Bible Study Tools

Thanks to the labour of love of many other Christians, the students of God's Word, can now more readily see for themselves and search "What saith Scripture". Hence we have linked below to a range of important tools for the readers' ready use.

Due to the number of regular visits to the Bible Study Tools section, we have decided to add this Updated Section, which essentially reflects some of the main web tools we consider particularly useful in research and writings. Hopefully this may prove useful to other Bible-students and researchers.

1. www.blueletterbible.org
   
   

   When entering this website, select a verse or a word to search, and also choose the version (translation). BLB then comes up with the selected verse + the whole chapter.
   
   On the left are then several buttons, including the ‘C’ (Concordance/Dictionary) button, which brings up the Greek words in a NT verse, or the Hebrew words in an OT verse.
   
   Opening a Greek word brings up the definitions in Strong’s Concordance + J.H.Thayer’s "Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament". There is also the further option of viewing the Greek word as defined in VINE'S “EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF NEW TESTAMENT WORDS”  (1940)
   
   Opening a Hebrew word brings up the definitions in Strong’s Concordance + Gesenius' “Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon”, and the Hebrew text.
   
   Also available is the Greek NT text, both the Textus Receptus and GNT Morph regarding which BLB has the following note:
   
   “The vast majority of modern translations are based upon the Greek text in this lower scroll (i.e. the "Alexandrian" text type). The Blue Letter Bible here provides this Greek text with an important note: the King James Version (KJV) is not based upon this Greek text. The KJV is based upon the "Textus Receptus" above. The Alexandrian-based text shown here on the Blue Letter Bible combines the Westcott-Hort (1881) edition with the Nestle-Aland 26th edition (and its variants).
   
   The Blue Letter Bible has intentionally abstained from making a statement of belief as to the priority of the Textus Receptus over the Wescott-Hort text, or vice versa. While many good scholarly debates exist, others have quickly become divisive in the Church. We leave this decision to each individual; for such an issue can only be solved through much prayer and diligent inquiry”.

2. www.studybible.info
   
   

   A most useful tool with:

   • a very wide range of English, old English and other languages translations;
   • most of the Literal Translations;
   • several Interlinear translations;

   When using the interlinear translations, the Greek words link to Strong’s Concordance, and further link back to Thayer’s  and Vine’s dictionaries in the BlueLetterBible. It is also possible to link to Liddell & Scott’s  Greek dictionary.

   The Hebrew words in the Interlinears also link to Strong’s Concordance, and to Brown-Driver-Briggs’  Hebrew Lexicon, as well as linking back to Gesenius’ Hebrew Lexicon in the BlueLetterBible.

   The website has a range of other study features worth exploring, including several Septuagint (LXX) versions.

3. www.biblegateway.com
   
   

   Biblegateway has one particular feature not found on other sites: if searching ONE verse only, then there appears below the verse a link to all the other Biblegateway English versions’ translation of that particular verse.

4. https://net.bible.org
   
   NetBible has a number of interesting linked features to each word and verse. Have a look!

TRANSLATIONS:

www.biblegateway.com takes the reader to an easy check of around 50 both English and foreign language translations, including important translations such as:

• Young's Literal Translation
• King James Version and 21st Century King James Version
• Darby Translation
• all the New International Versions
• Holman Christian Standard Bible.

• Revised Version and Revised Standard Version
• Greens Literal Translation
• Strong's Versions : KJV with Strong Numbers, and NAS with Strong Numbers
• Webster Bible
• The Emphasized Bible [text, but without the emphasis in the printed version], and several others.

• Biblia Sacra Vulgata (405)
• The Wycliffe Bible (1395)
• Tyndale New Testament (1525)
• Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
• The Bishop's Bible (1568)
• The Geneva Bible (1587).

• Parallel Bible Word/Phrase search (enter word or phrase query in search box and choose the two translations for comparison)
• (2) Parallel Bible Verse/Reference search (enter verse reference(s) into search box and choose the two translations for comparison

Lexicons (languages)

VINE'S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF NEW TESTAMENT WORDS (1940) - http://www.gospelhall.org

INTERLINEAR HEBREW AND GREEK including SEPTUAGINT (LXX) - www.studylight.org

INTERLINEAR HEBREW AND GREEK including SEPTUAGINT (LXX) - www.blueletterbible.org
For every verse, see interlinear Hebrew/Greek (including the LXX), using the 'C' button. And by using the 'V' button, see nine English translations plus the Latin Vulgate.

HEBREW LEXICON: BROWN,DRIVER,BRIGGS,GENSENIUS
(King James Version: Old Testament) - www.biblestudytools.com

HEBREW LEXICON:BROWN,DRIVER,BRIGGS,GENSENIUS
(New American Standard Version: Old Testament) - www.biblestudytools.com

GREEK LEXICON: THAYER'S AND SMITH'S BIBLE DICTIONARY and others
(King James Version: New Testament) - www.biblestudytools.com
(Similarly, with New American Standard Version: New Testament) - www.biblestudytools.com/

E.W.BULLINGER'S CRITICAL LEXICON AND CONCORDANCE TO THE ENGLISH AND GREEK NEW TESTAMENT
http://bluehost.levendwater.org/books/a_critical_lexicon_bullinger/index.htm

J.PARKHURST'S GREEK AND ENGLISH LEXICON TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
http://bluehost.levendwater.org/books/Parkhurst_greek_and_english_lexicon_to_the_New_Testament/index.htm

OTHER LEXICONS CAN BE CONSULTED via www.levendwater.org [place cursor on "Lex." in the menu and choose lexicon]
B. Davidson: "the Analytical Herew and Chaldee Lexicon"
John Parkhurst: "Hebrew and English Lexicon without points"
Liddell, Scott and Whiton: "A Lexicon abridged from Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon"
Hermann Cremer: "Biblico-Theological Lexicon of New Testament Greek"
J.H.Thayer: "Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament"