The search result lists Bible verses that either match the content of the search query (“Smart Search”) or contain the term searched for directly (“Classic Search”). The search result can be narrowed down further using the search field (see Search Bible text) or by adjusting the Search filter.
Important: There are fundamental differences between these two search types:
- “Smart Search” always returns a result sorted by relevance, even if there is only a partial match with the search term.
- The “Classic Search” is a pure keyword search. It only lists the Bible verses in which the search term actually occurs. The hits are displayed here in the order of the Bible books.
The search result also works in translation comparison:
- In the “Smart Search”, only the first selected translation is searched. The corresponding verses are then displayed in comparison in the other translations.
- In the “Classic Search”, hits in different translations can also be in different verses. In this case, verses without hits are displayed grayed out. The number of hits is displayed above the translation.
There is no classic page navigation in the search result. Instead, further results are automatically loaded at the end of the hit list.
In addition to the Bible verses, the search result also shows hits from other sources. These are listed in the sidebar (mobile at the bottom). Keyword-based content such as tags, videos or dictionaries are searched. The search filters only have a limited effect here.