Life Application Study Bible NIV - Tyndale House

1 Tyndale House Publishers, , IllinoisandZondervan Publishing HouseGrand Rapids, MichiganlifeStudy BibleAPPLICATION TheLife Application Study Bible ,New International Version edition, is published jointly by Tyndale HousePublishers, Inc., and Zondervan. Hardcover editions are published by Tyndale House , and bonded leatherand genuine leather editions are published by House Publishers gratefully acknowledges the role of Youth for Christ/USA in preparing the LifeApplication notes and Bible Bible text used in this edition of theLife Application Study Bibleis theHoly Bible ,New InternationalVersion . life Application Study Biblecopyright 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2005 by Tyndale HousePublishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights Applicationis a registered trademark of Tyndale House Publishers, and Bible Helps copyright 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2005 by Tyndale HousePublishers, Inc.

2 New Testament notes and Bible Helps copyright 1986 owned by assignment by TyndaleHouse Publishers, Inc. Harmony of the Gospels copyright 1986 by James C. Galvin. Maps in textcopyright 1986, 1988, 2005 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permissionof Tyndale House Publishers. maps copyright 2000 by Zondervan. All rights presentation pages copyright 2005 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights system copyright 1991 by Zondervan. All rights reserved. Used by permission Bible ,New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent andTrademark Office by International Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission ofInternational Bible NIV text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio) up to and inclusive of fivehundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted donot amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 25 percent or more of thetotal text of the work in which they are of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page of the work as follows:Scripture taken from the Holy Bible , New International Version.

3 NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 byInternational Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights quotations from the NIV text are used in nonsalable media, such as church bulletins, orders ofservice, posters, transparencies or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials(NIV) must appear at the end of each commentary or other Biblical reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the NewInternational Version must obtain written permission for use of the NIV requests for commercial use within the and Canada that exceed the above guidelines mustbe directed to, and approved in writing by, requests for commercial use within the , EEC, and EFTA countries that exceed the aboveguidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.

4 , 47 Bedford Square,London WC1B 3DP, requests for non-commercial use that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, andapproved in writing by, International Bible Society, 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO by: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ZondervanWheaton, Illinois 60189, USAG rand Rapids, Michigan 49506, USAL ibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataBible. English. New International. Application Study Bible : New International 0-8423-4892-1 (hardcover : alk. paper). ISBN 0-8423-4893-X(hardcover indexed : alk. paper).I. Tyndale House Publishers. II. 20814 dc2197-2367 ISBN 0-8423-4892-1 HardcoverISBN 0-8423-4893-X Hardcover IndexedISBN 1-4143-0713-6 Hardcover Anniversary EditionPrinted in the United States of America09 08 07 06 0522 21 20 19 18 17 16 CONTENTSvList of the Books of the BibleviiThe NIV Cross-Reference Systemand AbbreviationsixPrefacexiiiContributorsxi vA Chronology ofBible Events andWorld EventsxvWhy theLife Application Study BibleIs UniquexviiWhat Is Application ?

5 XixFeatures of theLife Application Study Bible1 THEOLDTESTAMENT542A Harmony of the Books of Kings and Chronicles1517 The Time between the Old and New Testaments1521 THENEWTESTAMENT1791A Harmony of the Gospels1796 The Parables of Jesus1797 Jesus Miracles andComparison of theFour Gospels1798 Messianic Propheciesand Fulfillments1842 Maps of Paul s Journeys2179A Christian Worker s Resource2193365-Day Reading Plan2197 Table of Weights and Measures2199 Abbreviations in the Master Index2201 Master Index2299 Index to Charts2303 Index to Maps2305 Index to Personality Profiles2307 Dictionary/ConcordanceLISTOFTHEBOOKSOFTH EBIBLEThe Old Testament2 GENESIS94 EXODUS154 LEVITICUS192 NUMBERS252 DEUTERONOMY300 JOSHUA336 JUDGES380 RUTH388 1 SAMUEL444 2 SAMUEL490 1 KINGS546 2 KINGS598 1 CHRONICLES648 2 CHRONICLES701 EZRA723 NEHEMIAH748 ESTHER764 JOB822 PSALMS984 PROVERBS1044 ECCLESIASTES1062 SONG OF SONGS1074 ISAIAH1186 JEREMIAH1283 LAMENTATIONS129 7 EZEKIEL1364 DANIEL1392 HOSEA1416 JOEL1425 AMOS1441 OBADIAH1446 JONAH1453 MICAH1466 NAHUM1473 HABAKKUK1480 ZEPHANIAH1489 HAGGAI1493 ZECHARIAH1510 MALACHIThe New Testament1522 MATTHEW1602 MARK1656 LUKE1734 JOHN1800 ACTS1877 ROMANS1910 1 CORINTHIANS1942 2 CORINTHIANS1963 GALATIANS1978 EPHESIANS1992 PHILIPPIANS2004 COLOSSIANS201 71 THESSALONIANS2026 2 THESSALONIANS2032 1 TIMOTHY2044 2 TIMOTHY2053 TITUS2059 PHILEMON2063 HEBREWS2089 JAMES2099 1 PETER2111 2 PETER211 71 JOHN2128 2 JOHN2131 3 JOHN2134 JUDE2138 REVELATIONvTHE NIVCROSS-REFERENCESYSTEMThe New International Version has one of the most accurate

6 And best-organized cross-reference systems available. The system used in this Bible contains more than 23, cross-references link words or phrases in the NIV text with counterpart ,which use a bold lists of references are in Biblical order with one exception: If reference is made to averse within the same chapter, that verse (indicated by ver ) is listed ,somereferencesaremarkedwithanasterisk(* ),whichmeansthattheOldTestamentverseorph raseisquotedintheNewTestament(see,forexa mple,Gene-sis 1:3). The corresponding information is provided in the New Testament by the NIV textnote (see 2 Corinthians 4:6).Following is a list of abbreviations used in the cross-references:ABBREVIATIONS FOR THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLEG enesis.. GeIsaiah.. IsaRomans.. RoExodus.. ExJeremiah.. Jer 1 Corinthians.. 1 CoLeviticus.

7 LevLamentations.. La 2 Corinthians.. 2 CoNumbers.. NuEzekiel.. EzeGalatians.. GalDeuteronomy.. DtDaniel.. DaEphesians.. EphJoshua.. JosHosea.. HosPhilippians.. PhpJudges.. JdgJoel..Joel Colossians.. ColRuth.. RuAmos.. Am 1 Thessalonians.. 1Th1 Samuel.. 1 SaObadiah.. Ob 2 Thessalonians.. 2Th2 Samuel.. 2 SaJonah.. Jnh 1 Timothy.. 1Ti1 Kings.. 1 KiMicah.. Mic 2 Timothy.. 2Ti2 Kings.. 2 KiNahum.. NaTitus.. Tit1 Chronicles.. 1 ChHabakkuk.. HabPhilemon.. Phm2 Chronicles.. 2 ChZephaniah.. ZepHebrews.. HebEzra.. EzrHaggai.. HagJames.. JasNehemiah.. NeZechariah.. Zec 1 Peter.. 1 PeEsther.. EstMalachi.. Mal 2 Peter.. 2 PeJob .. JobMatthew.. Mt 1 John.. 1 JnPsalms.. PsMark.. Mk 2 John.. 2 JnProverbs.. PrLuke.. Lk 3 John.. 3 JnEcclesiastes.. EccJohn.. JnJude..JudeSong of Songs.. SSActs.. AcRevelation.

8 RevviiPREFACETHE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION is a completely new translation of the Holy Biblemadebyoverahundredscholarsworkingdi rectlyfromthebestavailableHebrew,Aramaic and Greek texts. It had its beginning in 1965 when, after several years of exploratory studyby committees from the Christian Reformed Church and the National Association of Evan-gelicals, a group of scholars met at Palos Heights, Illinois, and concurred in the need for anew translation of the Bible in contemporary English. This group, though not made up ofofficialchurchrepresentatives, number of leaders from many denominations who met in Chicago in body of fifteen, the Committee on Bible Translation, composed for the most part ofBiblicalscholarsfromcolleges,universit ies, (now the International Bible Society) generously undertook the financial sponsorshipof the project a sponsorship that made it possible to enlist the help of many distinguishedscholars.

9 The fact that participants from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia,and New Zealand worked together gave the project its international scope. That they werefrom many denominations including Anglican, Assemblies of God, Baptist, Brethren,Christian Reformed, Church of Christ, Evangelical Free, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist,Nazarene, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, and other churches helped to safeguard the transla-tion from sectarian it was made helps to give the New International Version its distinctiveness. The trans-lation of each book was assigned to a team of scholars. Next, one of the Intermediate Edito-rial Committees revised the initial translation, with constant reference to the Hebrew,Aramaic, , by the Committee on Bible Translation, which made further changes and then re-leased the final version for publication.

10 In this way the entire Bible underwent three revi-sions, during each of which the translation was examined for its faithfulness to the originallanguages and for its English this involved many thousands of hours of research and discussion regarding translation has been made by a more thorough process of review and revision fromcommittee to committee than this the beginning of the project, the Committee on Bible Translation held to certain goalsfor the New International Version: that it would be an accurate translation and one thatwould have clarity and literary quality and so prove suitable for public and private reading,teaching, preaching, memorizing, and liturgical use. The Committee also sought to working toward these goals, the translators were united in their commitment to theauthority and infallibility of the Bible as God s Word in written form.