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Contemporary English Version

Index Contemporary English Version

The Contemporary English Version or CEV (also known as Bible for Today's Family) is a translation of the Bible into English, published by the American Bible Society. [1]

43 relations: Ahasuerus, American Bible Society, Bethabara, Bible version debate, BibleGateway.com, CEV, Child discipline, Christian views on Hell, Christian views on magic, Covering of the eyes, Dynamic and formal equivalence, Ezekiel 13, Good News Bible, Irvin J. Borowsky, Isaiah 25, Isaiah 30, Isaiah 40, Jehovah, John 16, John 1:1, John 3:16, Jubilee (biblical), Ki Teitzei, Kingsley's Meadow, Leviticus 18, Life Bible-Presbyterian Church, List of English Bible translations, Logos (Christianity), Lucifer, Luke 4, Modern English Bible translations, Parable of the Two Debtors, Psalm 151, Romans 14, Romans 16, Romans 7, The mystery of faith, Today's New International Version, Unclean spirit, Unguentarium, Veil, Verbal plenary preservation, 1 Timothy 2:12.

Ahasuerus

Ahasuerus (Asouēros in the Septuagint; or Assuerus in the Vulgate; commonly transliterated Achashverosh; cf. 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayārša; اخشورش Axšoreš; Xerxes) is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha.

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American Bible Society

The American Bible Society (ABS) is a United States–based nondenominational Bible society which publishes, distributes and translates the Bible and provides study aids and other tools to help people engage with the Bible.

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Bethabara

Bethabara (בית עברה; bēt ‛ăbārāh; Βηθαβαρά; Bēthabará; "house of the ford, place of crossing") is the name used by some versions of the New Testament for the site "beyond (i.e. east of) the Jordan" where John the Baptist preached and performed baptisms, where he met with a group of priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees to investigate his ministry, and where he baptised Jesus.

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Bible version debate

There have been various debates concerning the proper family of biblical manuscripts and translation techniques that should be used to translate the Bible into other languages.

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BibleGateway.com

BibleGateway.com is a website designed to allow easy reading, listening, studying, searching, and sharing of the Christian Bible in many different versions and translations, including English, French, Spanish, and other languages (see below).

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CEV

CEV may stand for.

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Child discipline

Child discipline is the methods used to prevent future behavioral problems in children.

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Christian views on Hell

In Christian theology, Hell is the place or state into which by God's definitive judgment unrepentant sinners pass either immediately after death (particular judgment) or in the general judgment.

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Christian views on magic

Christian views on magic vary widely among denominations and among individuals.

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Covering of the eyes

The phrase "covering of eyes" is found in.

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Dynamic and formal equivalence

Dynamic equivalence and formal equivalence, terms coined by Eugene Nida, are two dissimilar translation approaches, achieving differing level of literalness between the source text and the target text, as employed in biblical translation.

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Ezekiel 13

Ezekiel 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Good News Bible

The Good News Bible (GNB), also called the Good News Translation (GNT) in the United States, is an English translation of the Bible by the American Bible Society.

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Irvin J. Borowsky

Irvin J. Borowsky (November 23, 1924 – November 25, 2014) was an American publisher and philanthropist.

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Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25 is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Isaiah 30

Isaiah 30 is the thirtieth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Isaiah 40

Isaiah 40 is the fortieth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Jehovah

Jehovah is a Latinization of the Hebrew, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible and one of the seven names of God in Judaism.

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John 16

John 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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John 1:1

John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John.

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John 3:16

John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John of the New Testament) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Bible, and has been called the most famous Bible verse.

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Jubilee (biblical)

The Jubilee (יובל yōḇel; Yiddish: yoyvl) is the year at the end of seven cycles of shmita (Sabbatical years), and according to Biblical regulations had a special impact on the ownership and management of land in the Land of Israel; there is some debate whether it was the 49th year (the last year of seven sabbatical cycles, referred to as the Sabbath's Sabbath), or whether it was the following (50th) year.

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Ki Teitzei

Ki Teitzei, Ki Tetzei, Ki Tetse, Ki Thetze, Ki Tese, Ki Tetzey, or Ki Seitzei (— Hebrew for "when you go," the first words in the parashah) is the 49th weekly Torah portion (parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the Book of Deuteronomy.

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Kingsley's Meadow

Kingsley's Meadow is a Christian children's direct-to-video series that ran from 1999 to 2001.

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Leviticus 18

Leviticus 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the Book of Leviticus in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Life Bible-Presbyterian Church

Life Bible-Presbyterian Church (Abbreviation: LBPC) is a reformed, fundamental, and separatist Bible-Presbyterian church located at Gilstead Road, under the Novena Planning Area, within the Central Region of Singapore.

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List of English Bible translations

The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.

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Logos (Christianity)

In Christology, the Logos (lit) is a name or title of Jesus Christ, derived from the prologue to the Gospel of John (c 100) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God", as well as in the Book of Revelation (c 85), "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God." These passages have been important for establishing the doctrine of the divinity of Jesus since the earliest days of Christianity.

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Lucifer

Lucifer is a name that, according to dictionaries of the English language, refers either to the Devil or to the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star.

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Luke 4

Luke 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Modern English Bible translations

Many attempts have been made to translate the Bible into modern English, which in this context is defined as the form of English in use after 1800 (different from the linguistic meaning of Modern English).

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Parable of the Two Debtors

The Parable of the Two Debtors is a parable of Jesus.

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Psalm 151

Psalm 151 is a short psalm found in most copies of the Septuagint but not in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible.

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Romans 14

Romans 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Romans 16

Romans 16 is the sixteenth (and the last) chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Romans 7

Romans 7 is the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

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The mystery of faith

The people proclaim their faith and respect the truth.

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Today's New International Version

Today's New International Version (TNIV) was an English translation of the Bible developed by the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT).

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Unclean spirit

In English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering of Greek pneuma akatharton (πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον; plural pneumata akatharta (πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα)), which in its single occurrence in the Septuagint translates Hebrew tum'ah (רוח טומאה).

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Unguentarium

An unguentarium (plural "unguentaria") is a small ceramic or glass bottle found frequently by archaeologists at Hellenistic and Roman sites, especially in cemeteries.

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Veil

A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance.

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Verbal plenary preservation

In Protestant theology, verbal plenary preservation ("VPP") is a doctrine concerning the nature of the Bible.

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1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:12 is a New Testament passage from the pastoral epistle by that name, traditionally attributed the Apostle Paul.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_English_Version

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