{"id":6572,"date":"2025-08-13T14:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/?p=6572"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:44:37","slug":"scripture-that-speaks-to-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/2025\/08\/13\/scripture-that-speaks-to-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Scripture That Speaks to the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6543\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Scripture was originally received by listening, and the NLT scholar team intentionally honors this tradition by ensuring every book flows beautifully and naturally when read aloud. 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