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How Scripture text and other content is used within The Shepherd's Staff.
Scripture quotations (ESV)
Scripture quotations marked “ESV” are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated into any other language.
Users may not copy or download more than 500 verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.
www.esv.orgHymns and liturgical texts
Hymn, psalm, and liturgical texts printed in a congregation's bulletin remain the responsibility of that congregation. Each church is responsible for holding the appropriate licenses — for example a CCLI or OneLicense number — for any copyrighted material it reproduces, and for printing the required attribution.
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