Website Search Tips

Attach an asterisk (*) to the end of a word as a wildcard. (You may not use wildcards at the beginning of a word or in the middle of a word.) For example, a search for jes* will return results including words like "Jesus," "Jessie," and "Jesuit." Do not leave a space between the asterisk and the word.
Attach a tilde (~) to the front of a word to omit results containing that word. For example, a search for ~jesus messiah will return results including the word "messiah," but only if those results do not include the word "Jesus." Do not leave a space between the tilde and the word to be omitted.
You may use both an asterisk (*) and a tilde (~) on the same word.
You may use multiple words with asterisks (*) and/or tildes (~).
Words with asterisks (*) and/or tildes (~) may appear anywhere in your search phrase.
Include Bible chapter numbers but not verse numbers.
Don't use Roman numerals.
Check for books of the Bible by full name and by abbreviation. We abbreviate as follows: Gen., Exod., Lev., Num., Deut., Josh., Judg., Ruth, 1 Sam., 2 Sam., 1 Kgs., 2 Kgs., 1 Chr., 2 Chr., Ezra, Neh., Esth., Job, Ps. and Pss., Prov., Eccl., Song, Isa., Jer., Lam., Ezek., Dan., Hos., Joel, Amos, Obad., Jon., Mic., Nah., Hab., Zeph., Hag., Zech., Mal., Matt., Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Rom., 1 Cor., 2 Cor., Gal, Eph., Phil., Col., 1 Thess., 2 Thess., 1 Tim., 2 Tim., Tit., Philem., Heb., Jam., 1 Pet., 2 Pet., 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Rev.