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GARY CHAPMAN

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 INTRODUCTION

i’ve been privileged to counsel couples for more than thirty years, and
in that time I’ve seen my share of marital struggles. But what I’ve also seen,
time and time again, is the power of God to transform relationships. When
two people commit to each other—and especially when they commit to
communicating love to each other through the five love languages—positive
change occurs.
Because my background is in marriage counseling, I tend to use the
language of marriage when I write. Some of the issues I address are mar-
riage specific. However, if you’re a dating or engaged couple, I hope you will
read this book too. There is plenty of helpful information for you as well. The
building blocks of marriage—such as good communication, respect, uncon-
ditional love, and forgiveness—are foundational to any romantic relationship.
And learning to identify and speak your loved one’s love language will benefit
a couple at any stage.
You can use this devotional individually, or sit down together as a couple
to read it each day. Use the prayer at the end of each devotion as a starting
point for your own prayer—whether you pray silently together or aloud, one
at a time. In just a minute or two every day, you can discover encouraging
biblical insights.
Whether your relationship is strong or struggling, stable or challenging,
my prayer is that this devotional will encourage you and give you renewed joy
in each other. May your relationship be strengthened this year as you focus on
loving and growing together.

Gary Chapman

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 JANUARY 1

COMMUNICATING LOVE

Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these
is love. Let love be your highest goal!  corinthians :–:
after thirty years of counseling couples, I’m convinced there are five
different ways we speak and understand emotional love—five love languages.
Each of us has a primary love language; one of the five speaks to us more
profoundly than the other four.
Seldom do a husband and wife have the same love language. We tend
to speak our own language, and as a result, we completely miss each other.
Oh, we’re sincere. We’re even expressing love, but we’re not connecting
emotionally.
Sound familiar? Love doesn’t need to diminish over time. The end of the
famous “love chapter” of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13, says that love is of great
value and will last forever. In fact, the apostle Paul says that love should be
our highest goal. But if you’re going to keep love alive, you need to learn a
new language. That takes discipline and practice—but the reward is a lasting,
deeply committed relationship.

Lord, thank you for creating each of us so differently. Keep me from assuming that
my partner thinks and feels the way I do. Please give me the patience to find out
how I can most effectively communicate love to my spouse.

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 JANUARY 2

LEARNING THE LOVE

LANGUAGES

Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his
love is brought to full expression in us.  john :-
my research indicates that there are five basic languages of love:
 Words of affirmation—using positive words to affirm the one you
love
 Gifts—giving thoughtful gifts to show you were thinking about
someone
 Acts of service—doing something that you know the other person
would like
 Quality time—giving your undivided attention
 Physical touch—holding hands, kissing, embracing, putting a hand
on the shoulder, or any other affirming touch
Out of these five, each of us has a primary love language. One of these
languages speaks more deeply to us than the others. Do you know your love
language? Do you know your spouse’s?
Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their
love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language,
he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.
The Bible makes it clear that we need to love each other as God loves
us. The apostle John wrote that God’s love can find “full expression” in us. If
that’s true for the church in general, how much more true is it for a couple?
Finding out how your loved one feels love is an important step to expressing
love effectively.

Father, help me to be a student of my spouse. I want to know how best to show my

love. Please give me wisdom as I try to determine my beloved’s love language.

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 JANUARY 3

FOLLOWING THE CLUES

I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved
you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the
world that you are my disciples. john :-
what does your spouse most often request of you? This is usually a clue
to a person’s love language. You may have interpreted these requests as nag-
ging, but in fact, your spouse has been telling you what makes him or her feel
loved.
For example, if your mate frequently requests that you take a walk after
dinner, go on a picnic, turn off the TV and talk, or go away for a weekend
together, these are requests for quality time. One wife told me, “I feel neglected
and unloved because my husband seldom spends time with me. He gives me
nice gifts on my birthday and wonders why I’m not excited about them. Gifts
mean little when you don’t feel loved.” Her husband was sincere and was try-
ing to demonstrate his love, but he was not speaking her love language.
As we see from the verse above, Jesus instructed his disciples to love each
other as he had loved them. How does God love us? Perfectly and with com-
plete understanding. He knows us, and he knows how we can experience his
love. We can never love perfectly this side of heaven, of course. But discovering
the love language of your spouse is an important step in the right direction.

Lord, thank you for knowing me perfectly and loving me perfectly. Help me to think
carefully about what my spouse most often asks of me. Give me the wisdom to
interpret that correctly so I can communicate love better to him or her.

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 JANUARY 4

REVEALING YOURSELF
IN MARRIAGE

The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. He
revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.
psalm :-
what do you know about the art of self-revelation? It all began with
God. God revealed himself to us through the prophets, the Scriptures, and
supremely through Christ. As the verse above mentions, he revealed himself
to the ancient Israelites through his actions. They saw him guiding them out
of Egypt and into the Promised Land, and as they did, they learned about him.
If God had not chosen self-revelation, we would not know him.
The same principle is true in marriage. Self-revelation enables us to get
to know each other’s ideas, desires, frustrations, and joys. In a word, it is the
road to intimacy. No self-revelation, no intimacy. So how do we learn the art
of self-revelation?
You can begin by learning to speak for yourself. Communication experts
often explain it as using “I” statements rather than “you” statements. For
example, “I feel disappointed that you are not going with me to my mother’s
birthday dinner” is very different from “You have disappointed me again by
not going to my mother’s birthday dinner.” When you focus on your reaction,
you reveal your own emotions. Focusing on the other person’s actions places
blame. “You” statements encourage arguments. “I” statements encourage com-
munication.

Father, help me to remember that revealing more of myself is the first step toward
greater intimacy with the one I love. Thank you for revealing yourself to us, and
please give me the courage to share myself with my spouse.

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 JANUARY 5

EXPRESSING FEELINGS

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. . . .
A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
ecclesiastes :, 
some people wonder why they would ever want to share their feelings
with their mate. The truth is, if you don’t openly share your feelings, they will
likely show up anyway in your behavior. However, your loved one will have
no idea why you are behaving as you are. That’s when you get the proverbial
question, “Is something wrong?” Your spouse knows something is wrong but
doesn’t know what.
Emotions are a natural part of life. King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes
that there is a time for everything, including joy and sorrow, grieving and cel-
ebration. All feelings have their place in our lives, and many of them commu-
nicate a lot about us. Most of our feelings are tied to some experience we have
had in the past or something we’re going through now. The next time you feel
disappointed, ask yourself, What stimulated my disappointment? Then try to
share whatever it is with your spouse.
Revealing your feelings lets your spouse know what is going on inside
you—what you are feeling and why. For example, you might say, “I’m feeling
angry with myself because I came home late last night and we missed our ride
in the country.” Such a statement may encourage your mate to say, “I’m disap-
pointed too. Maybe we can do it on Thursday night.” Revealing your feelings
creates an atmosphere of intimacy and trust.

Lord, expressing emotions does not always come easily to me. Help me to
remember that holding back my feelings only makes my spouse guess why I’m
acting the way I am. Please give me the courage to share what I am feeling. May it
bring us closer together.

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 TOPICAL INDEX

Acting in Love ...................... December 28, May 3, May 4, May 5, May 6, May 7,
December 29 June 21, August 6, August 25,
Actions ............................................ June 26 September 4, September 5,
Acts of Service.... April 12, July 26, July 27 November 9, November 27,
Adult Children ............................... June 17 November 28, December 8,
Advice January 26, June 29, November 11 December 9, December 10,
Affirmation .............. October 7, October 8, December 11, December 12,
October 9 December 13
Alcoholism ....... December 1, December 2, Companionship .... April 15, July 4, July 5,
December 3 November 30
Anger........ January 19, March 7, March 8, Compromise........................ September 29,
March 9, March 10, March 11, June September 30
19, June 20, August 18, December 19, Confession ...........January 8, February 10,
December 20, December 21 August 3, September 9
Anger at God ............................ October 31 Conflict ................January 30, January 31,
Apology....... June 22, June 23, October 17, July 13, July 14, July 15
October 18, October 19 Control .................................... July 8, July 9
Arguing ................................. November 26 Covenant.............. April 5, April 6, April 7,
Asking Forgiveness ................November 7, November 6
November 8 Criticism ................................... October 30
Attitude ................January 27, January 28, Decisions ..................March 28, March 29,
June 6, June 7, June 8, July 30, July 31 May 17, May 18
Bitterness ......November 24, November 25 Defensiveness ...............March 2, March 3,
Change .................. August 11, October 20, August 29, August 30
November 13 Depression ........... February 6, February 7,
Children .....July 10, August 26, September February 8
21, November 4, November 5 Differences ..... June 27, June 28, October 6
Choice March 23, March 24, June 12, June Distorted Anger ...... October 3, October 4,
13, June 14, August 9, August 10 October 5
Commitment.................................... May 2 Division of Labor.....................October 22,
Communication.......March 16, March 17, October 23, October 24
March 18, April 8, April 9, April 10, Divorce ............................................ June 11

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 Effort ..................................... September 26 Money .....................................February 20,
Emotions....... January 17, July 11, July 12, February 21, February 22,
August 2, November 22, November 23 February 23, February 24, May 8,
Empty Nest ........................... September 14 May 9, May 10, May 11, August 23,
Encouragement .............April 27, April 28, August 24, November 19,
April 29, April 30, August 22 November 20, November 21
Failure ....................................... February 9 Motivation ...............August 27, August 28
Family........................................ January 25 Needs .......March 19, March 20, March 21,
Fear ............................................ January 18 March 22, May 1, November 1,
First Step ........................................ April 24 November 2, November 3
Forgiveness .............February 11, April 21, Oneness........................July 1, July 2, July 3
April 22, August 14, August 15, Parenting....April 19, April 20, October 13
August 16, August 17, October 1, Parents.......................March 26, March 27,
October 2 June 30, September 1, September 2,
Future .................................... November 14 September 3, November 10
Gift of Marriage ................... November 29 Patience ..................................... January 22
Gifts ............. May 15, May 16, October 25, Peacemaker............................. February 26
October 26, October 27 Personal Growth .................. November 12
Giving Love ..................................... July 23 Personality .......February 25, February 27,
Goals ..................May 12, May 13, May 14 February 28, March 1
Hope ...........................April 13, October 21 Physical Touch .............March 4, March 5,
Husbands ......................................... July 22 March 6, November 16, November 17,
Infidelity...............October 10, October 11, November 18
October 12 Prayer ..............June 9, June 10, August 13,
Influence ....................................... August 1 September 22, September 23,
In-laws.......June 16, June 18, December 27 September 24
Intimacy ............ February 15, February 16, Priorities ...................March 12, March 13,
February 17, February 18, February 19, March 15, July 6, July 7
September 19, September 20, Quality Time ....................... September 12,
December 6 September 13
Irresponsibility ..May 19, May 20, May 21 Reconciliation ................... July 24, July 25,
Kindness ................................... January 21 September 8, December 14,
Learning to Love ............................ June 24 December 15
Legacy .............. February 4, December 30, Repentance ............January 9, January 10,
December 31 January 11
Listening ..............January 23, January 24, Respect ................. August 5, September 25
July 18, July 19, July 20 Responsibility ................................ April 23
Living in the Present ...............October 14, Sacrifice ..................................... February 5
October 16 Seasons of Marriage .... March 31, April 1,
Long-Term Anger ......................August 19 April 2, April 3, April 4
Looking Ahead......................December 25 Self-anger ...........December 4, December 5
Love ....................... January 20, August 20, Self-care .......................................March 14
August 21, December 22 Selfless Love...........................December 26
Love Language ...........................January 1, Self-perception ............................... May 24
January 2, January 3, February 12, Self-reliance .................................... May 25
February 13, March 25, April 11, Self-revelation .........January 4, January 5,
June 15, August 4 January 6, January 7

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 Self-worth ..............................December 23 Struggles .....................................August 12
Servanthood .............May 22, September 6 Submission ..................................March 30
Service .................. February 1, February 2, Success ........................................August 31
February 3, May 29, May 30, Teamwork ............January 12, January 13,
December 16, December 17, May 27, May 28, November 15
December 18 Thanksgiving ............................ October 15
Serving Others ..................... September 27 Time ............................. August 7, August 8
Sex ........... January 14, January 15, June 3, Time with God ..................... September 15
June 4, June 5, July 28, July 29, Tough Love ....................April 14, April 25,
September 10, September 11 April 26, September 16, September 17
Sexual sin .................................. January 16 Transformation ................May 23, May 26
Significance ...........................December 24 Truth......................October 28, October 29
Silence .................... May 31, June 1, June 2 Unconditional Love...............February 14,
Spiritual Intimacy ............. July 16, July 17, September 7, September 28
December 7 Verbal Abuse ........................ September 18
Spouse’s Anger...............April 16, April 17, Wives ................................................ July 21
April 18 Words ..........................January 29, June 25

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 SCRIPTURE INDEX

Genesis 2:2 ...................................March 22 Psalm 27:4....................................March 12

Genesis 2:18.................................March 29 Psalm 27:8............................... February 15
Genesis 2:23-24 ...........................March 13 Psalm 27:10-11 ................................. June 1
Genesis 3:6-7 ........................ September 19 Psalm 32:1...................................August 16
Genesis 3:11-13 .............................. June 23 Psalm 32:3, 5 ............................November 7
Genesis 24:51-53 ............................ May 15 Psalm 33:20-22 ................................ April 4
Exodus 18:17-18, 21, 24 ................ June 29 Psalm 34:11............................... February 4
Exodus 20:12 .......................... September 1 Psalm 34:18...........February 6, October 31
Exodus 35:29 ............................ October 25 Psalm 36:7....................................March 19
Deuteronomy 11:18-19 ..........November 5 Psalm 37:8..............March 7, December 21
Deuteronomy 24:5 ................... January 14 Psalm 38:6............................... February 16
Deuteronomy 26:18 ................November 3 Psalm 38:18..................................... June 22
Joshua 24:14 ..................................... May 2 Psalm 41:4................................. October 19
Joshua 24:15 ................................March 23 Psalm 42:1-2 .......................................July 2
Ruth 1:16-17 .................................... April 5 Psalm 42:5-6 ................February 8, July 30
1 Samuel 15:19-20 ........................March 2 Psalm 51:1, 10........................... October 11
2 Samuel 6:12, 14 ................... February 28 Psalm 51:1-2 ........................... February 10
1 Kings 19:4 ..................................... July 31 Psalm 51:4, 7 ...............................August 14
1 Kings 21:4 .................................... May 31 Psalm 56:3-4 ............................. January 18
2 Kings 5:11 .................................... June 19 Psalm 63:1-2 ......................... September 12
2 Chronicles 7:14 .....June 10, September 9 Psalm 74:16-17 ............................March 31
Nehemiah 4:6 ........................... January 13 Psalm 89:14............................... October 28
Job 12:11 ..................................November 8 Psalm 90:12................................... August 7
Job 13:17 ...........................April 17, July 18 Psalm 95:6-7 ............................. October 16
Job 31:35 ....................................... August 6 Psalm 100:1-2 ........................... February 3
Psalm 1:1-3 .................................August 31 Psalm 103:6-7 ............................. January 4
Psalm 7:10-11 ........................December 19 Psalm 103:11-12...................... December 5
Psalm 10:17............................... October 10 Psalm 103:12 ............................ October 17
Psalm 17:3............................. September 18 Psalm 103:13 ...........................November 4
Psalm 19:8...................................... April 12 Psalm 127:3.................................August 26
Psalm 19:13-14 ................................ July 11 Psalm 139:1-2 .....................................July 3
Psalm 19:14..... November 27, December 8 Psalm 139:1-2, 6 ......................... January 7

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 Psalm 139:13-14................... November 12 Proverbs 29:22...............................March 8
Psalm 139:14 ................................... July 15 Proverbs 31:10-12, 26 ..................... July 21
Psalm 139:23-24........................... August 4 Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 ....................... January 5
Psalm 147:3............................... February 7 Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4-5.......................March 6
Proverbs 3:5-6 ................................ May 17 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 .......January 12, July 4,
Proverbs 4:25-27 ............................ May 13 October 23
Proverbs 10:20-21 .......................March 17 Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 ...........................July 5
Proverbs 10:32................................ June 21 Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 ............... February 20
Proverbs 11:14................................ May 25 Ecclesiastes 9:9 ..................April 15, July 7,
Proverbs 12:14-15 .. April 8, September 30 September 14
Proverbs 12:15.......................... January 23 Song of Solomon 1:2 ................... March 4,
Proverbs 12:18.......................... January 29 September 10, November 17
Proverbs 12:25............................ October 7 Song of Solomon 2:6 ....................March 5
Proverbs 13:12............................ January 6 Song of Solomon 2:14 .................... July 29
Proverbs 14:9 ..............................August 19 Song of Solomon 4:10 ............. January 15
Proverbs 14:13.............. July 12, August 18 Song of Solomon 4:10, 12 ............... June 5
Proverbs 15:1 .............. March 18, April 16, Isaiah 26:9 ............................... February 17
April 27, October 4 Isaiah 55:6-7 .................................... July 24
Proverbs 15:13, 15.................... January 27 Jeremiah 29:11 ......................... October 14
Proverbs 15:23.................................. May 4 Jeremiah 29:13-14........................... July 19
Proverbs 15:31-32 ........................... July 14 Jeremiah 31:3........................ November 22
Proverbs 17:1 ................................... July 13 Jeremiah 32:38-39.......................March 21
Proverbs 17:14.......................... January 30 Lamentations 3:21-23.............. October 21
Proverbs 18:2 .......................... September 4 Ezekiel 9:9 ...................................... April 25
Proverbs 18:13........................ September 5 Ezekiel 18:30-31 ....................... January 10
Proverbs 18:15............... March 16, May 5, Hosea 2:23 ....................................... April 7
September 29 Jonah 4:4 ..................................... October 3
Proverbs 18:20-21 ...........April 28, June 25 Malachi 2:15 ................................... June 11
Proverbs 18:22...................... November 29 Matthew 2:10-11 ............................ May 16
Proverbs 19:20...................... November 11 Matthew 3:1-2, 8 ........................ January 9
Proverbs 20:3 ........................ November 26 Matthew 5:9 ............................ February 26
Proverbs 20:7 ............................ October 12 Matthew 5:23-24 .................... September 8
Proverbs 20:27............................August 28 Matthew 5:43-45 ............................ June 13
Proverbs 21:5 .................................... May  Matthew 6:11-13 ........................August 15
Proverbs 22:3 ............February 23, May 11 Matthew 6:33.................................. May 10
Proverbs 22:9 .......................... February 24 Matthew 7:1-3, 5 ...................... October 30
Proverbs 23:22........................ September 3 Matthew 7:3, 5 ............................ January 8
Proverbs 23:24................................ June 16 Matthew 7:3-5 ............................... April 24
Proverbs 23:29-30, 32 ............. December 1 Matthew 11:28-30 .......................... May 23
Proverbs 25:11.......................... January 26 Matthew 13:12................................. July 20
Proverbs 25:14.......................... October 27 Matthew 16:26....................................July 6
Proverbs 25:28.............................. August 2 Matthew 18:15................ March 9, June 30
Proverbs 27:5-6 ..........................August 25 Matthew 18:20...................... September 23
Proverbs 27:9 ................................... April 1 Matthew 18:21-22 ................ September 20
Proverbs 27:17............................... April 19 Matthew 19:4-6 ...................... September 2
Proverbs 28:13.......................... January 11 Matthew 19:5-6 ...... January 25, March 26
Proverbs 29:11......................... December 4 Matthew 19:6........................ November 30

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 Matthew 20:26-28 ... July 27, December 16 1 Corinthians 7:3-5............. September 11,
Matthew 25:19-21 .................. February 22 November 18
Matthew 25:21...................... November 21 1 Corinthians 10:24 ....................March 28
Mark 3:5 .................................... January 17 1 Corinthians 11:1 ................December 30
Mark 9:35 ........................................ May 29 1 Corinthians 12:12 .... March 15, June 27,
Mark 10:44-45 .......................... February 2 August 23
Mark 12:29-31 ......................... January 20, 1 Corinthians 12:17-18 ............. October 6
September 15 1 Corinthians 12:18-21 ................. June 28
Luke 6:47-48 ............................ December 6 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ............... January 31
Luke 8:18..................................November 9 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ... March 24, June 24
Luke 15:20....................................... May 21 1 Corinthians 13:5-6 ....................... May 7
Luke 21:14...................................August 29 1 Corinthians 13:7 .................February 13,
John 8:31-32 ................................... May 24 April 13, September 17
John 8:32 ................................... October 29 1 Corinthians 13:13 ..............December 22
John 10:27-28 .................................. April 6 1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 ......... January 1
John 13:5, 14-15 ............................. May 30 1 Corinthians 14:1 ...February 12, June 15
John 13:12, 14-15 ................... September 6 2 Corinthians 2:4 .......................... April 26
John 13:34 .................June 12, November 1 2 Corinthians 5:17 ......................... May 20
John 13:34-35 ............................. January 3 2 Corinthians 8:7 ..................... October 26
John 15:12-13 ..............................March 25 2 Corinthians 9:6 ............................ April 2
Acts 20:35 ..............................December 26 2 Corinthians 13:11 ...................... April 30
Romans 1:12 .................................... July 17 Galatians 5:13 .........................November 2,
Romans 2:11 ......................... November 10 December 18
Romans 3:10-12 ....................... February 9 Galatians 5:22-23 ..................December 29
Romans 5:5 ........................... September 28 Galatians 6:1 ..........................December 20
Romans 5:6-8 ......................... September 7 Galatians 6:2 .................................... July 16
Romans 5:8 ..............................November 6 Galatians 6:4-5 ............................... May 19
Romans 6:6-7 ..........................December 3 Galatians 6:5 .................................. April 23
Romans 8:1-2 .......................... January 16, Galatians 6:9 ........................ September 26,
December 10 December 28
Romans 8:28 ...............................August 12 Galatians 6:10 .................................. July 26
Romans 12:2 ................ May 26, August 11 Ephesians 1:5, 13 ............................ May 27
Romans 12:6 ........................... February 25 Ephesians 1:7 ...............................March 20
Romans 12:8-10 .................................July 9 Ephesians 1:16-17 ............................ June 9
Romans 12:10 ..............January 24, May 1, Ephesians 3:20 ....................April 9, July 25
July 23, September 13 Ephesians 4:2 ........... January 22, March 3,
Romans 12:15 ........................December 11 July 10, August 27
Romans 14:12-13 ........................... June 20 Ephesians 4:15 ......................... December 9
Romans 15:5 ................................... May 18 Ephesians 4:23-24 ....June 6, November 13
Romans 16:1-2 ........................... October 9 Ephesians 4:26-27 ......January 19, April 3,
1 Corinthians 1:10 .....February 21, May 8 October 5
1 Corinthians 3:6-9........................ May 28 Ephesians 4:29 .................April 29, July 28,
1 Corinthians 3:8-9.......................March 1 November 28
1 Corinthians 3:11 .................. December 7 Ephesians 4:31 ..October 22, November 25
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 ................March 14 Ephesians 4:31-32 ....March 11, March 27,
1 Corinthians 7:3 ............................. June 4 June 18
1 Corinthians 7:3-4................ February 19 Ephesians 4:32 .......................... January 21

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 Ephesians 5:1-2 ... August 1, November 15 1 Timothy 6:11-12 ............... November 20
Ephesians 5:2 ................................. April 11 Philemon 1:8-9........................... October 2
Ephesians 5:15-16 ......... May 14, August 8 Hebrews 3:13 .............................. October 8
Ephesians 5:21-22, 25 ................March 30, Hebrews 10:24 ... August 22, September 27
December 17 Hebrews 11:1 .........................December 15
Ephesians 5:28 ...................June 14, July 22 Hebrews 12:10 ...................... September 16
Ephesians 6:4 ................................. April 20 Hebrews 12:15 ...................... November 24
Philippians 1:27 ....................December 24 Hebrews 13:4 .................................... June 3
Philippians 2:4............................August 24 James 1:5 ................................... October 13
Philippians 2:5-8 ............................ May 22 James 1:19 ................. May 6, December 12
Philippians 3:13-14 ....................... May 12, James 1:19-20 ..............................March 10
November 14, December 25 James 1:22, 25 ........................... October 20
Philippians 4:6-8 .............................. June 7 James 5:16 ................... April 21, August 13
Philippians 4:8.......................... January 28 1 Peter 1:22 ............................... October 18
Colossians 1:9....................... September 22 1 Peter 2:17 ........................April 10, July 8,
Colossians 1:11-12 ................. February 18 September 25, December 27
Colossians 2:2.....................................July 1 1 Peter 3:7 ............ August 5, November 16
Colossians 3:12-13 .....................August 30 1 Peter 5:7 ...................................August 17
Colossians 3:13 .......February 11, April 18 2 Peter 2:19 ........................... November 23
Colossians 3:14 ....... April 14, December 2 1 John 1:8-9 ............... August 3, October 1
Colossians 3:23 ........................ October 24 1 John 3:1 ...............................December 23
Colossians 3:23-24 ................... February 1 1 John 3:16 ................................ February 5
Colossians 4:2....................... September 24 1 John 3:18 ..................... June 26, August 9
Colossians 4:6........... May 3, December 13 1 John 4:9-11 .......................... February 14
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 .................. June 8 1 John 4:11-12 ............................ January 2
1 Thessalonians 5:18 ................ October 15 1 John 4:16 ..................................August 20
2 Thessalonians 3:5 ....................August 10 1 John 4:18 ..................................August 21
1 Timothy 1:19 .............................. April 22 2 John 1:6 ..............................December 14
1 Timothy 4:12 ......... June 2, December 31 3 John 1:4 ................June 17, September 21
1 Timothy 6:10 ..................... November 19 3 John 1:9-10 .......................... February 27

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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

dr. gary chapman is the author of the perennial best seller The Five Love
Languages (over 4 million copies sold) and numerous other marriage and
family books. He also coauthored a fiction series based on The Four Seasons
of Marriage with best-selling author Catherine Palmer. Dr. Chapman is the
director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc.; an internationally
known speaker; and the host of A Love Language Minute, a syndicated radio
program heard on more than two hundred stations across North America. He
and his wife, Karolyn, live in North Carolina.

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