I recently wrote a small webpage that is like Google "Instant" but for searching the Bible. You can search by a keyword (ex. "faith", "love", or "love Christ") and get results, or you can search by reference (ex. "Exo 2:2-4", "1 Tim 2-4", etc.)
Clicking on the link beside a verse will show you the whole chapter.
www.swiftbible.com
Please post on Facebook, Twitter, etc. to spread the word! Also, let me know of any improvements you would like to see!
Enjoy! Taylor
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sermonindex
Intresting idea brother.
there is a php error when I click on any results right now. Also it would look better if you re-designed a logo for it and centered it in the page like the google search engine.
great start!
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TaylorOtwell
Thanks for the tips, Greg! Do you still get the PHP error now?
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Heydave
Hi Taylor,
I know there is a lot of search programs out there, but I like this one for its simplicity and its very quick. So if you just want to search a word it works well.
It would work well as an app for i-phones. Any chance to make it available for android?
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TaylorOtwell
Heydave,
I have no experience developing mobile apps. But, if someone does I would certainly work with them to make it happen!
With care in Christ, Taylor
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SolaVeritas
Wow, this is fast! I like it. I would change two minor things, almost more like preferences: I really dislike the pink for the verses and I would like to be able to click on the logo to go back to the home page. Not that these things really matter. Other than that, it took me some time to figure out where to type, since I could barely see that on my screen, it's so light.
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TaylorOtwell
I just made a major update to the site and added some really cool new features.
You can string words together to find verses containing all of those words (e.g. "light life" only returns verses with both words)... You can search references (e.g. John 3:16-18)... You can search exact phrases by using quotation marks around your search phrase...
And, my personal favorite feature, you can limit your search using the "+" sign... searching for "prov 1 + wisdom" will return all occurrences of "wisdom" in Proverbs 1. "John 1-2 + light" will show you all occurences of "light" in John 1-2.
Most searches return in about 150 milliseconds. There is no need to press "enter" to search, the results will update live!
Please spread the word and click the Facebook "like" button if you enjoy using it!
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hmmhmm
great work brother! something i would find very helpful and use a lot is references, so if possible in the future to add maybe a "+ box" under each verse in search result and if clicking that you would find "reference verses" to the verse you are interested in finding similar verses, i can imagine such a thing would be very much work :) but treasury of scriptural knowledge is a very useful tool using for reference.
just an idea brother, you did great so far!
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fromtheold
Brilliant!
Very nice web app
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mguldner
That is a great site, if I could add something that I think would be handy but not necessary would be the ability to gather certain scriptures you into a list, like the scriptures you want to use you after searching a certain word placing an plus or a check box for the scriptures you want to focus on and then it adds to a list which you can refer to once you are done searching what you want. I hope that helps :) Awesome, Simple, and accessible.
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TaylorOtwell
Thanks for the ideas, all!
I really like both the reference and the list idea. I will look into doing both of them!
Share it if you like it!
With care in Christ...
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Goldminer
Very nice Taylor
I posted it to my facebook page and put it in my favorites. Very fast response.
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TaylorOtwell
Thanks, goldminer!
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sermonindex
Hi Taylor,
It certainly is quick! (But I can't read the words in black, which fall over the dark blue margin. Would it be possible to give a lighter background to those boxes?)
There is a similar, 'online Bible search' linked from the home page of olivetree.com, which enables a complete phrase of from one - four words. It doesn't do 'word' + 'word' though. I've got round this by searching for a word I believe is in the verse I'm seeking, and then using the Edit, Find, option to search the search for 'the' verse.
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TaylorOtwell
Greetings All,
I have just made the NET Bible a translation choice on SwiftBible.com. Soon I will have it setup where it remembers your choice by default each time you visit the site, Lord willing.
With care in Christ...
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TaylorOtwell
The WEB (World English Bible) translation is now available on the site. The WEB is a public domain, majority text modern translation.
Also, the site also remembers the last translation you used.
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sermonindex
When I am in chat rooms and need to quote the bible fast with scripture and verse, I use this handy but quick bible search. It's just the bible only, nothing else, pure and simple.
