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September 5 O DAY OF REST AND GLADNESSChristopher Wordsworth, 1807–1885There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest … (Hebrews 4:9, 10, 11)Christopher Wordsworth, a nephewContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 4 O BREATH OF LIFEBessie P. Head, 1850–1936I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known. (Habakkuk 3:2)Set us afire, Lord, stir us, we pray—while the world perishes, we go our wayPurposeless, passionless, day after day; setContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 3 GLORIOUS THINGS OF THEE ARE SPOKENJohn Newton, 1725–1807Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. GodContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

Answer: When the books of the Bible were originally written, they did not contain chapter or verse references. The Bible was divided into chapters and verses to help us find Scriptures more quickly and easily. It is much easier to find “John chapter 3, verse 16” than it is to find “for God so loved theContinue reading “Who divided the Bible into chapters and verses?”

The ESV Reader’s Bible was created for those who want to read the books of Scripture precisely as they were originally written. Verse numbers, section headings, and translation footnotes are helpful navigational and interpretive tools, but they are also relatively recent conventions. In the Reader’s Bible they have been removed from the Bible text, andContinue reading “ESV Reader’s Bible”