{"id":14161,"date":"2015-05-25T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T13:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2016-04-07T12:48:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:48:39","slug":"read-more-than-one-bible-version-side-by-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/read-more-than-one-bible-version-side-by-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Read More Than One Bible Version Side-By-Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The parallel Bible feature on Bible Gateway lets you read a Bible passage in several different versions side-by-side. It\u2019s very easy to do! Whether you\u2019re grappling with a challenging Bible passage, or are just curious to see how different translators approach the same scriptural text, you\u2019ll find it a useful part of your Bible reading.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to read more than one Bible side-by-side.<\/p>\n<h3>While Reading a Bible Passage<\/h3>\n<p>Look up any Scripture passage (say, 1 Corinthians 13) and then click or tap the Add Parallel button. It\u2019s just above and to the right of the text and looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-1.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Click to add a parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" alt=\"Click to add a parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-1.gif\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will result in a second Bible translation appearing on your screen. You can then select which Bible version you&#8217;d like to be in parallel by selecting from the complete list of translation names in the drop down menu above the second column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-2.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Click to add a second parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" alt=\"Click to add a second parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-2.gif\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do it again and you&#8217;ll get a third Bible version in a third column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-3.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Click to add a third parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" alt=\"Click to add a third parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-3.gif\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A fourth click will generate a fourth column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-4.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Click to add a fourth parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" alt=\"Click to add a fourth parallel Bible version on Bible Gateway\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Parallel-4.gif\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click up to five times and select any translation you want from the drop-down menu in each new Scripture panel that opens to create your own five column parallel Bible. To remove a Bible from the parallel view, click the <strong>X<\/strong> in the top right of any column.<\/p>\n<h3>While Performing a Bible Search<\/h3>\n<p>You can also choose to search in multiple versions from the <a href=\"http:\/\/biblegateway.com\/passage\/\">Passage Lookup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/biblegateway.com\/keyword\/\">Keyword Search<\/a> pages. Click <strong>Lookup passage(s) in multiple versions<\/strong> on the Passage Lookup or <strong>Search in multiple versions<\/strong> on the Keyword Search:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lookup-passage-in-multiple-versions.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lookup-passage-in-multiple-versions\" width=\"382\" height=\"89\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6676\" border=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lookup-passage-in-multiple-versions.jpg 382w, https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lookup-passage-in-multiple-versions-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will expand the version selector to five drop-downs. Select the versions you want to view:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/select-versions.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"select-versions\" width=\"413\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6679\" border=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/select-versions.jpg 413w, https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/select-versions-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Compare Multiple Passages in Multiple Versions<\/h3>\n<p>You can also compare more than one Bible passage in more than one translation by using the Passage Lookup. Use the directions above for searching multiple passages from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/\">Passage Lookup<\/a> page, but instead of just filling in one passage, click \u201cLookup Multiple Versions\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/lookup-multiple-passages.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lookup-multiple-passages\" width=\"248\" height=\"110\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6675\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type in each passage you\u2019d like to compare and then click on \u201cLookup Passage.\u201d The passages will appear in rows on top of each other in each translation column.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%201:1-5;John%201:1-5&#038;version=GNV;NIV;KJV;ESV;NLT\">comparing Genesis 1:1-3 and John 1:1-10 in five different versions<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you&#8217;d like to purchase a print edition parallel Bible, you&#8217;ll find <a href=\"http:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/easy_find?event=HPT&#038;N=1018598+5401&#038;Ne=1000000&#038;Nso=1&#038;Nu=product.endeca_rollup&#038;category=Bibles&#038;Ns=product.number_sold&#038;p=1172374\" title=\"Click to browse parallel Bibles in the Bible Gateway Store\" target=\"_blank\">a wide variety to choose from in the Bible Gateway Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The parallel Bible feature on Bible Gateway lets you read a Bible passage in several different versions side-by-side. 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