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Implemented mobile-first responsive design for screens ≤760px to improve usability on phones and tablets. Mobile improvements: - Full-width layouts: removed 60%/70% max-width constraints - Vertical search form: input and button stack for better mobile UX - Single-column grids: featured resources and quick links stack vertically - Optimized spacing: reduced margins and padding for mobile screens - Better typography: adjusted font sizes for mobile readability - Touch-friendly: larger tap targets with full-width buttons - Consistent spacing: unified gaps and margins across components Before: constrained widths caused cramped layouts on mobile After: fluid, touch-friendly interface that uses full screen width 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
534 lines
31 KiB
HTML
534 lines
31 KiB
HTML
{% extends "base.html" %}
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{% block title %}The King James Bible{% endblock %}
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{% block head %}
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<style>
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.title-page {
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margin: 4rem 0;
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}
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.title-page h1 {
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margin-bottom: 2rem;
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}
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.title-details {
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font-style: italic;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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line-height: 1.8;
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color: #666;
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margin: 0 0 3rem 0;
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}
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/* Make book names bold throughout */
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section a[href^="/book/"] {
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font-weight: 600;
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}
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/* Quick verse lookup */
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.verse-lookup {
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max-width: 60%;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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padding: 2rem;
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border: 2px solid var(--border-color-darker);
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border-radius: 6px;
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background: var(--code-bg);
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}
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.verse-lookup h2 {
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margin-top: 0;
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font-size: 1.3rem;
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}
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.lookup-form {
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display: flex;
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gap: 0.5rem;
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margin-top: 1rem;
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}
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.lookup-input {
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flex: 1;
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padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
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border-radius: 4px;
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background: var(--bg-color);
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color: var(--text-color);
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font-family: inherit;
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}
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.lookup-input:focus {
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outline: none;
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border-color: var(--link-color);
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}
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.lookup-btn {
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padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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font-weight: 600;
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background: var(--link-color);
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color: white;
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border: none;
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border-radius: 4px;
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cursor: pointer;
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transition: background 0.2s;
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}
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.lookup-btn:hover {
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background: var(--link-hover);
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}
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.lookup-help {
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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color: var(--text-secondary);
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margin-top: 0.5rem;
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font-style: italic;
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}
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/* Featured Resources */
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.featured-resources {
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max-width: 70%;
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margin: 3rem 0;
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
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gap: 1.5rem;
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}
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.featured-card {
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padding: 1.5rem;
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color-dark);
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border-radius: 6px;
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background: var(--bg-color);
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transition: all 0.3s;
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}
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.featured-card:hover {
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border-color: var(--link-color);
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box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
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transform: translateY(-2px);
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}
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.featured-card h3 {
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margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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font-weight: 600;
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}
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.featured-card h3 a {
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border-bottom: none;
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}
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.featured-card p {
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margin: 0.5rem 0;
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font-size: 1rem;
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line-height: 1.6;
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color: var(--text-secondary);
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}
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.featured-badge {
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display: inline-block;
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padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
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font-size: 0.75rem;
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font-weight: 600;
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text-transform: uppercase;
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letter-spacing: 0.05em;
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background: var(--link-color);
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color: white;
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border-radius: 3px;
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margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
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}
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/* Quick Links Grid */
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.quick-links {
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max-width: 70%;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
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gap: 1rem;
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}
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.quick-link-btn {
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display: block;
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padding: 1rem;
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text-align: center;
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color-dark);
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border-radius: 4px;
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background: var(--bg-color);
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transition: all 0.2s;
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}
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.quick-link-btn:hover {
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border-color: var(--link-color);
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background: var(--code-bg);
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}
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/* Mobile responsive styles */
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@media (max-width: 760px) {
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.title-page {
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.title-page h1 {
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font-size: 2.5rem;
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margin-bottom: 1rem;
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}
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.title-details {
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font-size: 1rem;
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margin: 0 0 2rem 0;
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}
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.verse-lookup {
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max-width: 100%;
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padding: 1.5rem;
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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}
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.verse-lookup h2 {
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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}
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.lookup-form {
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flex-direction: column;
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gap: 0.75rem;
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}
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.lookup-input {
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width: 100%;
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font-size: 1rem;
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padding: 0.75rem;
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}
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.lookup-btn {
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width: 100%;
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padding: 0.75rem;
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font-size: 1rem;
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}
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.lookup-help {
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font-size: 0.85rem;
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line-height: 1.5;
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}
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.featured-resources {
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max-width: 100%;
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grid-template-columns: 1fr;
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gap: 1rem;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.featured-card {
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padding: 1.25rem;
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}
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.featured-card h3 {
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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}
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.featured-card p {
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font-size: 0.95rem;
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}
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.quick-links {
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max-width: 100%;
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grid-template-columns: 1fr;
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gap: 0.75rem;
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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}
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.quick-link-btn {
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padding: 0.875rem;
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font-size: 0.95rem;
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}
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/* Adjust epigraph on mobile */
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.epigraph {
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.epigraph blockquote {
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font-size: 1rem;
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}
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}
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</style>
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{% endblock %}
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{% block content %}
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<div class="title-page">
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<h1>The Holy Bible</h1>
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<div class="title-details">
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Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised<br/>
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by His Majesty's Special Command<br/>
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<em>Anno Domini</em> 1611
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="verse-lookup">
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<h2>Search or Navigate</h2>
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<form class="lookup-form" onsubmit="return handleSearch(event)">
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<input
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type="text"
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class="lookup-input"
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id="verse-lookup-input"
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placeholder="Search scripture or jump to verse..."
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autocomplete="off"
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/>
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<button type="submit" class="lookup-btn">Go</button>
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</form>
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<div class="lookup-help">Navigate: John 3:16, Romans 8, Genesis • Search: love, faith, salvation</div>
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</div>
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<script>
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// Helper function to properly capitalize book names and handle abbreviations
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function capitalizeBook(bookName) {
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// Map of lowercase to proper case book names (including common abbreviations)
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const bookMap = {
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// Full names
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'genesis': 'Genesis', 'exodus': 'Exodus', 'leviticus': 'Leviticus', 'numbers': 'Numbers',
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'deuteronomy': 'Deuteronomy', 'joshua': 'Joshua', 'judges': 'Judges', 'ruth': 'Ruth',
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'1 samuel': '1 Samuel', '2 samuel': '2 Samuel', '1 kings': '1 Kings', '2 kings': '2 Kings',
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'1 chronicles': '1 Chronicles', '2 chronicles': '2 Chronicles', 'ezra': 'Ezra', 'nehemiah': 'Nehemiah',
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'esther': 'Esther', 'job': 'Job', 'psalms': 'Psalms', 'psalm': 'Psalms', 'proverbs': 'Proverbs',
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'ecclesiastes': 'Ecclesiastes', 'song of solomon': 'Song of Solomon', 'isaiah': 'Isaiah',
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'jeremiah': 'Jeremiah', 'lamentations': 'Lamentations', 'ezekiel': 'Ezekiel', 'daniel': 'Daniel',
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'hosea': 'Hosea', 'joel': 'Joel', 'amos': 'Amos', 'obadiah': 'Obadiah', 'jonah': 'Jonah',
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'micah': 'Micah', 'nahum': 'Nahum', 'habakkuk': 'Habakkuk', 'zephaniah': 'Zephaniah',
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'haggai': 'Haggai', 'zechariah': 'Zechariah', 'malachi': 'Malachi', 'matthew': 'Matthew',
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'mark': 'Mark', 'luke': 'Luke', 'john': 'John', 'acts': 'Acts', 'romans': 'Romans',
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'1 corinthians': '1 Corinthians', '2 corinthians': '2 Corinthians', 'galatians': 'Galatians',
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'ephesians': 'Ephesians', 'philippians': 'Philippians', 'colossians': 'Colossians',
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'1 thessalonians': '1 Thessalonians', '2 thessalonians': '2 Thessalonians',
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'1 timothy': '1 Timothy', '2 timothy': '2 Timothy', 'titus': 'Titus', 'philemon': 'Philemon',
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'hebrews': 'Hebrews', 'james': 'James', '1 peter': '1 Peter', '2 peter': '2 Peter',
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'1 john': '1 John', '2 john': '2 John', '3 john': '3 John', 'jude': 'Jude', 'revelation': 'Revelation',
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// Common abbreviations
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'gen': 'Genesis', 'ge': 'Genesis', 'exo': 'Exodus', 'ex': 'Exodus', 'lev': 'Leviticus',
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'le': 'Leviticus', 'num': 'Numbers', 'nu': 'Numbers', 'deut': 'Deuteronomy', 'dt': 'Deuteronomy',
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'josh': 'Joshua', 'jos': 'Joshua', 'judg': 'Judges', 'jdg': 'Judges', 'ru': 'Ruth',
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'1 sam': '1 Samuel', '1sam': '1 Samuel', '1s': '1 Samuel', '2 sam': '2 Samuel', '2sam': '2 Samuel', '2s': '2 Samuel',
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'1 ki': '1 Kings', '1ki': '1 Kings', '1k': '1 Kings', '2 ki': '2 Kings', '2ki': '2 Kings', '2k': '2 Kings',
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'1 chr': '1 Chronicles', '1chr': '1 Chronicles', '1ch': '1 Chronicles', '2 chr': '2 Chronicles', '2chr': '2 Chronicles', '2ch': '2 Chronicles',
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'ezr': 'Ezra', 'neh': 'Nehemiah', 'ne': 'Nehemiah', 'est': 'Esther', 'ps': 'Psalms', 'psa': 'Psalms',
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'prov': 'Proverbs', 'pr': 'Proverbs', 'eccl': 'Ecclesiastes', 'ec': 'Ecclesiastes',
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'song': 'Song of Solomon', 'sos': 'Song of Solomon', 'ss': 'Song of Solomon',
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'isa': 'Isaiah', 'is': 'Isaiah', 'jer': 'Jeremiah', 'je': 'Jeremiah', 'lam': 'Lamentations', 'la': 'Lamentations',
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'ezek': 'Ezekiel', 'eze': 'Ezekiel', 'ezk': 'Ezekiel', 'dan': 'Daniel', 'da': 'Daniel',
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'hos': 'Hosea', 'ho': 'Hosea', 'joe': 'Joel', 'jl': 'Joel', 'am': 'Amos', 'ob': 'Obadiah',
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'jon': 'Jonah', 'mic': 'Micah', 'mi': 'Micah', 'nah': 'Nahum', 'na': 'Nahum',
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'hab': 'Habakkuk', 'hb': 'Habakkuk', 'zep': 'Zephaniah', 'zph': 'Zephaniah',
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'hag': 'Haggai', 'hg': 'Haggai', 'zech': 'Zechariah', 'zec': 'Zechariah', 'zch': 'Zechariah',
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'mal': 'Malachi', 'mat': 'Matthew', 'mt': 'Matthew', 'mar': 'Mark', 'mk': 'Mark', 'mrk': 'Mark',
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'luk': 'Luke', 'lk': 'Luke', 'joh': 'John', 'jn': 'John', 'act': 'Acts', 'ac': 'Acts',
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'rom': 'Romans', 'ro': 'Romans', '1 cor': '1 Corinthians', '1cor': '1 Corinthians', '1co': '1 Corinthians',
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'2 cor': '2 Corinthians', '2cor': '2 Corinthians', '2co': '2 Corinthians',
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'gal': 'Galatians', 'ga': 'Galatians', 'eph': 'Ephesians', 'ep': 'Ephesians',
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'phil': 'Philippians', 'php': 'Philippians', 'ph': 'Philippians',
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'col': 'Colossians', 'co': 'Colossians', '1 thess': '1 Thessalonians', '1thess': '1 Thessalonians', '1th': '1 Thessalonians',
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'2 thess': '2 Thessalonians', '2thess': '2 Thessalonians', '2th': '2 Thessalonians',
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'1 tim': '1 Timothy', '1tim': '1 Timothy', '1ti': '1 Timothy', '2 tim': '2 Timothy', '2tim': '2 Timothy', '2ti': '2 Timothy',
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'tit': 'Titus', 'ti': 'Titus', 'phm': 'Philemon', 'pm': 'Philemon',
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'heb': 'Hebrews', 'he': 'Hebrews', 'jam': 'James', 'jas': 'James', 'jm': 'James',
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'1 pet': '1 Peter', '1pet': '1 Peter', '1pe': '1 Peter', '1p': '1 Peter',
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'2 pet': '2 Peter', '2pet': '2 Peter', '2pe': '2 Peter', '2p': '2 Peter',
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'1 joh': '1 John', '1joh': '1 John', '1jn': '1 John', '2 joh': '2 John', '2joh': '2 John', '2jn': '2 John',
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'3 joh': '3 John', '3joh': '3 John', '3jn': '3 John', 'jud': 'Jude',
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'rev': 'Revelation', 're': 'Revelation'
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};
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return bookMap[bookName.toLowerCase()] || bookName;
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}
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function handleSearch(event) {
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event.preventDefault();
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const input = document.getElementById('verse-lookup-input').value.trim();
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if (!input) {
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return false;
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}
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// First, try to parse as a verse/chapter/book reference
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// Formats: "Book Chapter:Verse", "Book Chapter", "Book"
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// Examples: "John 3:16", "Psalm 23", "Genesis"
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// Try to match: Book Chapter:Verse
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// Use greedy matching (.+) so it captures multi-word book names like "1 John" or "Song of Solomon"
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let match = input.match(/^(.+)\s+(\d+):(\d+)$/i);
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if (match) {
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const book = capitalizeBook(match[1].trim());
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const chapter = match[2];
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const verse = match[3];
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}/chapter/${chapter}/verse/${verse}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Try to match: Book Chapter (go to chapter)
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match = input.match(/^(.+)\s+(\d+)$/i);
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if (match) {
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const book = capitalizeBook(match[1].trim());
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const chapter = match[2];
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}/chapter/${chapter}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Check if input looks like it might be a book name
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// Only treat as book if it has: number prefix (1/2/3) OR multiple words OR matches common books
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const hasNumberPrefix = /^[123]\s+/i.test(input);
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const hasMultipleWords = /\s+/.test(input);
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const commonBooks = ['genesis', 'exodus', 'leviticus', 'numbers', 'deuteronomy',
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'joshua', 'judges', 'ruth', 'samuel', 'kings', 'chronicles',
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'ezra', 'nehemiah', 'esther', 'job', 'psalms', 'proverbs',
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'ecclesiastes', 'isaiah', 'jeremiah', 'lamentations', 'ezekiel',
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'daniel', 'hosea', 'joel', 'amos', 'obadiah', 'jonah', 'micah',
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'nahum', 'habakkuk', 'zephaniah', 'haggai', 'zechariah', 'malachi',
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'matthew', 'mark', 'luke', 'john', 'acts', 'romans', 'corinthians',
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'galatians', 'ephesians', 'philippians', 'colossians', 'thessalonians',
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'timothy', 'titus', 'philemon', 'hebrews', 'james', 'peter',
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'jude', 'revelation'];
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const matchesCommonBook = commonBooks.includes(input.toLowerCase());
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if (hasNumberPrefix || hasMultipleWords || matchesCommonBook) {
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// Try to navigate to book
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const book = capitalizeBook(input);
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Otherwise, treat it as a search query
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window.location.href = `/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(input)}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Add keyboard shortcut: Press '/' to focus the search input
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document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
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if (e.key === '/' && !e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.altKey) {
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const activeElement = document.activeElement;
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if (activeElement.tagName !== 'INPUT' && activeElement.tagName !== 'TEXTAREA') {
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e.preventDefault();
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document.getElementById('verse-lookup-input')?.focus();
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}
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}
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});
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</script>
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<div class="epigraph">
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<blockquote>
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<p>{{ daily_verse.text | link_names | safe }}</p>
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<footer><a href="/book/{{ daily_verse.book }}/chapter/{{ daily_verse.chapter }}/verse/{{ daily_verse.verse }}">{{ daily_verse.reference }}</a> — <a href="/verse-of-the-day">Verse of the Day</a></footer>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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<section>
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<h2><a href="/resources">Featured Resources</a></h2>
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<div class="featured-resources">
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<div class="featured-card">
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<span class="featured-badge">New</span>
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<h3><a href="/tetragrammaton">The Tetragrammaton</a></h3>
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<p>An in-depth exploration of the sacred four-letter name of God (יהוה), examining its pronunciation, etymology, theological significance, and Christ's identification with YHWH.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="featured-card">
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<h3><a href="/biblical-covenants">Biblical Covenants</a></h3>
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<p>Study the five major covenants God established throughout Scripture—from Noah to the New Covenant in Christ's blood—understanding their progressive revelation and redemptive significance.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="featured-card">
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<h3><a href="/parables">Parables of Jesus</a></h3>
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<p>Comprehensive analysis of Christ's parables, each with detailed interpretation, Greek word studies, and theological application. From the Sower to the Pharisee and Publican.</p>
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<p>Explore thirteen divine names and titles revealed in Scripture—Elohim, YHWH, Adonai, El Shaddai, Jehovah-Jireh, and more—each revealing distinct aspects of God's character.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought"><a href="/books">The Authorized Version</a></span>, commonly known as the King James Bible, stands as one of the most influential works in the English language. Commissioned by King James I of England in 1604 and completed seven years hence by a company of forty-seven scholars working from the <em>Textus Receptus</em> (Greek) and <em>Masoretic Text</em> (Hebrew), this translation has shaped not merely literature and law, but the very fabric of spiritual and moral discourse for more than four centuries.<label for="sn-translation" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label><input type="checkbox" id="sn-translation" class="margin-toggle"/><span class="sidenote">The translators consulted previous English versions (Tyndale, Coverdale, Geneva) while working primarily from original languages. Their Hebrew text derived from the <em>Ben Chayyim Masoretic tradition</em>; their Greek New Testament followed Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza. The result: a translation of unsurpassed majesty and accuracy for its time.</span></p>
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<p>The translators themselves, in their address "To the most high and mightie Prince, James," wrote that they sought to make "the very vulgar" acquainted with God's Word—not in crude simplicity, but with such scholarly exactitude and linguistic majesty that the sacred text might be apprehended by learned and unlearned alike. Drawing upon the Hebrew תּוֹרָה (<em>Torah</em>, Law), נְבִיאִים (<em>Nevi'im</em>, Prophets), and כְּתוּבִים (<em>Ketuvim</em>, Writings)—the threefold division of the Old Testament—alongside the Greek διαθήκη καινή (<em>diathēkē kainē</em>, New Covenant), their labor produced a work of such enduring power that its cadences echo still through English prose.<label for="sn-canon" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label><input type="checkbox" id="sn-canon" class="margin-toggle"/><span class="sidenote">The Hebrew acronym <strong>TaNaKh</strong> (תנ״ך) derives from <strong>T</strong>orah, <strong>N</strong>evi'im, <strong>K</strong>etuvim—the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible. This ordering differs from Christian arrangements but reflects the historical development of the Hebrew canon, confirmed by Christ's reference to 'the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms' (Luke 24:44).</span></p>
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<p>This digital edition presents the 1769 Oxford Standard text—the received form of the Authorized Version—integrated with commentary drawn from the most eminent divines and critical scholarship. Here the reader will find not merely the biblical text, but apparatus for its proper understanding: original language analysis (examining Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ <em>shoresh</em>, word roots, and Greek λέξις <em>lexis</em>, vocabulary), marginal notes explicating difficult passages, comprehensive cross-references tracing themes throughout Scripture, and such geographical and historical context as may illumine the sacred page. The goal remains that articulated by the translators themselves: that "the Scripture may speake like it selfe... that it may be understood even of the very vulgar."</p>
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<h2>The Old Testament</h2>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Law</span>,<label for="sn-torah" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The Hebrew תּוֹרָה (<em>Torah</em>, 'instruction' or 'law'), or Pentateuch (Greek πεντάτευχος, 'five scrolls')—traditionally ascribed to Moses, the mediator of the old covenant. Jewish tradition subdivides Torah into 613 commandments (מִצְוֹת, <em>mitzvot</em>): 248 positive commands and 365 prohibitions. These form the foundation upon which all subsequent scripture rests, containing both the primeval history of mankind (Genesis 1-11) and the particular covenant established with Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.</span>
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or Books of Moses, constitute the foundation of divine revelation. Beginning with <em>Bereshit</em> (בְּרֵאשִׁית, 'In the beginning')—the very first word of Scripture—proceeding through the patriarchal dispensation, and culminating in the giving of the Law at Sinai where YHWH revealed His name and character, here is recorded the establishment of God's <em>brit</em> (בְּרִית, covenant) with His chosen people: {% for book in ['Genesis', 'Exodus', 'Leviticus', 'Numbers', 'Deuteronomy'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Historical Books</span><label for="sn-history" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">These chronicles record Israel's history from Joshua's conquest of Canaan through the divided kingdom, the Babylonian captivity, and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah. They demonstrate God's faithfulness to His covenant despite Israel's repeated unfaithfulness.</span>
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narrate the unfolding drama of Israel's occupation of Canaan, the establishment and dissolution of the monarchy, the exile to Babylon, and the subsequent restoration. Through triumph and tragedy alike, these records demonstrate the providence of God working through the affairs of nations: {% for book in ['Joshua', 'Judges', 'Ruth', '1 Samuel', '2 Samuel', '1 Kings', '2 Kings', '1 Chronicles', '2 Chronicles', 'Ezra', 'Nehemiah', 'Esther'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Wisdom Literature</span><label for="sn-wisdom" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The <em>Ḥokhmah</em>, or Wisdom books, explore the deepest questions of human existence: the problem of suffering, the nature of righteous living, the brevity of life, and the soul's relationship with God. Their poetic form elevates them to the highest achievements of Hebrew literature.</span>
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comprises those books wherein are considered the weightiest questions of human existence—the nature of suffering, the vanity of earthly pursuits, the fear of the LORD as the beginning of wisdom, and the soul's yearning for communion with the Divine: {% for book in ['Job', 'Psalms', 'Proverbs', 'Ecclesiastes', 'Song of Solomon'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Prophetic Books</span><label for="sn-prophets" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The נְבִיאִים (<em>Nevi'im</em>, Prophets) spoke as God's mouthpieces—the Hebrew נָבִיא (<em>navi</em>) derives from a root meaning 'to bubble forth' or 'announce.' They functioned as covenant prosecutors, declaring 'Thus saith the LORD' (כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, <em>koh amar YHWH</em>). Their oracles combine fierce denunciation of sin with tender promises of restoration, containing numerous Messianic prophecies (הַמָּשִׁיחַ, <em>ha-Mashiach</em>) fulfilled in Christ.</span>
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preserve the oracles of those men whom God raised up to call His people to repentance, to pronounce <em>mishpat</em> (מִשְׁפָּט, judgment) upon the nations, and to foretell the coming of Messiah. From Isaiah's vision of the suffering Servant (עֶבֶד, <em>eved</em>) to Malachi's promise of Elijah's return, these books contain some of the most sublime passages in all Scripture: {% for book in ['Isaiah', 'Jeremiah', 'Lamentations', 'Ezekiel', 'Daniel', 'Hosea', 'Joel', 'Amos', 'Obadiah', 'Jonah', 'Micah', 'Nahum', 'Habakkuk', 'Zephaniah', 'Haggai', 'Zechariah', 'Malachi'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<span class="sidenote">The εὐαγγέλιον (<em>euangelion</em>, 'good news')—four distinct accounts of the incarnation, ministry, passion, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew presents Christ as the βασιλεύς (<em>basileus</em>, King) of the Jews; Mark, as the suffering δοῦλος (<em>doulos</em>, Servant); Luke, as the perfect ἄνθρωπος (<em>anthropos</em>, Man); John, as the eternal Λόγος (<em>Logos</em>, Word) made flesh. These four 'living creatures' (Revelation 4:7) provide comprehensive witness to the God-man.</span>
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present the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. These four witnesses—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—though writing from different perspectives and to different audiences, unite in their testimony to the central fact of human history: that the eternal Λόγος (Logos, Word) became σάρξ (<em>sarx</em>, flesh) and ἐσκήνωσεν (<em>eskenosen</em>, 'tabernacled') among us: {% for book in ['Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke', 'John'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Acts of the Apostles</span><label for="sn-acts" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">Luke's second treatise chronicles Christ's ἀνάληψις (<em>analepsis</em>, ascension), the descent of the Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον (<em>Pneuma Hagion</em>, Holy Spirit) at Pentecost, and the subsequent expansion of the ἐκκλησία (<em>ekklesia</em>, church) from Jerusalem to Rome. The book demonstrates how the εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) spread 'unto the uttermost part of the earth' through the μαρτυρία (<em>martyria</em>, witness) of the apostles—Peter representing ministry to Jews, Paul to Gentiles.</span>
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and the Epistles contain the history of the primitive church and the doctrinal instruction given to the early Christian communities. Acts records the establishment and growth of the church following Pentecost, while the ἐπιστολαί (<em>epistolai</em>, letters) of Paul, Peter, John, James, and Jude expound Christian διδαχή (<em>didache</em>, doctrine)—justification by πίστις (<em>pistis</em>, faith), sanctification through the Spirit, the nature of ἀγάπη (<em>agape</em>, divine love), and the παρουσία (<em>parousia</em>, coming) of Christ—providing pastoral guidance for believers: {% for book in ['Acts', 'Romans', '1 Corinthians', '2 Corinthians', 'Galatians', 'Ephesians', 'Philippians', 'Colossians', '1 Thessalonians', '2 Thessalonians', '1 Timothy', '2 Timothy', 'Titus', 'Philemon', 'Hebrews', 'James', '1 Peter', '2 Peter', '1 John', '2 John', '3 John', 'Jude'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Revelation of St. John the Divine</span><label for="sn-revelation" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The Ἀποκάλυψις (<em>Apokalypsis</em>, 'unveiling' or 'revelation')—presents in highly symbolic imagery the ultimate triumph of Christ over all earthly and spiritual powers. Written in a unique blend of Hebrew prophetic tradition and Greek apocalyptic style, it employs vivid symbolism: the ἀρνίον (<em>arnion</em>, Lamb), the θηρίον (<em>therion</em>, Beast), the πόρνη (<em>porne</em>, Harlot). It concludes the canon with visions of κρίσις (<em>krisis</em>, judgment) and the restoration of all things in the Καινὴ Ἱερουσαλήμ (<em>Kaine Hierousalem</em>, New Jerusalem).</span>
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concludes the canon with visions of the ἔσχατα (<em>eschata</em>, last things), the final judgment, and the establishment of the καινὸς οὐρανὸς καὶ καινὴ γῆ (<em>kainos ouranos kai kaine ge</em>, new heaven and new earth). This prophetic book, given to John while exiled on Patmos, unveils the ultimate νίκη (<em>nike</em>, victory) of the Lamb and the τελείωσις (<em>teleiosis</em>, consummation) of God's redemptive plan: {% for book in ['Revelation'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Browse all <a href="/resources">Theological Resources</a></span> — A comprehensive collection of biblical studies organized by category, including detailed explorations of people, theology, history, and study tools.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Theological Studies</span> — Individual studies: <a href="/biblical-angels">Biblical Angels</a>, <a href="/biblical-prophets">Biblical Prophets</a>, <a href="/biblical-covenants">Biblical Covenants</a>, <a href="/biblical-festivals">Biblical Festivals</a>, <a href="/names-of-god">Names of God</a>, <a href="/parables">Parables of Jesus</a>, <a href="/tetragrammaton">The Tetragrammaton</a>, <a href="/the-twelve-apostles">The Twelve Apostles</a>, and <a href="/women-of-the-bible">Women of the Bible</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Topical Index</span> — A systematic <a href="/topics">concordance of major theological themes</a>, organizing Scripture by subject—Salvation, Prayer, Love, Faith, Forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and other essential doctrines—each with carefully selected verses and explanatory notes.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Reading Plans</span> — Structured <a href="/reading-plans">Bible reading schedules</a> for systematic Scripture study, including chronological, thematic, and testament-specific plans to guide sustained engagement with God's Word.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Concordance and Search</span> — A comprehensive <a href="/search">search facility</a> allowing the reader to trace any word or phrase throughout the entire corpus of Scripture, after the manner of Cruden's Complete Concordance.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Biblical Geography</span> — <a href="/biblical-maps">Maps and descriptions</a> of those places mentioned in Holy Writ, from the rivers of Babylon to the shores of Galilee, illuminating the geographical context of sacred history.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Genealogies</span> — <a href="/family-tree">The family tree</a> of biblical personages, tracing the line of descent from Adam through the patriarchs to the house of David and ultimately to Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Chronology</span> — A <a href="/biblical-timeline">timeline of biblical events</a>, presenting in ordered sequence the principal occurrences recorded in Scripture, from the creation to the apostolic age.</p>
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