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Genesis - 12:2-3 and 50:20

Exodus - 3:7-8 and 20:1-17

Leviticus - 19:1-2

Numbers - 14:33-34

Deuteronomy - 6:4-5

Joshua - 1:6 and 24:15

Judges - 21:25

Ruth - 1:16

I Samuel - 8:5, 15:22 and 16:7

II Samuel - 7:16

I Kings - 9:1-9 and 18:21

II Kings - 17:13-14

I Chronicles - 29:10-11

II Chronicles - 7:14

Ezra - 1:3 and 7:10

Nehemiah - 1:4-11 and 2:18

Esther - 4:14-16

Job - 1:21

Psalms - 23:1 and 46:1

Proverbs - 1:7, 9:10 and any five random proverbs from chapters 10-29

Ecclesiastes - 1:2 and 12:13

Song of Songs - 8:6-7

Isaiah - 1:18 and 52:13-53:12

Jeremiah - 3:12-13 and 31:33

Lamentations - 3:22-23

Ezekiel - 36:26

Daniel - 2:44 and 7:13-14

Hosea - 6:6

Joel - 2:13-14

Amos - 5:24 and 7:7-8

Obadiah - 1:13-15 and 1:21

Jonah - 4:2

Micah - 6:8

Nahum - 1:7-8

Habakkuk - 2:4

Zephaniah - 3:17

Haggai - 1:8

Zechariah - 9:9-10

Malachi - 3:1 and 4:2

Matthew - 5:17, 16:6 and 28:18-20 (If you have extra time, also read 5:1-29)

Mark - 1:1 and 10:45

Luke - 19:10 and 24:1-12

John - 1:1-3, 3:16, 14:6 and 20:31

Acts - 1:8 and 2:38

Romans - 1:16-17, 3:23, 6:23 and 10:9

I Corinthians - 1:10 and 15:3-4

II Corinthians - 5:17 and 5:20

Galatians - 2:16, 5:1 and 5:22-26

Ephesians - 2:8-10 and 6:10-17

Philippians - 2:5-11

Colossians - 1:15-18

I Thessalonians - 4:16-18

II Thessalonians - 2:15 and 3:13

I Timothy - 1:15, 2:5-6 and 3:15

II Timothy - 4:7-8

Titus - 2:11-15

Philemon - 1:15-16

Hebrews - 4:4 and 12:1

James - 1:22

I Peter - 1:3-5 and 2:9-12

II Peter - 1:3-7 and 3:9

I John - 1:5-7

II John - 1:6

III John - 1:8

Jude - 1:3 and 1:23-24

Revelation - 1:7-8, 21:5 and 22:20-21

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About the book

This book is built to be a nimble, content-rich breakdown of each book of the Bible that uses normal-person language to succinctly cover the big, important, obvious stuff and also take you into the equally important, less obvious stuff. You won’t need instructions on how to use the book in your hands; just open it up and you’ll know what to do.

For the reader

This compact companion and quick-reference guide brings the Bible alive and helps you explore God’s Word in ways you never thought possible.

This book will help you:

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  • Discover that learning about Scripture can be fun, fast and easy

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