There are a variety of contexts in which people quote the Bible.You need to understand how the Bible is organized to be able to look at those quotes.It is possible to look up quotes without knowing their location.If you know how to find it, you just have to know a few words from a verse.
Step 1: Do you know the book of the verse?
The name of a book is the first thing you will see when a Bible verse is listed.The table of contents in your Bible can be used to locate that book.The beginning of the Bible is at the table of contents.Turn to the page associated with the start of the book to find the name in the table of contents.The book's name might be abbreviated or spelled out completely.There are some books that include: Exodus (Ex) Genesis (Gen) Numbers
Step 2: You have to identify the chapter.
You will see two numbers after the book name.The chapter is the first number.The chapter number in John 3:16 is 3.Determine which chapter it is from by looking at the verse.abbreviations and Roman numerals can be used to cite Bible verse.For example Lev.Leviticus, chapter 20, verse 13 is the same as xx:13.There is a chapter within the book.You can find the location of that chapter in the table of contents.You can look through the book until you see that chapter.It should clearly state at the beginning of each chapter, "Chapter"The first verse of the book's chapter can be found at the top of each page in many versions.There is a last verse on the page.
Step 3: Do you know the verse number?
The second number is the verse number.The number should be after a colon.16 would be the verse number.If you're looking at a longer passage, there may be two numbers separated by a hyphen.You're looking for verse 16, 17 and 18 in John 3:16-18.
Step 4: There is a verse within the chapter.
Go through the chapter until you find the verse.Just like chapters, the verse go in numerical order.There should be a small number at the beginning of each sentence.The verse number is this.If you're looking for more than one verse, John 3:16-18, 17 and 18 would follow after 16.
Step 5: You can choose a concordance.
Every instance of a word in the Bible is listed in a book called a concordance.If you remember part of the verse, but don't know which book or chapter it came from, this is a great tool.They can be found through religious retailers or online.You can borrow one from your church.
Step 6: Find a word from the verse.
There is an important word in the verse.The same way you would look it up in a dictionary, look up it in the concordance.Theances are alphabetized.You are likely to find a lot of results if you choose a word like love or evil.
Step 7: If necessary, search for other words.
Try searching for another word if you can't find the verse you're looking for.If you remember the phrase, "love must be sincere", try looking up "sincere" instead of searching for too many results.
Step 8: The verse can be found from the list.
The places where that word is found in the Bible will be listed on the concordance.If you want to know if it is the verse you are looking for, a complete concordance will give you some context.Look up the complete verse and its context in your bible by using the location that the concordance gives you.
Step 9: If necessary, try another translation.
They are specific to the translations.Try a different translation if you can't find the verse you're looking for.If the English word "praise" is translated into the Bible as "worship", it will be impossible to find the verse.
Step 10: The verse number can be searched online.
Go to a website dedicated to Bible study if you choose a search engine.You can type in the book's name and chapter and verse numbers into the search engine.If you can, type the verse number in the format generally accepted.If you type, "John 3:16," you will get more accurate results.
Step 11: What do you have to say about the verse?
Do you remember something from the verse?Maybe you remember the name of the book.You can still look up the verse even if you can't remember much.
Step 12: You can enter what you know into the search engine.
You can type in what you remember.You should include the words "Bible" and "verse" to make sure you get results that are relevant to your search.You may be looking for something like, "Bible verse about wives in Psalms."
Step 13: You can use a site for Bible searches.
There are many websites that catalog Bible verse by subject or book.One of these websites can be used to find the verse.You can type in a subject.You can do an advanced search by book or chapter.There are online tools that can be used to find other verse that may be relevant to you.
Step 14: Search related words.
Search related words if you can't remember any words from the verse.If you didn't find anything, you could search for "stars", "sky" or "heavens" to see if the verse shows up.You could be using a different translation or misremembering details about the verse.