To commemorate our celebration of the season of Christ’s glorious birth, we have prepared a selection of materials that highlight this miraculous event. Additionally, we've added Advent readings to help you prepare for Christmas. We trust these Scriptures, sermons, and commentaries surrounding the Nativity will inspire a deeper reverential love for God and His Word.
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSK), found in the "Cross-Refs" tab of our Tools button, is one of the most powerful cross-referencing tools that BLB offers. While English cross-references connect English words that match and Strong's cross-references connect original language words that match, the TSK identifies biblical and theological topics from the passage, showing other places in Scripture where those same topics exist.
The original formatting followed the published TSK, which generally highlighted only the first word or two of a referenced phrase. Sometimes, it was difficult to know how much of the phrase was related to the cross-references. Our development team worked hard to improve the tool by highlighting the entire portion of the phrase to the cross-reference results below it. Here is
As you can see, the original Cross-Refs tool only had one or two words in red. This means that the cross-references related to those words. However, the cross-referenced verses actually relate to entire phrases, as seen in the "After" screenshot. With that in mind, we have updated over 66,000 TSK entries on our site and mobile apps to display the content that is being cross-referenced more accurately. We pray that the time we have spent with this powerful tool makes it easier to use and enhances your time in God's Word.
Geneva Bible Study Notes Now Available
The Geneva Bible is one of the most important versions in the history of Bible translation. It stands as a milestone in the development of biblical annotation and commentary. First published in 1560 by Protestant scholars in Geneva, Switzerland, this work was notable for being the first English translation to implement several things. Among these are textual and explanatory study notes in page margins. That is what we are excited to now offer on Blue Letter Bible.
The study notes included in the Geneva Bible were compiled from the work of Reformation leaders including John Calvin, John Knox, and others. Their Reformed theological perspective enhanced the reading of the Scriptures and promoted purposeful study of the text by laymen. These notes were comprehensively vast, covering theological, historical, and practical aspects of the text. These will be accessible from the Study tab under Bible Study Notes.
The Geneva Bible has laid the groundwork for modern study Bibles, which themselves served as the inspiration for applications and websites such as Blue Letter Bible. In the spirit of the Geneva Bible, our ministry desires to give our users the ability to study the written Word in order that they may better understand the living Word, Jesus Christ. We pray that both these study notes from Reformers and the plethora of other resources and tools we offer will benefit your time in God's Word.
New! Pastor Lloyd Pulley’s Audio Series of the Entire Bible!
We are very excited to announce the arrival of our newest ministry partner and content provider, Pastor Lloyd Pulley. He has served as the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge for over 40 years. Pastor Lloyd has authored several books and offers his listeners two radio programs, Bridging the Gap with Pastor Lloyd and Bridge Bible Talk. We are blessed to now provide his complete audio commentary series for every book of the Bible.
He shared with us, "The aim in my teaching is to transparently unpack Scripture, making it relevant and applicable to everyday challenges–whether you're seeking encouragement, inspiration, or a deeper understanding of faith."
To start listening to Pastor Lloyd's content, head over to his author page on our website. If you would like to listen to his radio programs, you can check out his website, Bridging the Gap, or head over to his radio station directly, The Bridge Radio.
Brenton's English Septuagint Now Available
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. It was a key factor in readability as Greek had become the common language by the time of Christ. At Blue Letter Bible, we have offered the Septuagint (LXX) for many years, which is regarded as the most credible Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. Now, we are pleased to offer Brenton's English Septuagint (BES), an English translation of the Greek Septuagint.
Being able to offer an English rendering of the Septuagint is an amazing opportunity. In the preface of the BES, the writer makes a statement about the importance of the LXX:
"It is not only a translation of the Old Testament, but it is the Old Testament translated into the language of the New. Let it be remembered that the Gospel was in its aspect to the world a Hellenistic thing."
Why Provide Septuagint Resources?
At BLB, we recognize the usefulness of studying God's Word using the Greek Septuagint, especially in instances where a New Testament writer references the Greek Septuagint translation. Thus, the BES translation is just one more of the in-depth Septuagint tools that we offer. While checking out the BES, be sure to open up the Tools button, and take a look at the Septuagint tab with each Greek word and parsing.
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For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. (Psalm 18:28)
See today's reflection on this verse.
[Luk 24:45-47 NASB95] Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, "Thus it
[Jhn 3:16 NASB95] "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
[Act 4:11-12 NASB95] "He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF
[Rom 3:21-24 NASB95] But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by
[Rom 10:8-13 NASB95] But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR
[2Co 5:21 NASB95] He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we
[Gal 2:15-16 NASB95] "We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles; nevertheless knowing that a
[Eph 2:1-10 NASB95] And you were dead *in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to
[1Jo 5:11-13 NASB95] And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is
[Jhn 20:30-31 NASB95] Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not
[Gen 1:1 KJV] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[Isa 9:1 KJV] Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was] in h
[Mat 1:1 KJV] The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David
[Mat 2:1 KJV] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days o
[Luk 1:1 KJV] Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
[Luk 2:1 KJV] And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a dec
[Jhn 1:1 KJV] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, an
[Rom 1:1 KJV] Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle,
[Rom 8:1 KJV] [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are i
[Eph 1:1 KJV] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the
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