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Study Tools

The study tools follow the verse selected in the Bible pane. Commentaries, cross-references, and topics update when the selection changes.

A verse selected in the Bible pane, with the study pane showing content for it

Commentaries​

The Commentary tab shows the entries for your installed commentaries for the selected verse.

  • You can open multiple commentaries at once and switch between them. Add Commentary opens another one, and the Overview tab shows all commentaries for the current verse.
  • The previous and next arrows jump to the nearest verse that has an entry in that commentary.
  • Scripture references in commentary text are links that link to the Bible pane.

The Commentary tab with an entry open and the commentary tab bar above it

Install and remove commentaries through File → Open Module Manager. See Installing Modules.

Dictionaries and lexicons​

In the Dictionary tab, choose a dictionary, such as a Strong's lexicon or a Bible dictionary. Browse its entries, or type a word or Strong's number (such as G25) in the lookup box, and click an entry to see it. Depending on the dictionary, an entry includes the word, transliteration, pronunciation, definition, and usage examples.

The Dictionary tab showing a Strong’s lexicon entry

Strong's numbers​

Strong's numbers refer to Hebrew and Greek words of the Bible. Greek numbers start with G (e.g., G26 is agape, love). Hebrew numbers start with H (e.g., H430 is Elohim, God). In Study display mode with Show Interlinear selected, the numbers appear under the original-language words. You can click a word to look it up.

Word occurrences​

From a Strong's dictionary entry, Search all occurrences lists every verse where that word occurs (if the active Bible module contains this information).

A Strong’s search listing every verse where the word occurs

Study mode and the interlinear​

Select Study from the display mode selector in the Bible pane toolbar, then select Show Interlinear. This shows interlinear data (if available for that Bible module). Stacked Layout and Inline Layout choose how it is arranged.

The interlinear stack for a single verse: original word, transliteration, Strong’s number, morphology

The interlinear requires interlinear data, which many Bible modules do not have. To use it, install a Bible module that includes interlinear data.

Cross-references​

The Study tab lists the cross-references for the selected verse, with the module they come from (for example, "From Treasury of Scripture Knowledge"). Click a passage to go to it. Cross-references require a cross-reference module.

In Study mode, Show Cross-References shows cross-reference markers in the text.

The Cross-References section expanded, listing related passages

Topics​

The Topics pane browses topical indexes: subject headings with their verses, arranged in a hierarchy. To open it, click + in a tab bar and choose Topics.

  • The search box at the top finds a topic by name.
  • Broad topics have sub-topics.
  • The verses for a topic are listed beneath it. Click one to go to it.
  • When you select a verse in the Bible pane, the Study tab lists the topics that include it.

The Topics tab showing a topic with its sub-topics and verses

The Study pane​

The Study tab collects the commentaries, cross-references, and topics for the selected verse in one place. Its heading shows "Studying" and the reference. The Search topics... box searches topics by name.

The Study pane gathering commentary, cross-references, and topics for one verse

Books and devotionals​

The Books pane shows books such as devotionals, theological books, and study guides, with a tree view of the table of contents. To open it, click + in a tab bar and choose Books. References to Bible verses are linked so you can click them and view the text of the verses.

To search these modules, see Searching. To record what you find, see Notes & Highlights.