Template:Bibleverse

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This template is used to provide sources for Bible verse references.

This template creates an external link. The external links content guideline states that external links "should not normally be used in the body of an article". Furthermore, the use of inline parenthetical referencing is now deprecated on Wikipedia. Place external links to the Bible in footnotes, but be aware that the Bible may be considered a primary source, which should be used with care in sourcing Wikipedia articles.

Usage

Code format:

{{Bibleverse|Bible book name|c:v–c:v|version|text|nobook=|wlink=|multi=}}

Optional parameters

This template has four optional parameters:

• (fourth parameter) - providing a fourth (unnamed) parameter will show specific text instead of the book/chapter information
• nobook - When set to "yes", will omit the book from the link. {{bibleverse-nb}} can also be used for this feature.
• wlink - When set to "yes", will wikilink the book name. {{bibleverse-lb}} can also be used for this feature.
• multi - When set to "yes", allows for multiple books/chapters to be viewed on BibleGateway. See #Examples for use cases

Example

{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:1|KJV}} → Genesis 1:1

• Shorthand can be used for the names, such as 1 Sam or Deut. See the Chicago Manual of Style for other acceptable abbreviations.
• Verse references may be simplified (for example, no range or entire chapter).

Examples

Default, link to NRSV	{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16}} → Genesis 1:15–16
Link to KJV (Wikisource)	{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|KJV}} → Genesis 1:15–16
Omitting the book	{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|nobook=yes}} → 1:15–16
Omitting the book with -nb	{{Bibleverse-nb|Genesis|1:15–16}} → 1:15–16
Wikilinking the book	{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|wlink=yes}} → Genesis 1:15–16
Wikilinking the book with -lb	{{Bibleverse-lb|Genesis|1:15–16}} → Genesis 1:15–16
Custom text	{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|KJV|Example of custom text}} → Example of custom text
Linking to multiple verses	{{Bibleverse|John 20:1–2, 11–18|multi=yes}} → John 20:1–2, 11–18

Note in the above that when |multi=yes, the entire search term is in the first parameter.

List of versions

The following table holds a list of available Bible versions and the external sites used by the template to link them. If no version is supplied, the default source is the New Revised Standard Version on the oremus bible browser unless |multi=yes, in which case the version will be provided by BibleGateway based on the best match to its search function. Versions not on this list can be used, which will use BibleGateway's repository.

External site	Code	Version	Example usage
Biblica	ab	NIV	Genesis 1:15–16
	amp		Genesis 1:15–16
	msg		Genesis 1:15–16
	niv		Genesis 1:15–16
	nlt		Genesis 1:15–16
	nirv	NIrV	Genesis 1:15–16
	nivuk	NIV (UK)	Genesis 1:15–16
ESV.org	esv	ESV	Genesis 1:15–16
Mechon Mamre	jps	JPS	Genesis 1:15–16
	he	JPS with Hebrew	Genesis 1:15–16
oremus Bible Browser	nrsv	NRSV	Genesis 1:15–16
	nrsvae	NRSV (UK)	Genesis 1:15–16
bible.usccb.org	nab	USCCB	Genesis 1:15–16
Wikisource	asv	ASV	Genesis 1:15–16
	kjv	King James	Genesis 1:15–16
	web	World English	Genesis 1:15–16
	ws	Wikisource	Genesis 1:15–16
	wyc	Wycliffe	Genesis 1:15–16

Redirects

• This template is the result of many similar templates being merged together. A full list of redirects can be found at this link.

Wrappers

• {{bibleverse-lb}} ("link book"): used for providing a wikilink to the book.
• {{bibleverse-nb}} ("no book"): used for omitting the book name from the link.
• {{Tanakhverse}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Bibleverse in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Bibleverse

A template to generate a link to selected Bible editions at several sites including biblegateway.com. This template will create a link with the name of the book and the specified chapter and verse, range(s) of chapter(s) and verse(s), or entire chapter. Add |nobook=yes to create a link without the book name in the anchor text of the link.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Book	1	The name of the book.	String	required
Chapter:verse	2	The chapter and verse, range(s) of chapter(s) and verse(s), or entire chapter to be cited (for example: '5:4', '1:1–2', '21:1–24:7', '1:2–3; 13:10', '6').	String	required
Source	3	The edition to be cited. Given in common abbreviations (for example, 'KJV', 'NIV', 'ESV', 'NASB', 'HE'). Default is 'NRSV'.	String	optional
Text	4	Alternate text to be shown in place of the book/chapter information.	String	optional
No book	nobook	If set to 'yes' will omit the book from the link.	String	optional
Wikilink	wlink	If set to 'yes' will add a wikilink to the book name.	String	optional
Multiple verses	multi	Set to 'yes' to allow for multiple chapters/verses to be shown in the results.	String	optional

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