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Bible Sizes Explained: Pocket, Compact, Personal Size, Thinline and Standard
Bible sizes are not standardized, but roughly, a pocket Bible is about 3–4 inches wide, a compact Bible about 4–5 inches wide, a personal size Bible around 5 x 7...
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What Is a Study Bible, and How Do You Choose One?
A study Bible is a complete Bible with built-in study helps, such as notes, book introductions, cross-references, maps, charts, and articles, printed alongside the biblical text. Choose one by translation...
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What Is the ESV Bible? The English Standard Version Explained
The English Standard Version (ESV) is an “essentially literal,” word-for-word English Bible translation first published in 2001. It was revised from the 1971 Revised Standard Version and aims to combine...
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What Is the NLT Bible? The New Living Translation Explained
The New Living Translation (NLT) is a modern English Bible translated from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek by a team of scholars using a thought-for-thought (dynamic equivalence) method. Its goal...
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Which Bible Translation Should I Choose? ESV, NIV, NLT, CSB, KJV, NKJV and NASB Compared
Choose the Bible translation you will actually read. Word-for-word translations like the NASB, ESV, KJV, and NKJV suit close study, thought-for-thought translations like the NLT suit easy reading, and balanced...
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What Is the Christ Candle? The White Center Candle of the Advent Wreath
The Christ candle is the large white candle in the center of the Advent wreath, lit on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Light...
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What to Write in a First Communion Card: Messages, Blessings, and Wishes
Write a First Communion card by congratulating the child by name, naming the joy of receiving Jesus in the Eucharist, and adding a short blessing or prayer. Include the date...
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Books of the Catholic Bible: All 73 in Order (and Why Protestant Bibles Have 66)
The Catholic Bible has 73 books: 46 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Protestant Bibles have 66 books because they do not include seven Old Testament...
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The Ten Commandments: Catholic vs Protestant Numbering Explained
Catholics and Protestants share the same Ten Commandments from Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, but they number them differently. Catholics and Lutherans combine the commands about other gods and graven...
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What to Write in a Sympathy Card: Christian Messages and Prayers for Loss
Write a sympathy card by naming the person who died, saying you are sorry, sharing one brief memory or quality you admired, and offering a simple prayer or specific help....
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