Zondervan - NIV, LifeConnect Study Bible: Growing Deeper, Growing Stronger in Your Spiritual Life

NIV L IFE C ONNECT STUDY BIBLE GROWING DEEPER, GROWING STRONGER IN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE GENERAL EDITOR WAYNE CORDEIRO NIV LifeConnect Study Bible Copyright 2015 by Zondervan All rights reserved The Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by Permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Published by Zondervan Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA www.zondervan.com New International Version and NIV are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Book introductions and bottom of the page notes adapted from the NIV Archaeological Study Bible, copyright 2005 by Zondervan.

All rights reserved. The NIV Concordance copyright 1982, 1984, 2011 by Zondervan; The NIV Side-Column Cross-Reference System, copyright 1984 by Zondervan; Maps by International Mapping, copyright 2009 by Zondervan. All rights reserved. LifeConnect and SOAP articles, Quotes, Life Journal pages and reading plans, and information added to the book introductions and study notes, copyright 2015 by Wayne Cordeiro. ePub Edition March 2016: 978-0-310-41125-3

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