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The Everyday Life Bible: The Power of God's Word for Everyday Living

Joyce Meyer

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Total reviews: 91 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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This October, Warner Faith will publish a comprehensive work that captures the essence and scope of a longtime bestselling author. Over the last 30 years, Joyce Meyer has taught on hundreds of topics, authored over 70 books, and conducted 20 conferences each year. Her television program is broadcast to two-thirds of the globe, and her radio program is broadcast on hundreds of stations around the world. She is one of the most recognized and respected Bible teachers in the world today.
The Everyday Life Bible takes the wealth of Joyce's teaching and weaves it into the amplified version of the Bible the same version she uses on her program.
Inside the pages of the Everyday Life Bible, readers will experience the opportunity to study Scripture as if Joyce were sitting next to them precept by precept. Not only will they learn more, they will be able to share this new understanding with family and friends in a practical and down-to-earth manner. This Specialty Bible contains five standing features and will be published in two formats: bonded leather and hardcover.
For years audiences have watched Joyce Meyer deliver powerful messages while holding the source of her inspiration, the Bible. Now the EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE can inspire them, too.

Amplified Bible

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Total reviews: 88 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Careful- don't read too much into it 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Although it may be helpful in seeing a range of possible meanings for words, it has often been used as a witness for formulating false or misleading doctrines. Just because a word can have a particular semantic range doesn't mean one can pick and choose the meaning they want. A term must be understood properly in its immediate and larger context to avoid mis-understanding the text. Read other translations first, and multiple commentaries before advocating a new-found meaning for a verse.

This version of Amplified Bible is missing pages 1 out of 5 stars.
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This particular version of the Amplified Bible from Amazon is missing pages from the New Testament. Returned for another of the same, and it was missing the same pages. The printing of this version must have been defective.

Amplified Bible, Large Print Hardcover Edition 5 out of 5 stars.
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Beautiful edition of the Amplified Bible! The print font used is so clear and bright on the page, and just the right size. These were gifts for friends who are elderly and have vision problems, and they were so thrilled they could actually read them with no difficulty at all.

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The Amplified Bible captures the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew.

KJV/Amplified® Parallel Bible, Large Print

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KJV-Amplified Parallel Bible 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a great bible if you are looking for the convenience of having both versions in your hands at the same time. I use it during ministry and the Amplified version does just that- it amplifies the meaning of primary words, so I can share the deeper meanings with my audience. The only thing I regret is that it is not produced in genuine leather- only bonded leather cover. I highly recommend this bible!

A MUST HAVE! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I'm a pastor and this particular bible is a blessing! I can now read in the KJV to lay a foundation for my older folks and read from the Amplified for the younger. Plus the Amplified gives added understanding of the scriptures! Thank you!

KJV/AMP Holy Bible 4 out of 5 stars.
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I like the Bible, some other features would be nice, like thumb reference,and some commentary but I understand it is a large Bible and much of what I would like to see would make it much more expensive. I am very satisfied with the purchase. Thank You

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The complete texts of both the historic King James Version and the popular Amplified translations set side-by-side--in large print for more comfortable reading and study.

KJV/Amplified Parallel Bible

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Total reviews: 40 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Thorough studying! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This bible is an excellent study bible. The amplified version offers a clarity without taking away from the kjv text! There is also companion scriptures that accompany the amplified verses. Great bible!!!

Exactly what I expected 5 out of 5 stars.
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I knew both translations and knew what I was buying. The look and layout is excellent and exactly like the discriptions. I am very happy with this purchase.

King James Version Amplified/Parallel Bible 4 out of 5 stars.
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I knew that this bible would be a little heavy because it is hardback, but I didn't know that it was going to be this much. It wasn't easy to follow along. I had difficulty knowing how to use it. I had no problems though once I had been taught. I learned & caught on rather quickly. This is my first King James Version Amplified/Parallel Bible. I got a hardback bible because they tend to be more durable & also last longer.

Awesome book 5 out of 5 stars.
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It was shipped and I received it the next day, everything that was in the invoice was accurate. The amplified version really breaks the material down so even a child can understand what is being said.

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- Easy comparison of historic standard King James Version with popular Amplified Bible - Abridged King James Version concordance - Abridged Amplified concordance

Amplified Bible LTD

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Easy to read, beautiful cover, minor cosmetic flaws 4 out of 5 stars.
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This Bible has beautiful binding, soft & sturdy. The leather binding makes the book easy to open and to keep it open. :) The text is larger than alot of Bibles I've read, so it's easy on the eyes. Nice color maps, concordance, etc. I hope this book lasts a long time because I really like it.

My only quip about this Bible is that although the silver edges of the pages are a nice change from the usual gold, it is not evenly applied and looks blotchy. You can't see it while the book is open but when you close it and look at the edges, it is obvious.

Love this Bible! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is such a fresh change from having a blue or black Bible. Its good quality, hip, and refreshing. Even though its fairly compact and lightweight, you dont have to sacrifice the "extras" as it has a huge glossary in the back. I can definitely see teens really enjoying it, I myself am in my mid-20's and love it, and I also know a woman who is in her late 40's who recently bought one.

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The Amplified Bible captures the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew, now in a stylish binding for fall.

Amplified Bible Mass Market

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

unreliable 1 out of 5 stars.
12 of 17 people found this review helpful.

Amplified Bible is an English translation that attempts to clarify the meanings of words in original Biblical languages (Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic). It uses multiple English word equivalents to amplify meanings that may otherwise have been concealed by the traditional translation method. It is very convenient to use. Unfortunately, the "amplification" is unreliable, often exaggerating or distorting the nuances of the words in original languages. The readers are misled to believe that he/she has uncovered "hidden treasure" not seen in standard English translations(KJV, NASB, NIV, etc.). In fact, most popular-level word study references suffer from this weakness. If you are serious about word study, but have no working knowledge of original Biblical languages, you should consult more reliable references such as Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words, Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, Interlinear for the Rest of Us, and ESV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear.

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The popular Amplified version, now available in a convenient, affordable edition.

Amplified Topical Reference Bible (Bible Amplified)

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Awesome! 5 out of 5 stars.
13 of 13 people found this review helpful.

If you do a lot of Bible study, I believe that a topical bible is a very useful tool! The Amplified Topical brings exact meanings and a historical context to the research you are doing. Likewise, If you need to locate something in a hurrry, the Topical bible is arranged in a way that makes this possible. NOTE:This does NOT replace a concordance. This is more of a topic tool, rather than a word search tool. It is subject based and narrows your scriptural search down drastically! Be blessed!

Verily Admirable And Useful 5 out of 5 stars.
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For those who do not know exactly what the Amplified Bible is I will give a short introduction to the translation. After that only will I dwell in the details of this particular edition, which is in particular the leather-bound Topical Reference Bible. In the end I will briefly give my general view on what Bible to own considering the translation methods applied.

A reader looking for a Bible should be aware of the difference between dynamic, free (paraphrase) and literal translations. I will only discuss the problems a translator has when trying to produce a literal translation; the Amplified Bible (AMP) is, afterall, first and foremost an attempt to produce a very literate translation faithful to both the original (SL) and the target language (TL). The problem with translating is of course that when we translate either on a word-level or on sentence-level we will most likely lose meaning on the word-level of words that either have various meanings or are ambiguous in the context. Even the most literate translations such as the King James Version (KJV) and the New American Standard Version (NASB) have this problem if they are unable to find an exactly rich and variable word in TL; in my opinion this is a paradox in itself and impossible, as a SL word is not only understandable by its grammatical but also by its semantic properties, to which the cultural identification has an immense effect.

What the AMP has done to avoid this problem is to give a rather ingenius way of glossing words that can have various meanings in the English language: with parentheses "()" AMP gives "additional phases of meaning included in the original word, phrase, or clause of the original language" (Introduction, ix). Brackets "[]" are used to "contain justified clarifying words or comments not actually expressed in the immediate original text, as well as definitions of Hebrew and Greek names". For example, I will here include the familiar passage from John 3:16:

"For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."

The word even is given in brackets and thus indicates that the word is a clarifying word not immediately present in the original Greek text but not in conflict with that text; often this is used to clarify a personal pronoun or a direct reference to Christ (as in John 1:1ff, where the "Word" is glossed with "Christ" in brackets). The so-called amplification occurs with the words "begotten", "believe in", "perish" and "eternal" and the additional meanings are given in parentheses. What this passage does not include is the use of italicized words. When whole sentences are italized they often indicate passages that are not found in the oldest manuscripts (often footnoted); if conjunctions are italized they are connected to an amplification: not present in the original text but necessary to connect two or more amplifications of a translated word.

Now I will move to discuss the present edition. This edition includes an introduction to each book and also gives an outline of the structure of the book in question. At the end of the Bible, after the Book of Revelation, is a bibliography and the Glossary section. The Glossary section is very useful if you are interested in a word-level meditation, as it gives you a list of words that are most often amplified with such and such words. As an example, it gives the word "discernment" and after it the words that are most consistently amplified with it (the words are "comprehension" and "understanding"). Then there is a concordance of 192 pages from the word "Abandon (Abandoned)" to "Zion (Zion's)". This is the place from where you can search for individual words within passages. Whilst never complete, this is a very exhaustive list and very useful.

The most useful feature of the Topical Reference Bible is the Topical Index after the Concordance. This is the most useful and informative section after the Bible itself and it works as follows: this index gives you, for example, "Aaron" as the first entry. Then it lists three categories (A, B, C) that are named "Family data", "His priesthood" and "Significant events". These categories include sub-categories that, as an example of his priesthood, refer to his duties: they are listed as "to teach God's decrees", "to offer prescribed sacrifices", "to officiate on the Day of Atonment" and "to make atonement in special situations", each after which the proper passage in the Bible is given. This spans for 175 pages from Aaron to Zophar, from individuals to topics such as animals in the Bible with proper passages given, baptism, Heaven, judgement, patience, Rome, etc. Consider that you want to know what the Bible in general speaks of sin, for example. Then you go to the Topical Index and it gives you a great reference tool; it is useful to read it through even as it stands, as the short descriptions are very useful. This is very helpful when you need to convince either yourself or your friend in argument that thus it stands in the Bible.

The edition I am reviewing is the leather-bound edition, and I can say that the leather is of excellent quality. The only negative side of this edition is that there is no zipper to protect the pages, but its absence allows the book to open more widely; I should also address this issue with a positive comment that even though my relationship with books forces me to handle them with care, occassionaly when I have placed this badly in my backpack the pages have never been damaged in any way. This is, of course, a subjective point I am making: I am sure that if you handle this book (or any other for that matter) roughly you will tear the thin pages apart.

You might have discerned as much already, but I truly recommend this edition. The glosses are abundant and helpful, and the Topical Index, whilst not completely exhaustive, is exhaustive enough. As a translation this is not as poetic as the KJV or the JPS (the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Tanakh), but this will not be a problem if you know it before purchasing; after all, what matters is that the translation is truthful to the Word of God. What you get is a very informatively supplemented Bible that is more than sufficient to your Bible study without too obvious or too intrusive footnotes. It has its own aims, but its main viewpoint is to prove it biblically, that is, to retain the harmony between the interpretation and Scripture. As an example is the identification of the Angel of the Lord with Christ pre-incarnate, not necessarily the most talked about feature in any Bible studies. Here the passages in the Torah are annotated accordingly and it always relies on the Scriptures; in the Topical Index there is an entry for the Angel of the Lord and a subcategory in the end that reads "How can we identify him as God (Jesus)?" What follows are references to the passages in which such information occurs.

No matter how much I enjoy this edition, I would recommend you not to be content with only a single edition yet if you thought you needed only one translation I would recommend this one. Thanks to the Internet and places such as the Bible Gateway you do not have to purchase every single edition, but I still recommend to obtain at least some different editions. I am a Finn and my first language is Finnish, thus I own three translations in Finnish; in English I have the KJV, NASB, AMP as well as the evocative JPS (it of course rearranges the books in the "Jewish order"). Of other languages I own an Italian translation. What I am trying to say is that even if you were to purchase the AMP now, always take heed of other translations. If you are looking for a full concordance, an exhaustive one bordering on suffocating in its enormity, this will not do. Yet if you grow into this translation you will have an excellent benchmark to evaluate other translations that might be free translations (The Message and The Living Bible are two examples). From the English translations I read this Amplified translation and the KJV the most, and then the JPS for the Hebrew Bible passages.

In short: if you are looking for an Amplified Bible, buy this one. If you are looking for a Bible to own without any previous translations, buy this one or the dual-edition with the KJV. If you are looking for a study Bible, this is more than sufficient, yet if you are looking for footnotes that guide you through as if this were an Arden Shakespeare edition, look for a more thorough edition. In fact, if you are looking for a study Bible, the King James Version Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible is hard to beat. If you are a literary-type of a person looking for a poetic translation, do not buy this but the KJV or the JPS translation of the Tanakh. Yet the AMP has been worth its price and more for this particular writer and has been in as heavy use as the KJV.

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A new, topically oriented edition of the popular Amplified Bible.

The Amplified Parallel Bible: New King James Version

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Complementary translations encourage in-depth study of the Scriptures
Bible study leaders, Scripture students, preachers, and people curious to see their favorite biblical texts in different translations will benefit from this volume. The same set of verses from both the NKJV and the Amplified Bible appear in side-by-side columns on each page, making for effortless verse comparison. And, readers will appreciate this edition's easy-to-read type, which is larger than that used in other parallel Bibles.
FEATURES
* 9.4 point type
* Black letter text
NEW KING JAMES VERSION
Completely updated, this translation remains faithful to the accuracy and beauty of the KJV, yet uses contemporary, readable language.
AMPLIFIED BIBLE
Displaying additional words that communicate shades of meaning in the original text, this translation expands the reader's understanding of the Scriptures.

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Good idea, but awkward and amplifications often questionable 2 out of 5 stars.
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The Amplified Bible follows a rather unique translation principle. It claims to express "nuances" of the original Hebrew and Greek texts.
Now this idea does sound noble. There are many nuances of especially the Greek text that do not translate very easily into English. However, in trying to be so expressive, the Amplified can be very awkward to read. The extreme "amplification" of the word "blessed" in the Beatitudes demonstrates this problem. Each Beatitude begins, "Blessed-happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous [that is, with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation regardless of their outward circumstances]...." Reading nine such amplifications in a row is very tedious.
But even more importantly, many of the Amplified Bible's "amplifications" are rather questionable. For instance, in Hebrews 1:4 in the Amplified, Jesus is said to have inherited "the glorious Name (title)." But Jesus' "glorious Name" is more likely merely a reference to His nature not just His title (see John 17:5). "Name" in Scripture often has this wider meaning.
So the idea behind the Amplified Bible is good, but the readability and quality leaves something to be desired. I review the Amplified in further detail, along with many other Bible versions, in my book Differences Between Bible Versions.

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The unique system of punctuation, italics, and references from the Amplified Bible, in a pocket-size New Testament edition.

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Joyce Meyer

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