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Scripture Quotations

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version of the Holy Bible. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®. Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from The Holy Bible, King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.) Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Emphasis Added

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 ESV, [emphasis added]

In the Scripture quoted above, the phrase "Whoever follows me" is emphasized in bold italic by the author of the essay or message. As shown in this example, "emphasis added" is enclosed in brackets at the end of all quotations in which a word or phrase has been set in bold or bold italic to draw the reader's attention to it.