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If your life is not in jeopardy for what you believe, you’re probably on the wrong side!
If you don’t believe Genesis 1:1-11:32, how can you possibly believe John 3:16?
“Indeed, all who want to live a godly life united with the Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted.” (2Tim 3:12)
It is what you actually believe that determines how you walk out your faith, “but avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, quarrels and fights about the Torah; because they are worthless and futile.” (Titus 3:9)

Please Note: Absolutely nothing on this website should be taken as anti-Church or anti-Rabbinic. I am not anti-anything or anyone. I am only pro-Torah and pro-Truth (see “Philosophy”), but sometimes the Truth upsets our long-held beliefs. I know it certainly upset mine! For example, see “Why Isn’t My Theology Consistent Throughout the Website?”

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Scripture Versions Copyrights

In all Scripture versions quoted, out of deep respect for HaShem, I have taken the liberty of capitalizing nouns and pronouns that refer to Deity, whether or not they are capitalized in the original.

CJB: Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible by David H. Stern. Copyright © 1998. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 6120 Day Long Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029. www.messianicjewish.net.

AMP: Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from the Amplified® Bible, Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org”
Scripture quotations marked AMPC are taken from the Amplified® Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org”

ASV: The American Standard Version Bible is in the public domain in the United States.

BSB: Scripture quotations marked BSB are taken from The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB, Copyright © 2016, 2020 by Bible Hub. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. A formal license to use this version online was obtained from //berean.bible/licensing.htm on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. The various Berean Bible Versions may be found at these websites:
   //berean.bible - Berean Bible Homepage
   //interlinearbible.com - Berean Interlinear Bible
   //literalbible.com - Berean Literal Bible
   //bereanbible.com - Berean Standard Bible
   //annotatedbible.com - Berean Annotated Bible
   //majoritybible.com - Majority Standard Bible
Versions in multiple formats are available for free downloading at
//berean.bible/downloads.htm.

The Berean Bible and Majority Bible texts are officially placed into the public domain as of April 30, 2023. See terms and conditions.

CSB/HCSB: Scripture quotations marked CSB or HCSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Darby: Scripture quotations marked (Dar) or (Darby) are taken from the DARBY BIBLE, published in 1867, 1872, 1884, 1890; public domain.

DNLT: Scripture quotations marked DLNT are from the Disciples’ Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing.

ESV: Scripture quotations marked ESV are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

HNV: Scripture quotations marked HNV are taken from the Hebrew Names Version of the World English Bible, a Modern English update of the American Standard Version. This translation is in the Public Domain, so feel free to copy.

ISV: Scripture quotations marked ISV are from the International Standard Version® Release 2.0. Copyright © 1996-2013 by the ISV Foundation. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.

KJV: Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are taken from the KING JAMES VERSION, public domain.

MSG: Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

NAS/NASB: Scripture quotations marked NAS or NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

NIV: Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

I only quote from the NIV for comparison with other, actually reliable translations. As the “translators” have worked very hard to produce a “politically correct” and “gender-friendly” document, I agree with those who refer to this particular work as the “Non-Inspired Version” or “Nearly Inflammable Version.” (So to me it’s the I'm Not Interested [in this] Version.)

NLT: Scripture quotations marked NLT are from Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

WMB: Scripture quotations marked WMB are from the World Messianic Bible, a Public Domain translation of the Holy Bible into modern English as spoken among Messianic Jews. It has also been called the World English Bible: Messianic Edition and the Hebrew Names Version.

YLT: Scripture quotations marked YLT are from 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young, an extremely literal translation that attempts to preserve the tense and word usage as found in the original Greek and Hebrew writings. It is in the public domain.

RLS: Scripture quotations that are identified as my own (RLS) or marked “literal” are my own attempt at translation or paraphrase and should not be considered authoritative. Upon occasion, I have felt that a different translation of a word or phrase better represents the original. In these cases the changed text is enclosed in [square brackets]. When my initials are used in a comment, it denotes that the comment is my own personal opinion, with which you are certainly at liberty to disagree.

Maps

Maps are from BibleAtlas.org. Created using BibleMapper 3.0. Additional data from OpenBible.info.

Commentary Copyrights

Some notes and comments in my Paraphrase and Commentary of the whole Bible are taken directly or derived from The Complete Jewish Study Bible, by Rabbi Barry A. Rubin (ed.), copyright 2016 by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” When quoted directly they are identified by (CJSB).

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