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The NIV Application Commentary on Genesis is Now Available for Bible Gateway Plus Members (February Only)

We’re excited to announce that throughout the month of February, the NIV Application Commentary on Genesis is available as part of the Bible Gateway Plus digital library! If you’re a Bible Gateway Plus member, you can log in and access it right now! If you aren’t yet a Bible Gateway Plus member, click here to try it free for 30 days (and get access to the NIV Application Commentary on Genesis along with dozens of other titles).

“Which Bible Translation Is Best?” – Part 2: Word-for-word Bibles on Bible Gateway

Which Bible translation is best? In the latest installment of this blog series, we look at one of the two major types of Bible translation: "word-for-word" Bibles. What are the advantages of this type of Bible translation? What are some good examples you can read for yourself?

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The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: An Interview with Kyle Strobel

The Bible teaches a seemingly contradictory way to power: weakness. Are Christian leaders increasingly succumbing to the temptations of power and forgetting Jesus’ words to first give it up? What can be learned from the insights of J. I. Packer, Dallas Willard, Marva Dawn, Eugene Peterson, and other spiritual giants? Bible Gateway interviewed Kyle Strobel, who, with Jamin Goggin, authored the book, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus' Path of Power in a Church That Has Abandoned It (Thomas Nelson, 2017).

Where Do Verse and Chapter Numbers in the Bible Come From?

Chapter and verse numbers are such a familiar (and useful) part of Bible reading that we rarely give them much conscious thought. In fact, verse numbers are so integral to the way we talk about Scripture that it’s hard to imagine the Bible without them. But those numbers haven’t always been there.

Try it yourself! Turn off the display of chapter and verse numbers on Bible Gateway and see how it does or doesn’t change your Bible reading experience. Here's how to do it.

Exploring the Apocrypha Texts at Bible Gateway

The Apocrypha is a group of texts (sometimes called deuterocanonical texts) considered to be part of the Bible by some Christian traditions, but not others. These books are included in some Bibles but omitted from others.

Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, CNN: A Catholic Reads the Bible and browse the Catholic resources section in the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll enjoy low prices every day.

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