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The Recovery Version

The Recovery Version is a study Bible and English language translation of the Bible published by Living Stream Ministry. It contains many study aids including extensive footnotes, outlines, cross-references, charts,and maps.

The primary translation of the Recovery Version is in English, and there are also partial and complete editions in other languages, including Chinese (恢復本), Spanish (Versión Recobro), Portuguese (Versão Restauração), Russian (Восстановительный перевод), Tagalog, Cebuano, French, and Japanese. Additional translations are underway in Malaysian and Korean. The Recovery Version was first published in 1985, followed by a 1999 edition that included outlines, and the latest 2003 edition which includes the extensive aforementioned footnotes.

• An outline of each book, both at the beginning of the book and embedded within the text
• Introductory information giving a concise historical background of each book
• The subject of each book providing an overview and point of the book
• Over 15,000 extensive footnotes
• Over 26,000 cross-references
• Charts and color maps
• The translation of the text claims to more accurately follow the original languages more closely than other translations, but critics argue that the translation is not scholarly and is more of a transliteration.

The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy

• I. Introduction - 1:1-2
• II. The divine provisions for the inoculation - a pure conscience, unfeigned faith, the gift divine, a strong spirit, eternal grace, incorruptible life, the healthy word, and the indwelling Spirit - 1:3-14
• III. The basic factor of the decline - forsaking the apostle and his ministry - 1:15-18
• IV. The inoculator - a teacher, a soldier, a contender, a farmer, and a workman - 2:1-15
• V. The spreading of the decline - like that of gangrene - 2:16-26
• VI. The worsening of the decline - becoming grievous times of deceiving - 3:1-13
• VII. The antidote of the inoculation - the divine word - 3:14-17
• VIII. The incentive to the inoculator - the coming reward - 4:1-8
• IX. The issue of the decline - loving the present age and doing many evils - 4:9-18
• X. Conclusion - 4:19-22
• Author: The apostle Paul (1:1)
• Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 67, during Paul's second imprisonment, near the time of his martyrdom (4:6)
• Place of Writing: A Roman Prison (1:16-17)
• Recipient: Timothy (1:2)
• Subject: Inoculation against the Decline of the Church

• The Recovery Version
• The New Testament Recovery Version Online
• The Living Stream Ministry
• ReadHisWord.com - Online Bible reading scheduler and progress tracker using the Recovery Version
• Recovery Version free offer - from Bibles for America
• An assessment of the Recovery Version