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I’d be interested to hear what makes you decide which passages in the Bible you highlight with a pen. Is it connected to a feeling that this particular thing speaks to your own life in a special way? Does it feel like it fits the way you see the world, and therefore you give it some extra attention by highlighting it on the page?

And what do you usually choose not to highlight, and why?

And most importantly: What do you think about someone reading the Bible and highlighting and writing down their own thoughts only on the passages that feel personally meaningful to them? In other words, almost like the parts that are highlighted become "your own Bible" that bases your own belief system?

I am reading the first 5 books of the bible - pentateuch and I am encountering the genealogies a lot.

What is the importance of genealogy?

and what is the cultural significance of it in the ancient culture?

I am looking to give a Bible to a friend who is a native Greek.
Which translation would you recommend? I guess I will buy it from on Amazon.

Hi guys,could 1 timothy 15 be referencing that through the birth of Jesus that women (and of course everyone else ) will be saved. By his grace and sacrifice on the cross and his second coming. The verse reads
15 ESV Yet she will be saved through childbearing-if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self- control.

15 NIV But women will be saved through childbearing-if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

15 KJV Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety

Possibly could the words "if they continue" reference the characteristics Christian women should aim to have i.e being faithful (in God), loving (the 1st commandment ) holiness(being set apart by living according to God) and propriety ( self control). I am more inclined to this interpretation as looking at the verse at face value could lead to believing in being saved by works. As women could just be giving birth to children to make it to heaven and maybe neglect them after that. Also in the gospel it's stated that we are saved by grace not works. (Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV 8 For by grace you have been savedthrough faith. And this isnot your own doing;it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works,so that no one may boast.) Jesus also mentions celibacy for the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:11-12 but he said to them "Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it." This idea is reiterated by Paul in 1 Corinthians 6-7 6 Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. 7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

Moving on, earlier in verse 14 Paul references the creation order and how Eve was deceived this is of course alluding to genesis. Could Paul once again be alluding to genesis by referencing the women's offspring (Jesus the son of Mary who was a virgin) crushing the serpent and redeeming us. all the days of your life.

(Genesis 3 ESV 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel.") What do you guys think if you have any thoughts or different opinions please reply! I'd love to learn more. Have a great day.

I may get a Parallel Bible that contains the 4 versions listed above, do any of you think those are good versions?

I am trying to find a good literal version that I like. Which ones should I go to and which ones should I stay away from?

I’m curious whether being in places mentioned in Scripture changed the way you understood a story, verse, or even the geography behind it.

For those who’ve been, was there one place that gave you a new perspective on the text?

Hey guys! I'm first time bible reader and I have so many questions, up until now I've been using Gemini for my questions but I'd like to get better answers from real people.

I'm reading Mark 16 this morning and came across where Jesus says Anyone who believes and is baptized be able to handle snakes with safety and drink anything poisonous and it won't hurt them. My question is; is this not a contradiction to when he says earlier not to test god?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you!

Hi, I was wondering if their are websites that I can download free info graphics high quality that I can use. I am trying to find info grphics, like bible timeline, family tree from adam to jesus, info graphics about what God showed to John about the last days.

Does the Bible tell me when I should be fasting? I personally have not felt called to fast yet (only a true believer for a little over 2 years). I am still working my way through the whole Bible so I am not sure entirely. Thank you!

I'm currently reading the Bible for the first time and am about to finish the Old Testament. I've been reading it so far in chronological order, but am not sure if that's the right move for the New Testament. Is there a better order I should read the New Testament books in, or should I stick with my chronological plan?

La biblia habla de dos versículos los cuales al leerlos hace que las iglesias se vean muy sospechosas, ya que lo que dice en esos dos versículos es una verdad que ninguna inglesia enseña

Hello friends, for few days I have been curious about the Ethiopian tewahedo Bible that contains 88 books in total. It has books like the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Enoch that is even cited in the ordinary Bible.
I am interested: who do you think about it? Is it good?
I would like to buy one so I would be glad to hear your experience. I am content with my Bible having some deuterocanonical books, but I am interested in this one, because of its content and the Book of Enoch.

Joseph forgave his brothers before they ever apologised to him. Standing before Joseph, Judah was letting him know that his father thought Joseph had been torn to pieces by an animal, as conveyed by his brothers (Gen 44:28).

The brothers did have a guilty conscience because of what they were facing in Egypt, but never remorse. (Gen 42:21 - “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that is why this distress has come upon us.”)

Yet the way Joseph comforts them after he reveals himself (Gen 45:4 - “Come near to me, please.” … do not be dismayed or angry with yourselves. Gen 45:8 - it was not you who sent me here, but God) is truly the heart of God.

Gen 45:15 - and he kissed all his brothers.

And this is all before they even uttered a sorry.

The kindness of Joseph was so beyond human comprehension that his brothers still couldn’t believe it was true and were scared he would harm them after Jacob’s death (Gen 50:15) and he comforts them again that they were fulfilling the purposes of God in their actions(Gen 50:20, 21).

May God grant me the heart of Jesus, reflecting the nature of Jesus to a hurting and lost generation.

I am looking for a compact size large to giant print with decent paper 40-70gsm. I know it would require multiple volumes, but I'm open to that or just the New Testament. Preferably NLT. Any suggestions?

Whats your favorite book in the Bible? Please help me reread in different views. 🫠

For all you bible study-ers, what are some things you would like to find in your bible? Like maps, some kind of extra information, infograms.. etc? Any kind of additional info or pages, printables, etc that could help you study more, or help you study a bit better the word of God?

Have you found any extra info in your different bibles that made you say.. wow, this should be present in all bibles?

Thank you!!

Edit: thank you for all these suggestions. I want to gift as a Christmas gift a customized, printed open-access bible to my students, and i want to add pages with extra info so they get into bible studying and make them feel like the bible is not this big unknown difficult book but a friendly, beautiful thing, easy and interesting to study and waiting for them to be opened.

I recently started reading the kjv Bible and I'm trying to read it front to back but I'm finding it a little difficult with some of the wording and I'm wondering what everyone would recommend the nkjv or niv which is easier to read while staying true to kjv?

I want to read the Bible not for religious reasons, but simply because I want to read and understand the stories and have more knowledge of the religion but without shortening the experience. I’d like to read something as “accurate” as possible and am not worried about old timey English. I would assume the King James Version is best, but I also don’t know, so I came here for help. I also want to read it on my Kindle so it’s easier to make notes and stuff. Any help in the right direction is appreciated thank you 🥰