Ecclesia Bible Society - The Voice, Compass Bible - The Study Bible for Navigating Your Life

Compass

The Study Bible for Navigating Your Life

Compass Bible Copyright 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

The Voice translation 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

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Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson.

Thomas Nelson is a trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Published in association with Eames Literary Services, Nashville, Tennessee.

eISBN: 9781401679125

Table of Contents

Thank you for purchasing the HarperCollins Christian Publishing eBook version from Thomas Nelson and Zondervans excellent line of Bible translations that exist to serve Christians who not only recognize the Bibles importance, but who also want a Bible to treasure in their lifelong pursuit of the knowledge of Gods revelation of Himself.

There are a multitude of Bibles available to engage children, youth, men, and women with the Word of God, including Text Only, Daily, Devotional, Reference, and Comprehensive Study.

What is the difference between an eBook and a print book?

eBook versions of various Bibles contain all of the content and supplementary materials found in the original print versions and are optimized for navigation in the various apps and devices used for display. eReaders recognize text as one fluid string and are formatted in a single column. eReaders currently do not support the more complex layout seen in print version books. Therefore, some content may not appear in the same place as in the original print version, but it is structured consistently and uses hyperlinks to navigate between related content.

How do I use the eBook Table of Contents?

*Important Note: Be sure to consult your device manufacturers Users Guide for device-specific navigation instructions.*

The is the primary navigation anchor to quickly access various parts of the Bible and is generally formatted in the same order as the original print version and hyperlinked as follows:

hyperlinks quickly access individual Bible books and chapters in each testament.

Book links go directly to the Introduction.

Chapter links go directly to the beginning of the chapter associated with a book.

Every Bible book and chapter hyperlink returns or goes back to the .

Every entry is hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location in the main text.

Use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection.

How do I navigate to Bible Books, Chapters and Verses?

Use the to navigate to specific Bible verses using one of the 2 methods below:

Method 1

Navigate to and click a specific book of the Bible from the .

Click a chapter number hyperlink.

Use the devices Next Page/Previous Page buttons or functions to scroll through the verses.

Use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection.

Method 2

Click either the .

Use the devices Next Page/Previous Page buttons or functions to scroll through the Bible books.

Click a chapter number hyperlink.

Use the devices Next Page/Previous Page buttons or functions to scroll through the verses.

Use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection.

How do I navigate Supplementary Materials?

The eBook version of The Voice Compass Bible contains introductory articles, Bible book introductions, the complete Old and New Testament text in screen play format, in-text Commentary Notes, translators notes, textual footnotes, supplementary materials, and a as well as the main Bible text.

Introductory articles and lists are hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location in the main text.

Select the hyperlinked entry in the article or list to go to its location in the main text.

Select the hyperlinked entry in the main text to go back to the article or list in the or use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection.

Commentary Notes have a gray background and are hyperlinked to the .

Click a hyperlinked Commentary Note to go to the index.

Use the devices back button or function or click the matching entry in the index to go back to the Commentary Note.

Translators Notes and Textual Footnotes are marked with a hyperlinked asterisk * to indicate important textual information.

Click the hyperlinked asterisk to the right of the word or phrase in the main Bible text to the corresponding note.

Click the hyperlinked asterisk to the left of the note and you are returned to the main Bible text.

Hyperlinked Translators Notes and Textual Footnotes located at the end of each Bible book.

Appendices with Supplementary Articles, Lists, and Indexes are features that supplement the Bible text and are hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location following the main Bible text.

Select the hyperlinked entry in the to the specific article, list, or index.

Select the Bible reference or article hyperlink to the corresponding main Bible text or article.

Use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection

are included as images and optimized for eReader device display.

Select the hyperlinked entry in the to a specific map.

Use the devices back button or function to go back to the last selection.

Editorial Review

Maleah Bell, B. C. Blackwell, Misty Bourne, Matthew Burleson, David B. Capes, James F. Couch Jr., Amanda Haley, Kelly Hall, David Morgan, Merrie Noland, Chris Seay

Biblical Scholars

B. C. Blackwell, PhD; Joseph Blair, ThD; Darrell L. Bock, PhD; Beverly Burrow, PhD; David B. Capes, PhD; Alan Culpepper, PhD; Peter H. Davids, PhD; J. Andrew Dearman, PhD; Joseph Dodson, PhD; Brett Dutton, PhD; Dave Garber, PhD; Mark Gignilliat, PhD; Peter Rhea Jones Sr., PhD; Sheri Klouda, PhD; Tremper Longman, PhD; Creig Marlowe, PhD; Troy Miller, PhD; David Morgan, PhD; Frank Patrick, PhD; Chuck Pitts, PhD; Brian Russell, PhD; Felisi Sorgwe, PhD; Kristin Swenson, PhD; Preben Vang, PhD; Nancy de Claiss Walford, PhD; Kenneth Waters Sr., PhD; Jack Wisdom, JD

Contributing Writers

Ginny Allen, Lee Allen, Isaac Anderson, Eric Bryant, Beverly Burrow, Cathy Capes, Daniel Capes, David B. Capes, Don Chaffer, Lori Chaffer, Tara Leigh Cobble, R. Robert Creech, Greg Garrett, Christena Graves, Sara Groves, Amanda Haley, Charlie Hall, Kelly Hall, Greg Holder, Justin Hyde, Andrew Jones, E. Chad Karger, Tim Keel, Greg LaFollette, Evan Lauer, Katie Lerch, Paul Littleton, Todd Littleton, Phuc Luu, Christian McCabe, Brian McLaren, Donald Miller, Mike Morrell, Damien OFarrell, Sean Palmer, Jonathan Hal Reynolds, Matthew Ronan, Chris Seay, Robbie Seay, Kerry Shook, Christopher R. Smith, Chuck Smith Jr., Allison Smythe, Leonard Sweet, Kristin Swenson, Alison Thomas, Phyllis Tickle, Gideon Tsang, Matthew Paul Turner, Lauren Winner, Seth Woods, Dieter Zander