, 17
Be a Better Daughter
Deuteronomy 5:16
Proverbs 1:8, 9
Proverbs 23:22, 24, 25
2 Corinthians 6:17—7:1
Ephesians 6:1–3
Be Financially Responsible
Proverbs 3:9, 10
Matthew 6:20, 21, 33
Luke 6:38
2 Corinthians 9:6–8
1 Timothy 6:17–19
Repent
Acts 2:38, 39
Acts 3:19
Romans 2:4
*2 Peter 3:9
*1 John 1:8, 9
Witness to Others
*1 Chronicles 16:23, 24
Proverbs 11:30
*Matthew 28:18–20
*Romans 1:16
*2 Timothy 4:1–5
Promises When You Are Overcoming:
Lust
Galatians 5:16
1 Thessalonians 4:1–7
Titus 2:11–14
James 4:1–10
1 John 2:15–17
Being Deserted
Deuteronomy 31:6
Psalm 37:25
Psalm 68:5
Isaiah 49:15, 16
Isaiah 62:4
An Unfaithful Spouse
Psalm 32:7
Psalm 34:18
Psalm 147:3
Romans 12:17–20
Hebrews 13:5, 6
An Alcoholic Spouse
Psalm 27:5–8
Psalm 46
Psalm 91
John 14:27
Hebrews 12:1–3
A Heart Attack
Psalm 18:1–3, 6
Psalm 27:14
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 73:26
Psalm 145:18
Cancer
Psalm 23:1–4
Psalm 73:26
*Psalm 91
Isaiah 40:29–31
Isaiah 53:5
A Negative Environment
Psalm 1:1–3
Psalm 46:1, 2
Psalm 91
Isaiah 54:17
Philippians 4:8, 9
Addiction
Proverbs 21:31
John 8:36
2 Timothy 4:18
Hebrews 4:15, 16
*Hebrews 12:1–13
Criticism
*Nehemiah 4:1–3
Psalm 27:11–14
Psalm 31:13–24
Psalm 35:11–24
Psalm 41:9–13
Abortion
Psalm 3:3–5
*Psalm 51:14
Psalm 147:3
Isaiah 43:25
1 John 1:9
Mental Illness
Psalm 9:9, 10
Psalm 107:20
Proverbs 3:24–26
*Philippians 4:6, 7
*2 Timothy 1:7
A Mistake
Galatians 6:1, 2
Philippians 3:13, 14
James 4:10
1 Peter 5:6, 7
*1 John 1:9
Index to Letters
God’s Plan for Men and Women (Gen. 1:27) • Fuchsia Pickett
Restoration in Marriage (Gen. 2:21–24) • Betty Freidzon
The Desire of the Woman (Gen. 3:16b) • Jane Hansen
Pleasing God in an Ungodly World (Gen. 6:9–13) • Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
A Promise for the Generations (Gen. 22:17, 18) • Cindy Jacobs
Encouragement for Barren Women (Gen. 30:1) • Sharon Damazio
The Burning Bush (Ex. 3:1–6) • Kathy Gray
Prophetic Dance (Ex. 15:20) • Lora Allison
The Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:1–17) • Iverna Tompkins
The Holy Anointing Oil (Ex. 30:22–30) • Barbara Wentroble
A Place By Him (Ex. 33:12–15) • Ruth Ward Heflin
Serving Women (Ex. 38:8) • Mary Jean Pidgeon
Consecrated to Him (Lev. 11:44) • Terry Meeuwsen
Entering the Most Holy Place (Lev. 16:2) • Alice Smith
The Danger of Gossip (Lev. 19:16) • Melody Green
Staying Under the Cloud (Num. 9:17–23) • Bonnie Chavda
A New Season in God (Num. 13:16) • Barbara Wentroble
The Glory of the Lord (Num. 14:21) • Fuchsia Pickett
The Cleansing Sacrifice (Num. 19:2) • Joann Cole Webster
Loving God Completely (Deut. 6:5) • Evelyn Roberts
From Curses to Blessings (Deut. 23:5) • Mary Forsythe
Overcoming Bitterness (Deut. 29:18) • Judy Radachy
Choosing Life (Deut. 30:19) • Lindsay Roberts
Strategic Prayer (Deut. 32:30) • Barbara Wentroble
Courage and Joy (Josh. 1:7–9) • LaDonna Osborn
Being a Woman of Vision (Judg. 4:4) • Jane Hamon
Aiming on Target (Judg. 9:50–57) • Quin Sherrer
Angelic Visitation (Judg. 13:3) • Michal Ann Goll
Preparing Yourself for Destiny (Ruth 3:3) • Pat Chen
Giving Your Children to God (1 Sam. 1:25–28) • Quin Sherrer
Appropriate Grief (1 Sam. 16:1) • Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
Strengthening Yourself in the Lord (1 Sam. 30:6) • Beth Clark
Dancing Before the Lord (2 Sam. 6:16) • Lora Allison
Healing from Sexual Abuse (2 Sam. 13:4–14) • A Victorious Overcomer
Judging Between Good and Evil (1 Kin. 3:9) • Nancy Hinkle
The Jezebel Spirit (1 Kin. 21:7–14) • Cindy Jacobs
The Power of Music (2 Kin. 3:15) • Carol Owens
Raising a Josiah Generation (2 Kin. 22:2) • Rachel Burchfield
Tearing Down Idols (2 Kin. 23:3–7) • Agatha Chan
Understanding the Times (1 Chr. 12:32) • Dana Sherrard
Sharing the Faith (1 Chr. 16:23, 24) • Terry Meeuwsen
Fixing Your Heart (1 Chr. 29:18) • Mary Glazier
Worshiping in Unity (2 Chr. 5:11–14) • Solveig Henderson
The Release of the Spirit Through Brokenness (2 Chr. 6:30) • Joy Dawson
Healing the Land (2 Chr. 7:14) • Cindy Jacobs
Believing the Prophets (2 Chr. 20:20) • Cindy Jacobs
Fear: The Enemy of Worship (Ezra 3:3) • Nola Warren
Seeking the Right Way (Ezra 8:21) • Nancy Corbett Cole
Dealing with Ridicule (Neh. 4:1–3) • Kathy Gray
When You Feel Tempted to Quit (Neh. 6:11) • Iverna Tompkins
The Joy of the Lord (Neh. 8:10) • Cathy Lechner
Responding to the King (Esth. 2:1–8) • Serita Jakes
Impacting a Nation (Esth. 4:4–8) • Julie Anderson
For Such a Time as This
(Esth. 4:14) • Brenda Kilpatrick
Acquainting Yourself with Him (Job 22:21) • Bobbie Jean Merck
Prophetic Music (Job 35:10) • Lora Allison
Asking for the Nations (Ps. 2:8) • Lila Terhune
Restoring Your Soul (Ps. 23:3) • Paula Sandford
Overcoming Shame (Ps. 25:2, 3) • Bobbie Jean Merck
Waiting on God (Ps. 31:14, 15) • Bobbie Jean Merck
A Lifestyle of Worship (Ps. 34:1) • Judith Christie-McAllister
Hope Beyond Hope (Ps. 42:5) • Leslyn Musch
Dealing with Depression (Ps. 43:5) • Linda Mintle
Healing from Abortion (Ps. 51:14) • Kara Quinn-Smith
In Search of Reward (Ps. 62:12) • Carol Noe
God’s Provision for Single Women (Ps. 68:6) • Kim Bangs
The Lord’s Protection (Ps. 91) • Kathleen Dillard
Effective Bible Study (Ps. 119:9) • Fuchsia Pickett
Praying for Your Unborn Child (Ps. 139:15, 16) • Kara Quinn-Smith
Healing the Brokenhearted (Ps. 147:3) • Melody Green
Receiving Correction (Prov. 13:24) • Lora Allison
Dealing with Control (Prov. 14:1) • Lisa Bevere
A Happy Heart (Prov. 17:22) • Melody Green
You Are a Gift (Prov. 18:16) • Naomi Beard
The Power of Your Words (Prov. 18:21) • Germaine Copeland
The Ultimate Heart Specialist (Prov. 21:1, 2) • A. G. Rodriguez
Motherhood (Prov. 22:6) • Katie Luce
The Virtuous Woman (Prov. 31:10–31) • Jane Hansen
God’s Perfect Timing (Eccl. 3:1–8) • Ginger Lindsay
The New Song (Song 1:3, 4) • Ruth Ward Heflin
Dealing with Little Foxes (Song 2:15) • Terry Meeuwsen
Belonging to the Beloved (Song 7:10) • Pat Chen
Love vs. Romance (Song 8:4) • Kathleen Dillard
It’s Never Too Late (Is. 1:18) • Lori Graham Bakker
Here Am I! Send Me
(Is. 6:8) • Freda Lindsay
The Anointing (Is. 10:27) • Suzanne Hinn
Peace (Is. 26:3) • Sally Horton
New Things (Is. 42:9) • LaNora Van Arsdall
God’s Purpose for You (Is. 46:8–10) • Mary Glazier
Believing God for Your Children (Is. 54:13) • Ruthanne Garlock
The Mouth of the Lord (Is. 58:10–14) • Agnes Numer
Being Called by God (Is. 61:1–3) • Iverna Tompkins
The Father and His Family (Is. 63:16) • Jane Hansen
The Cluster Anointing (Is. 65:8) • Cindy Jacobs
Call for the Mourning Women
(Jer. 9:17) • Lila Terhune
Dealing with Spiritual Adultery (Jer. 23:1) • Cindy Jacobs
God’s Thoughts Toward You (Jer. 29:11) • Michal Ann Goll
An Answer of Restoration (Jer. 33:3–9) • Lindsay Roberts
His Great Faithfulness (Lam. 3:21–25) • Doris Greig
The Watch of the Lord (Ezek. 3:17) • Bonnie Chavda
Laying Siege to a City (Ezek. 4:1, 2) • Dee Eastman
A New Heart (Ezek. 11:19, 20) • Betty Thiessen
The Danger of the Occult (Ezek. 13:18) • Beth Alves
Standing in the Gap (Ezek. 22:30) • Lisa Otis
Understanding Who Satan Is (Ezek. 28:15–17) • Sue Curran
Recognizing Spiritual Abuse (Ezek. 34:2–10) • Cindy Jacobs
Seeing Dry Bones Live (Ezek. 37:1–4) • Barbara Wentroble
Your True Identity (Dan. 1:7) • Mary Forsythe
Living in the Lions’ Den (Dan. 6:15–23) • Nancy Corbett Cole
Breaking Spiritual Strongholds (Dan. 10:11, 12) • Cindy Jacobs
The Door of Hope (Hos. 2:15) • Cindy Jacobs
Returning to the Lord (Hos. 6:1) • Pam Pierce
Waiting on the Lord (Hos. 12:6) • Alice Smith
Prayer and Fasting (Joel 1:13, 14) • Alice Smith
Prophetic Restoration (Joel 2:25) • Pam Pierce
Prophetic Women (Joel 2:28) • Cindy Jacobs
Seek Me and Live
(Amos 5:14, 15, 24 • Fawn Parish
The Danger of Pride (Obad. 3, 4) • Fawn Parish
The God of Abounding Grace (Jon. 3:10) • Jill Griffith
What Is Good? (Mic. 6:8) • Freda Lindsay
I Will Arise
(Mic. 7:8) • Lori Graham Bakker
God as a Stronghold in Trouble (Nah. 1:7) • Cecilia Caballeros
Waiting for God’s Vision (Hab. 2:2, 3) • Gina Pearson
Living by Faith (Hab. 2:4) • Nancy Corbett Cole
God Is Our Strength (Hab. 3:17–19) • Mary Forsythe
Our Unfailing God (Zeph. 3:5) • Nancy Corbett Cole
God’s Rejoicing Over Us (Zeph. 3:17) • Fawn Parish
Shaking Nations (Hag. 2:6–9) • Judy Smith
Not Despising Small Things (Zech. 4:10) • Anna Hayford
Prayer Evangelism (Zech. 8:20, 21) • Ruth Silvoso
Grace and Supplication (Zech. 12:10) • Rebecca Wagner Sytsema
The Refiner’s Fire (Mal. 3:2, 3) • Kathleen Scataglini
The Blessings of Giving (Mal. 3:6–11) • Megan Doyle
The Right Kind of Fear (Mal. 4:2) • Barbara Wentroble
Being Salt and Light (Matt. 5:13–15) • Betsy Neuenschwander
The Power of Forgiveness (Matt. 6:12) • Sue Curran
Seeking His Kingdom (Matt. 6:33) • Anna Hayford
Radical Discipleship (Matt. 8:18–27) • Leslyn Musch
Taking His Yoke (Matt. 11:28–30) • Judy Radachy
Intergenerational Ministry (Matt. 18:1–5) • Esther Ilnisky
A Debt We Cannot Pay (Matt. 18:23–27) • Sue Curran
Intimacy Beyond Flesh (Matt. 19:5) • Jane Hansen
All Things Are Possible (Matt. 19:26) • Cathy Lechner
The Great Commission (Matt. 28:19) • Fawn Parish
Taking a Break (Mark 6:31) • Betty Thiessen
Blessing the Children (Mark 10:13–16) • Sue Ahn
Celebrating Communion (Mark 14:22–24) • Rachel Burchfield
Casting Out Demons (Mark 16:17) • Doris Wagner
Overcoming Temptation (Luke 4:2) • Jane Hamon
Preaching and Healing (Luke 9:1, 2) • Shirley Arnold
A Taste of Eternity (Luke 11:20) • Leslyn Musch
Praying for a Prodigal (Luke 15:11–13) • Quin Sherrer
Expressing Gratitude (Luke 17:11–19) • Doris Bush
Persevering Prayer (Luke 18:3–7) • A. G. Rodriguez
The Widow’s Mite (Luke 21:1–4) • Evelyn Roberts
How to Be Born Again (John 3:16) • Judy Radachy
Worshiping in Spirit and Truth (John 4:23, 24) • Judith Christie-McAllister
Healings and Miracles (John 5:1–9) • Bonnie Chavda
Successful Transition (John 6:15–21) • Barbara Yoder
Your Appointed Hour (John 7:8) • Bobbie Jean Merck
The Truth Shall Make You Free (John 8:31, 32) • Sharon Daugherty
Jesus as the Resurrection (John 11:25) • Naomi Dowdy
True Worship (John 12:1–7) • Judith Christie-McAllister
Receiving the Holy Spirit’s Comfort (John 14:16) • Lora Allison
Abiding in Jesus (John 15:4) • Miriam Witt
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8) • Jill Austin
Times of Refreshing (Acts 3:19) • LaNora Van Arsdall
Being with Jesus (Acts 4:13) • Jeri Hill
A Lifestyle of Giving (Acts 4:32) • Megan Doyle
The Glory of the Lord (Acts 7:55) • Fuchsia Pickett
The Power of Praising God (Acts 16:25, 26) • Jamie Owens Collins
Getting Rid of Occultic Objects (Acts 19:19) • Colleen Marocco
Apostolic Passion (Acts 20:24) • Susan Ryan
Impartation (Rom. 1:11) • LaNora Van Arsdall
Your Life’s Calling (Rom. 1:16) • Maria Annacondia
Abounding Grace (Rom. 5:20) • Cecilia Caballeros
Overcoming Eating Disorders (Rom. 7:16) • Linda Mintle
The God Who Understands (Rom. 8:26, 27) • Paula Sandford
All Things Work Together (Rom. 8:28, 29) • Doris Greig
Loving Without Hypocrisy (Rom. 12:9) • Nancy Corbett Cole
Overcoming Sectarianism (1 Cor. 1:10) • Cheryl Sacks
Being Found Faithful (1 Cor. 4:1, 2)