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==Usage==
This template is used to provide sources for [[w:Bible citation|Bible verse references]].

This template creates an external link. The [[WP:external links|external links content guideline]] states that "external links should not normally be used in the body of an article". '''Place external links to the Bible in [[WP: parenthetical citations| parenthetical citations]] or [[WP:footnotes|footnotes]],''' but be aware that the Bible may be considered a [[WP:primary source|primary source]], which should be used with care in sourcing Wikipedia articles.

Code format:
:{{tlc|Bibleverse|Bible book name|c:v&ndash;c:v|version}}

;Example: <code><nowiki>{{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:1|KJV}}</nowiki></code> yields: {{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:1|KJV}}

* Shorthand can be used for the names, such as '''1 Sam''' or '''Deut'''. See the ''[http://hbl.gcc.libguides.com/BibleAbbrevChicago Chicago Manual of Style]'' for other acceptable abbreviations.
* Verse references may be simplified (for example, no range or entire chapter).

==List of versions==

The following is a partial list of available Bible versions and the external sites used by the template to link them. The default version is the [[New Revised Standard Version]] because it is most commonly preferred by biblical scholars:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161012024005/http://courses.missouristate.edu/markgiven/rel102/bt.htm A Discussion of Bible Translations and Biblical Scholarship]</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Code
!Version
!External site
!Example usage
|-
|ESV|||[[w:English Standard Version]] ||| [http://www.esvbible.org ESV.org] ||| {{Bibleverse|John|3:16|ESV}}
|-
|HE|||Hebrew-English—parallel [[w:Masoretic Text|MT]] and [[w:Jewish Publication Society of America Version|JPS 1917]] ||| [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm Mechon Mamre] ||| {{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:1|HE}}
|-
|KJV|||[[w:King James Version|King James Version]] ||| [[s:Bible (King James)|Wikisource]] ||| {{Bibleverse|John|3:16|KJV}}
|-
|NIV|||[[w:New International Version|New International Version]] ||| [https://www.biblica.com Biblica] ||| {{Bibleverse|John|3:16|NIV}}
|-
|NRSV|||[[w:New Revised Standard Version|New Revised Standard Version]] ||| [http://bible.oremus.org/ Oremus] ||| {{Bibleverse|John|3:16|NRSV}}
|-
|NRSVAE|||[[w:New Revised Standard Version|New Revised Standard Version]], Anglicized Edition ||| [http://bible.oremus.org/ Oremus] ||| {{Bibleverse|John|3:16|NRSVAE}}
|-
|NKJV||[[w:New King James Version|New King James Version]] ||| [https://www.biblegateway.com/ Bible Gateway] ||| {{Bibleverse|Matthew|18:21–22|NKJV}}
|}

=={{anchor|Alternative usage}} Alternative version==
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An alternative version of this template is available that does not include the book name: [[Template:Bibleverse-nb]]. It can be used to create lists of verses, e.g. <code><nowiki> [[w:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] {{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|1:2–3|HE}}; {{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|13:10|HE}} </nowiki></code> produces: [[w:Book of Exodus|Exodus]] <span class=plainlinks>{{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|1:2–3|HE}}; {{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|13:10|HE}}</span>

==Examples==
*Example: <nowiki> {{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|HE}} </nowiki> produces: {{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:15–16|HE}}

==Redirects==
* {{t|Niv}}
* {{t|Nasb}}
* {{t|Esv}}
* {{t|Nkjv}}
* {{t|Bverse}}
* {{t|Bibleref}}
* {{t|Bible}}
* {{t|KJV}}
* {{t|Cite bible}}
* {{t|Rsv}}
* {{t|Tanakhverse}}

==References==
<references />

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>{
"description": "A template to generate a link to selected Bible editions at several sites including biblegateway.com. This template will create a link with the name of the book and specified chapter and verse, or range of chapters and verses, or just an entire chapter. Use Bibleverse-nb to create a link without the book name in the anchor text of the link.",
"params": {
  "1": {
    "label": "Book",
    "description": "The name of the book.",
    "type": "string",
    "required": true
  },
  "2": {
    "label": "Chapter:verse",
    "description": "The chapter and verse to be cited. Also, the range to be cited, or just the chapter. For example: '5:4', '1:1–2', '21:1–24:7' or '6'. Do not include any spaces.",
    "type": "string",
    "required": true
  },
  "3": {
    "label": "Source",
    "description": "The edition to be cited. Given in common abbreviations (e.g., 'KJV', 'NIV', 'HE', 'ESV', 'NRSVAE'). Default is 'NRSV'.",
    "type": "string",
    "required": false
  }
}}</templatedata><includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

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