Notes and References

A number of STEPBible's Bible versions come with notes and references built it. Among these, some display notes and references in the left side-panel and others display notes and references in a window activated from within the Bible text.  STEPBible also provides access to related words and related subjects for every Bible version, accessed verse-by-verse, by clicking on verse numbers.

To display Notes and References, select a single Bible version having an "N" on the right of the Bible name as it is listed in the drop-down list in the Bible version / Commentaries menu in the Find Bar.

• Notes and References in the Left Side-bar

• Notes and References from within the Bible Text

• Related Verses and Related Subjects by Verse

Notes and References in the Left Side-bar Bibles capable of displaying Notes and References in the left sidebar appear among the Bible versions having an "N" on the right of the Bible names as they are listed in the drop-down list in the Bible version / Commentaries menu in the Find Bar.  Other Notes-and-References-capable Bible versions display clickable down-arrow icons in the text, as described in the next section. This illustration portrays the following sequence: click on a reference letter in the Bible text or its corresponding reference in the left side-bar. STEPBible displays a small reference window Click on the arrow icon at the top right of the reference window. STEBBible opens a new panel to display the reference in context.

In addition, clicking the blue down-arrow notes icon displays notes at the bottom of the text window.

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Notes and References from within the Bible Text Some Notes-and-References-capable Bible versions display clickable down-arrow notes icons in the text, which produce the following responses: hovering over a down-arrow displays notes at the bottom of the Bible text display. clicking on a down-arrow fixes the note at the bottom of the display so you can click on material in the note. clicking the "X" at the top right of the note display dismisses it.  Note:  If you fix a note, you must click on "X" order to view another one.

Note:  the NETfull - NET Bible has the most comprehensive notes of all STEPBible's Bible versions.

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Related Verses and Related Subjects by Verse To view verses related to a selected verse, or subjects related to the subject of a selected verse, click on the verse number to display the Verse Vocabulary Box.  STEPBible displays two links at the bottom of the window under the vocabulary material:  See related verses and See related subjects. Click either of these links to display the associated material in an adjoining panel. Note: This feature can be turned on/off in Options: Verse Vocabulary

Related Verses Click See related verses to display a list of verses that use similar Greek or Hebrew vocabulary (automatically generated by STEPBible), in an adjacent panel. Within the verse list, click on a verse reference to display that verse in context in a new adjacent panel.

Related Subjects Click See related subjects  to display a list of related subjects (as found in Naves's Topical Bible).  Each displayed subject  heads a list of verses pertaining to that subject.  Click the "+" icon to display the verses.  Click on a verse reference in the verse list to display that verse in context in a new adjacent panel.

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