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One of the reasons I choose the CEB as my go-to Bible is they have more women scholars and translators than any other Bible I’ve seen. That’s such an important step in the realization of what Christ has accomplished — “There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither slave nor free; nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3.28).

The Common English Bible website offers a free PDF from their Study Bible of the Gospel of Mark in its entirety. You can find PDF here. From the CEB website:

This sampler of the new CEB Study Bible includes the full book of Mark and excerpts from the Old Testament as well as an article by Joel B. Green and information on the translation and its translators and contributors.

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