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Lexicon :: Strong's G3694 - opisō

Aa
ὀπίσω
Transliteration
opisō (Key)
Pronunciation
op-is'-o
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ὄπισθεν (G3693) with enclitic of direction
mGNT
35x in 1 unique form(s) TR
36x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
328x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:289,702

Strong’s Definitions

ὀπίσω opísō, op-is'-o; from the same as G3693 with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun):—after, back(-ward), (+ get) behind, + follow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G3694 in the following manner: after (22x), behind (6x), back (with G1519) (with G3588) (5x), back (1x), follow (1x), backward (with G1519) (with G3588) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G3694 in the following manner: after (22x), behind (6x), back (with G1519) (with G3588) (5x), back (1x), follow (1x), backward (with G1519) (with G3588) (1x).

  1. back, behind, after, afterwards

    1. of place: things that are behind

    2. of time: after

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀπίσω opísō, op-is'-o; from the same as G3693 with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun):—after, back(-ward), (+ get) behind, + follow.
STRONGS G3694:
ὀπίσω ((perhaps) from ἡ ὄπις; and this from ἐπω, ἕπομαι, to follow (but cf. Vanicek, p. 530)), adverb of place and time, from Homer down; the Sept. for אַחַר, אָחור and especially for אַחֲרֵי; (at the) back, behind, after;
1. adverbially of place: ἑστάναι, Luke 7:38; ἐπιστρέψαι ὀπίσω, back, Matthew 24:18 (ὑποστρέφειν ὀπίσω, Josephus, Antiquities 6, 1, 3); τά ὀπίσω, the things that are behind, Philippians 3:13 (14); εἰς τά ὀπίσω ἀπέρχεσθαι, to go backward, Vulg.abire retrorsum, John 18:6; to return home, of those who grow recreant to Christ's teaching and cease to follow him, John 6:66; στρέφεσθαι, to turn oneself back, John 20:14; ἐπιστρέφειν, to return back to places left, Mark 13:16; Luke 17:31; ὑποστρέψαι εἰς τά ὀπίσω, tropically, of those who return to the manner of thinking and living already abandoned, 2 Peter 2:21 Lachmann; βλέπειν (Vulg. (aspicere or)respicere retro (A. V. to look back)), Luke 9:62.
2. By a usage unknown to Greek authors, as a preposition with the genitive (Winers Grammar, § 54, 6; Buttmann, § 146, 1);
a. of place: Revelation 1:10 (WH marginal reading ὄπισθεν); Revelation 12:15 (Numbers 25:8; Song of Solomon 2:9); in phrases resembling the Hebrew (cf. Winers Grammar, 30; Buttmann, as above and 172 (150)): ὀπίσω τίνος ἔρχεσθαι to follow anyone as a guide, to be his disciple or follower, Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23; Mark 8:34 R L Tr marginal reading WH; (cf. Luke 14:27); also ἀκολουθεῖν, Mark 8:34 G T Tr text; Matthew 10:38 (see ἀκολουθέω, 2 at the end); πορεύεσθαι, to join oneself to one as an attendant and follower, Luke 21:8 (Sir. 46:10); to seek something one lusts after, 2 Peter 2:10 (cf. Winers Grammar, 594 (553); Buttmann, 184 (160)); ἀπέρχομαι ὀπίσω τίνος, to go off in order to follow one, to join one's party, Mark 1:20; John 12:19; to run after a thing which one lusts for (cf. Buttmann, as above), ἑτέρας σαρκός, Jude 1:7; δεῦτε ἐπίσω μου (see δεῦτε, 1), Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17; ἀποστέλλειν τινα ὀπίσω τίνος, Luke 19:14; ἀφισταναι, ἀποσπᾶν, τινα ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, to draw one away to (join) his party, Acts 5:37; Acts 20:30; ἐκτρέπεσθαι, to turn out of the right path, turn aside from rectitude, 1 Timothy 5:15; by a pregnant construction, after θαυμάζειν, to wonder after i. e. to be drawn away by admiration to follow one (Buttmann, 185 (160f)), Revelation 13:3 (πᾶς ὁ λαός ἐξέστη ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, 1 Samuel 13:7); ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου (A. V. get thee behind me), out of my sight: Luke 4:8 R L brackets; Matthew 4:10 (G L brackets); Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33.
b. of time, after: ἐρήξεσθαι ὀπίσω τίνος, to make his public appearance after (subsequently to) one, Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; John 1:15, 27, 30 (ὀπίσω τοῦ σαββάτου, Nehemiah 13:19).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
25:8
1 Samuel
13:7
Nehemiah
13:19
Song of Songs
2:9
Matthew
3:11; 4:10; 4:19; 10:38; 16:23; 16:24; 24:18
Mark
1:7; 1:17; 1:20; 8:33; 8:34; 8:34; 13:16
Luke
4:8; 7:38; 9:23; 9:62; 14:27; 17:31; 19:14; 21:8
John
1:15; 1:27; 1:30; 6:66; 12:19; 18:6; 20:14
Acts
5:37; 20:30
Philippians
3:13
1 Timothy
5:15
2 Peter
2:10; 2:21
Jude
1:7
Revelation
1:10; 12:15; 13:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3694 matches the Greek ὀπίσω (opisō),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11 - أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالْمَاءِ لأَجْلِ التَّوْبَةِ، وَلكِنَّ الآتِيَ بَعْدِي هُوَ أَقْدَرُ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا لَا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَحْمِلَ حِذَاءَهُ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَبِالنَّارِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:19 - فَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «هَيَّا اتْبَعَانِي، فَأَجْعَلَكُمَا صَيَّادَيْنِ لِلنَّاسِ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38 - وَمَنْ لَا يَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعْنِي، فَهُوَ لَا يَسْتَحِقُّنِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 - فَالْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى بُطْرُسَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اغْرُبْ مِنْ أَمَامِي يَا شَيْطَانُ! أَنْتَ عَقَبَةٌ أَمَامِي، لأَنَّكَ تُفَكِّرُ لَا بِأُمُورِ اللهِ، بَلْ بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - ثُمَّ قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعْنِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:18 - وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي الْحَقْلِ، فَلا يَرْجِعْ لِيَأْخُذَ ثَوْبَهُ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - وَكَانَ يَعِظُ قَائِلاً: «سَيَأْتِي بَعْدِي مَنْ هُوَ أَقْدَرُ مِنِّي، مَنْ لَا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَنْحَنِيَ لأَحُلَّ رِبَاطَ حِذَائِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:17 - فَقَالَ لَهُمَا يَسُوعُ: «هَيَّا اتْبَعَانِي، فَأَجْعَلَكُمَا صَيَّادَيْنِ لِلنَّاسِ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:20 - فَدَعَاهُمَا فِي الْحَالِ لِيَتْبَعَاهُ، فَتَرَكَا أَبَاهُمَا زَبَدِي فِي الْقَارِبِ مَعَ الأُجَرَاءِ، وَتَبِعَاهُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33 - وَلَكِنَّهُ الْتَفَتَ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى تَلامِيذِهِ وَزَجَرَ بُطْرُسَ قَائِلاً: «اغْرُبْ مِنْ أَمَامِي يَا شَيْطَانُ، لأَنَّكَ تُفَكِّرُ لَا بِأُمُورِ اللهِ بَلْ بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - ثُمَّ دَعَا الْجَمْعَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ، وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ، وَيَتْبَعْنِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:16 - وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي الْحَقْلِ، فَلا يَرْجِعْ لِيَأْخُذَ ثَوْبَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8 - فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ كُتِبَ: لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ تَسْجُدُ، وَإِيَّاهُ وَحْدَهُ تَعْبُدُ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - وَوَقَفَتْ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ بَاكِيَةً، وَأَخَذَتْ تَبُلُّ قَدَمَيْهِ بِالدُّمُوعِ وَتَمْسَحُهُمَا بِشَعْرِ رَأْسِهَا، وَتُقَبِّلُ قَدَمَيْهِ بِحَرَارَةٍ وَتَدْهُنُهُمَا بِالْعِطْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْجَمِيعِ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبهُ كُلَّ يَوْمِ وَيَتْبَعْنِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:62 - فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْمِحْرَاثِ وَيَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ، يَصْلُحُ لِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - وَمَنْ لَا يَحْمِلُ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعُنِي، فَلا يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ تِلْمِيذاً لِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - فَمَنْ كَانَ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَلَى السَّطْحِ وَأَمْتِعَتُهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ، فَلا يَنْزِلْ لِيَأْخُذَهَا؛ وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي الْحَقْلِ كَذلِكَ، فَلا يَرْجِعْ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:14 - وَلكِنَّ أَهْلَ بَلَدِهِ كَانُوا يُبْغِضُونَهُ، فَأَرْسَلُوا وَرَاءَهُ وَفْداً، قَائِلِينَ: لَا نُرِيدُ أَنْ يَمْلِكَ هَذَا عَلَيْنَا!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:8 - فَقَالَ: «انْتَبِهُوا! لَا تَضِلُّوا! فَإِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيَأْتُونَ بِاسْمِي قَائِلِينَ إِنِّي أَنَا هُوَ وَإِنَّ الزَّمَانَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ: فَلا تَتْبَعُوهُمْ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:15 - شَهِدَ لَهُ يُوحَنَّا فَهَتَفَ قَائِلاً: «هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي قُلْتُ عَنْهُ: إِنَّ الآتِيَ بَعْدِي مُتَقَدِّمٌ عَلَيَّ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُوْجَدَ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:27 - وَهُوَ الآتِي بَعْدِي، وَأَنَا لَا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَحُلَّ رِبَاطَ حِذَائِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:30 - هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي قُلْتُ عَنْهُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ الآتِيَ بَعْدِي مُتَقَدِّمٌ عَلَيَّ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُوْجَدَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:66

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:66 - مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ هَجَرَهُ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ أَتْبَاعِهِ، وَلَمْ يَعُودُوا يَتْبَعُونَهُ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:19 - فَقَالَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «أَرَأَيْتُمْ كَيْفَ أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَسْتَفِيدُوا شَيْئاً؟ هَا قَدِ انْطَلَقَ الْعَالَمُ كُلُّهُ وَرَاءَهُ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:6 - فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنَا هُوَ»، تَرَاجَعُوا وَسَقَطُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:14 - قَالَتْ هَذَا وَالْتَفَتَتْ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ، فَرَأَتْ يَسُوعَ وَاقِفاً، وَلكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ يَسُوعُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:37 - ثُمَّ قَامَ يَهُوذَا الْجَلِيلِيُّ فِي زَمَنِ الإِحْصَاءِ وَاسْتَمَالَ عَدَداً كَبِيراً مِنَ النَّاسِ لِيَتْبَعُوهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ هَلَكَ أَيْضاً وَتَشَتَّتَ أَتْبَاعُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:30 - بَلْ إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ سَيَقُومُونَ وَيُعَلِّمُونَ تَعَالِيمَ مُنْحَرِفَةً، لِيَجُرُّوا التَّلامِيذَ وَرَاءَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:13 - أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَا لَا أَعْتَبِرُ نَفْسِي قَدِ نِلْتُ الْجَائِزَةَ، وَلَكِنِّي أَفْعَلُ أَمْراً وَاحِداً: أَنْسَى مَا هُوَ وَرَاءُ وَأَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ أَمَامُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:15 - ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُنَّ قَدِ انْحَرَفْنَ وَرَاءَ الشَّيْطَانِ فِعْلاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - وَمَا أَشَدَّ الْعِقَابَ، وَبِخَاصَّةٍ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَنْجَرِفُونَ وَرَاءَ الْمُيُولِ الجَسَدِيَّةِ، مُسْتَجِيبِينَ لِشَهْوَةِ النَّجَاسَةِ، وَمُحْتَقِرِينَ سِيَادَةَ اللهِ! ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ وَقِحُونَ، مُعْجِبُونَ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ، لَا يَخَافُونَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا بِالشَّتْمِ وَالإِهَانَةِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ الأَمْجَادِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7 - وَتَعْرِفُونَ كَذَلِكَ مَا فَعَلَهُ الرَّبُّ بِمَدِينَتَيْ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ وَبِالْمُدُنِ الَّتِي حَوْلَهُمَا. فَقَدْ كَانَ أَهْلُ هذِهِ الْمُدُنِ، مِثْلَ أُولئِكَ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ، مُنْدَفِعِينَ وَرَاءَ الزِّنَى، وَمُنْغَمِسِينَ فِي شَهْوَاتٍ مُخَالِفَةٍ لِلطَّبِيعَةِ. لِذَلِكَ عَاقَبَ الرَّبُّ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ بِالنَّارِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ، فَدَمَّرَهَا. فَكَانَتْ بِذَلِكَ عِبْرَةً لِلآخَرِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:10 - وَفِي يَوْمِ الرَّبِّ، صِرْتُ فِي الرُّوحِ، فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ وَرَائِي صَوْتاً عَالِياً كَصَوْتِ الْبُوقِ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15 - وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْحَيَّةُ مِنْ جَوْفِهَا خَلْفَ الْمَرْأَةِ مَا يُشْبِهُ النَّهْرَ لِتُغْرِقَهَا فِيهِ،

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - وَبَدَا وَاحِدٌ مِنْ رُؤُوسِهِ كَأَنَّهُ ذُبِحَ ذَبْحاً مُمِيتاً، وَلكِنَّ الْجُرْحَ الْمُمِيتَ شُفِيَ، فَتَعَجَّبَ سُكَّانُ الأَرْضِ لِذَلِكَ، وَتَبِعُوا الْوَحْشَ.
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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

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Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

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