| Passage lookups
Passage lookups are useful when you
want to find a specific passage in the Bible and you know the reference
(i.e. John 3:16). Enter the reference in the text box, select one or more
Bible versions to display from the list, and click "Lookup". Optionally,
you may specify the following parameters:
- Hide footnotes
Footnotes provide additional notes
from the Bible translators, and are displayed by default. Check this box
to hide them from the results.
- Hide cross-references
When a verse refers to another
verse elsewhere in the Bible, cross-references point to the other verse.
They are turned on by default, but checking this box will hide them from
the results.
Word searches
Word searches are useful for finding
verses or passages when you don't know the reference for where they can be
found. In effect, word searches function as a high-powered concordance or
index to the entire Bible. Enter the word(s) you wish to find in the text
box, choose a Bible version from the list and then click "Search".
Optionally, you may specify the following parameters:
- Restrict search to
If you want to search only a
portion of the Bible, select the appropriate option. The different
groupings of books are explained below:
- Old Testament
- Genesis through
Malachi
- New Testament
- Matthew through
Revelation
- Books of Moses
- Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
- Gospels
- Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John
- Major_Prophets
- Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel
- Minor_Prophets
- Hosea, Joel, Amos,
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zechariah, and Malachi
- Wisdom_Books
- Job, Psalms,
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon
-
OT_Historical_Books
- Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra,
Nehemiah, and Esther
- Epistles
- Romans, 1 and 2
Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2
Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1
and 2 Peter, 1 - 3 John, and Jude
- Pauline_Epistles
- Romans, 1 and 2
Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2
Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
- Apocalyptic_Books
- Daniel and
Revelation
- Start search at / End search
at
As an alternate method of
searching portions of the Bible, you can select the books to start and
end the search.
- Results per page
You can specify the number of
search results that will display on a single page before a link is
created to a second search results page. Some versions of the Bible have
copyright limits upon the number of verses that can be displayed at one
time. If you choose a results number higher than the copyright limit,
only the number of verses specified by the copyright limit will be
displayed.
- Find whole words only
If you check this box, searches
will be limited to whole words only. For example, if you put "laughter"
in the search box, and leave "Find whole words" unchecked, it will find
verses with both "laughter" and "slaughter". If you check the "Find
whole words" check box, the search will only find verses with "laughter"
in them.
- Display results as
references only
Check this box if you don't want
to see the text of the verses themselves, but only where they can be
found.
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