Use BibleGateway to Search Bible Passages and Short Books

I rejoice at your word
    like one who finds great spoil.
Psalms 119:162 ESV

The word love occurs 7 times in The Sermon on the Mount, ESV.

Here is the text in the gospels about Jesus’ resurrection, in both the NKJV and the ESV.

The Chrome and Firefox browsers say they find 9 occurrences of angel.

But stepping through them I only count 8. The Safari browser agrees with me.

I don’t think there is anything to be concerned about with Chrome and Firefox saying they find an additional angel. See, in general terms, web sites use HTML. HTML is a combination of What To Display and How To Display It. Here is what my blog’s Table of Contents shows for February 29, 2024.

Here is some of the HTML used to make the February 29th table.

<table><colgroup> <col style="width: 10%;" span="1" /> <col style="width: 45%;" span="1" /> <col style="width: 45%;" span="1" /> </colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">29</td>
<td><a href="https://markjerde.wordpress.com/2024/02/29/in-everything-give-thanks-not-for-everything-give-thanks/">“*In* Everything Give Thanks”, **NOT** “*For* Everything Give Thanks”</a></td>
<td>Thank God in difficult times, not for the difficult times</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
<td style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://markjerde.wordpress.com/2024/02/29/june-4-2023-1-17-sunset-photos-portrait/">June 4, 2023 #1/17 Sunset Photos (Portrait)</a></td>
<td style="text-align: right;">Sunset photos 😊</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
<td style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://markjerde.wordpress.com/2024/02/29/quoted-photos-jude-2/">Quoted Photos — Jude</a></td>
<td style="text-align: right;">Bible quotes on photos</td>
</tr>

Notice that there are many words that are not displayed, but instead format the display. It is possible the word angel appears somewhere in the HTML but is not displayed, and Chrome and Firefox count it in error. I could (probably) figure it out because I used to write software for a living.

But IMO it’s not that big a deal. Chrome and Firefox did find all 8 angels, and when you step through them 8 is all you get. 😉 😊

Unfortunately, there are limits

BibleGateway limits the amount of Bible text that can be displayed at one time. Only the first 5 chapters of Luke display though I requested the whole book. Likewise requesting all of John displays just the first 6 chapters.

Ephesians is short enough that all 6 chapters display and can be searched.

Conclusion

Searching a BibleGate passage in a browser is easy and useful. However, make sure you are searching everything you think you’re searching. It was only during writing this that I discovered I cannot search the complete text all four gospels at the same time.

Jesus is coming very, very soon. Be ready!

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 NKJV

32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”
Matthew 24:32-35 NKJV

34 But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Luke 21:34-36 NKJV

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Parallel Bibles in BibleGateway

I use BibleHub often to see how a verse reads in different Bible translations.

BibleHub – John 3:13

But BibleHub shows just one verse at a time. I have looked for a site that can display ranges of verses in parallel. Biblia looked promising, but I found it difficult to use, and the parallel passages are one-after-the-other, not side-by-side.

Biblia – James 5:19-20

BibleGateway is my most used site for writing this blog. It has the ability to span chapters and display multiple references.

BibleGateway – Romans 7:24-8:1; John 3:16-17 NKJV

But until a few days ago I didn’t know the Add parallel button would do exactly what I wanted.

Excellent!

BibleGateway – Romans 7:24-8:1; John 3:16-17 NKJV NASB

You can display up to five parallel versions.

BibleGateway – Romans 7:24-8:1; John 3:16-17 NKJV NASB NIV KJV ESV

Click the X to close a parallel. The dropdown lets you choose different translations.

I’m glad to have finally discovered BibleGateway’s parallel feature. I could wish I had discovered it a long time ago, assuming it existed, but why beat myself up? 😉

Jesus is coming very soon. Be ready!

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 NKJV

32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”
Matthew 24:32-35 NKJV

34 But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Luke 21:34-36 NKJV

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Using BibleGateway dot com

I see a lot of text on the internet like this, showing the letters to BibleGateway’s footnotes.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, [a]Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [b]paralyzed, [c]waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.
John 5:2-4 NKJV

This lets me know many people probably don’t know the footnotes can be turned on and off. Click the Gear icon in the toolbar to bring up several selectable options.

BibleGateway 2018-10-10_17-15-57

Click the Parallel icon next to the Gear icon to view Scriptures in two different translations at the same time.

BibleGateway’s Scripture lookup is powerful. Click on these links to see some of what you can display. Note what is in the search textbox to give the result.

I hope you find this helpful. Blessings!

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.