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Bible Reading

Cross References

Cross references are related verses connected to a verse. You can browse all cross references broadly, or follow the ones a Bible-note author has selected, together with their comments.

Cross References

See the full cross references and an author’s selected ones together

Cross references show the related verses connected to a verse as you read. scripture.how keeps the full, standard cross references as they are, and over them adds a layer where a Bible-note author selects only the ones they consider important and adds comments. For the same verse, you can browse the full cross references broadly or follow the ones the author has organized.

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All cross references

The full standard cross references linked to a verse. Without any selection, you see all the related verses of that verse broadly.

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Bible-note author selection

A Bible-note author can use only some of the full cross references, and writes a separate comment for each one they choose.

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View in two tabs

Cross references are split into a “Bible Notes” tab and an “All” tab, so you can move between the author’s selection and the full set.

All Cross References

The full cross references are kept as they are

The full cross references are the standard bundle of related verses linked to a verse. Regardless of a Bible-note author’s selection, they are always available broadly in the “All” tab.

Standard cross references per verse
Ordered by votes / canonical order
Always available

Author Selection

A Bible-note author selects and comments

A Bible-note author can select only the cross references they judge important from the full set. Each selected cross reference can carry the author’s own comment, so it becomes not a plain list but a cross reference that holds interpretation.

Select only some from the full set
Author comment per selected reference
Managed as Bible-note data

Tabs

Organized into “Bible Notes” and “All” tabs

Cross references are split into a “Bible Notes” tab (the author’s selected cross references and comments) and an “All” tab (the full cross references). You can follow the author’s organized cross references first, or widen to the full set when needed.

Bible Notes tab: author selection + comments
All tab: full cross references
Switch by tab

Default Tab

When the author has chosen, the “Bible Notes” tab opens first

For verses where a Bible-note author has selected some of the full cross references, the “Bible Notes” tab opens by default and shows the author’s organized cross references first. When the author has chosen none and the “Bible Notes” tab is empty, the “All” tab is shown first.

Author selection present → Bible Notes tab default
Empty Bible Notes tab → All first
Decided automatically per verse

Principle

Cross references preserve the whole and lay the author’s selection on top

The full cross references are kept so they can be browsed broadly, and a Bible-note author’s selection and comments are stacked over them as a separate layer. Readers can follow the author’s organized cross references and widen to the full set at any time.