Template:Bibleverse/doc

This template is used to provide sources for Bible verse references.

This template creates an external link. The external links content guideline states that external links "should not normally be used in the body of an article". Furthermore, the use of inline parenthetical referencing is now deprecated on Wikipedia. Place external links to the Bible in footnotes, but be aware that the Bible may be considered a primary source, which should be used with care in sourcing Wikipedia articles.

Usage
Code format:


 * Optional parameters
 * This template has four optional parameters:
 * (fourth parameter) - providing a fourth (unnamed) parameter will show specific text instead of the book/chapter information
 * - When set to "yes", will omit the book from the link. bibleverse-nb can also be used for this feature.
 * - When set to "yes", will wikilink the book name. bibleverse-lb can also be used for this feature.
 * - When set to "yes", allows for multiple books/chapters to be viewed on BibleGateway. See for use cases


 * Example:


 * Shorthand can be used for the names, such as 1 Sam or Deut. See the Chicago Manual of Style for other acceptable abbreviations.
 * Verse references may be simplified (for example, no range or entire chapter).

Examples
Note in the above that when yes, the entire search term is in the first parameter.

List of versions
The following table holds a list of available Bible versions and the external sites used by the template to link them. If no version is supplied, the default source is the New Revised Standard Version on the oremus bible browser unless yes, in which case the version will be provided by BibleGateway based on the best match to its search function. Versions not on this list can be used, which will use BibleGateway's repository.

Redirects

 * This template is the result of many similar templates being merged together. A full list of redirects can be found at this link.

Wrappers

 * bibleverse-lb ("link book"): used for providing a wikilink to the book.
 * bibleverse-nb ("no book"): used for omitting the book name from the link.
 * Tanakhverse

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 the specified chapter and verse, range(s) of chapter(s) and verse(s), or entire chapter. Add |nobook=yes 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, range(s) of chapter(s) and verse(s), or entire chapter to be cited (for example: '5:4', '1:1–2', '21:1–24:7', '1:2–3; 13:10', '6').", "type": "string", "required": true },		"3": {			"label": "Source", "description": "The edition to be cited. Given in common abbreviations (for example, 'KJV', 'NIV', 'ESV', 'NASB', 'HE'). Default is 'NRSV'.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"4": {			"label": "Text", "description": "Alternate text to be shown in place of the book/chapter information.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"nobook": { "label": "No book", "description": "If set to 'yes' will omit the book from the link.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"wlink": { "label": "Wikilink", "description": "If set to 'yes' will add a wikilink to the book name.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"multi": { "label": "Multiple verses", "description": "Set to 'yes' to allow for multiple chapters/verses to be shown in the results.", "type": "string", "required": false }	} }