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How to Read the Context of a Verse on Bible Gateway

When you search and find individual Bible verses on Bible Gateway, very often you want to quickly see how those particular verses fit in to the flow, context, and understanding of the complete chapter where each one resides. It’s simple.

[Also see our blogposts: Read More Than One Bible Version Side-By-Side and The BE Commentary Series – New Study Feature on Bible Gateway]

Look up any Scripture verse (say, John 3:16) by typing the reference into the top search window and clicking the magnifying glass or the “enter” key on your keyboard:

Enlarge: Click to find a Bible verse on Bible Gateway

Now, to see that verse in its context in the full chapter where it’s found, click the stack-of-lines icon located next to the verse reference:

Enlarge: Click the stack-of-lines icon for the complete chapter

The result is the appearance of the complete chapter:

The complete chapter of your original Bible verse

Another fun feature is to see how your particular Bible verse is translated in all the English Bible versions on Bible Gateway. To do this, click the sentence at the bottom of your verse: “…in all English translations”:

Enlarge: Click to see this verse in all English translations on Bible Gateway

The result is the appearance of the Bible verse in all the English Bible translations on Bible Gateway listed alphabetically by abbreviation:

Enlarge: The listing of the verse in all English translations on Bible Gateway

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