Template:Bibleref2/doc

Purpose
This template inserts an external link to a Bible reference at biblegateway.com, allowing for choice of translation.

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." Consider placing external links to the Bible in parenthetical citations or footnotes, but be aware that the Bible may be considered a primary source.

Parameters
{ "description": "Creates a Bible citation with a link to the cited passage at BibleGateway.", "params": { "1": {     "label": "Book", "description": "The book of the Bible, in full (e.g. \"1 John\") or abbreviated (e.g. \"1Jn\"). Periods and spaces are optional. Alternatively, instead of specifying just the book here and then the chapter and verse separately, the entire citation, even to multiple passages in multiple books, can be specified here.", "type": "string", "required": true },   "2": {      "label": "Chapter:Verse", "description": "The chapter and verse within the book (e.g., \"3:16\"). May also be a range or series.", "type": "string", "required": false },   "3": {      "label": "Version", "description": "The translation version to use (e.g., \"NASB\"). Use \"!\" for BibleGateway's default.", "type": "string", "required": false, "default": "NRSV" },   "4": {      "label": "Display Text", "description": "If specified, the text to display instead of the book, chapter, and verse.", "type": "string", "required": false } } }

Available versions
For the complete list of available versions, see http://classic.biblegateway.com/versions/.


 * Version and Abbreviation

• 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

• American Standard Version (ASV)

• Amplified Bible (AMP)

• Contemporary English Version (CEV)

• Darby Translation (DARBY)

• Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

• English Standard Version (ESV)

• Good News Translation (GNT)

• Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

• King James Version (KJV)

• New American Standard Bible (NASB)

• New Century Version (NCV)

• New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

• New International Version (NIV)

• New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

• New King James Version (NJKV)

• New Living Translation (NLT)

• New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

• The Message (MSG)

• Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

• Wycliffe New Testament (WYC)

• Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Differences from Template bibleref
Similar to Bibleref with three main differences:
 * 1) It always produces a link to biblegateway.com
 * 2) It allows a display reference as the fourth parameter. When the 4th parameter has contents, they will be all that is displayed. Otherwise, the Book-Chapter-Verse range of the 2nd parameter will print exactly as it is entered.

Related templates

 * Template:Bibleref2-nb
 * Suppresses display of the Book for 2nd and subsequent sequential uses. Example:, ,


 * Template:Bibleref2c
 * Puts citation into square brackets and displays it as superscript like typical references display. This is an example. Abbreviating Book names may significantly improve the appearance of Bible references displayed in citation or reference style.


 * Template:Bibleref2c-nb
 * Combines the superscript citation style and suppresses Book name for sequential citations from the same Book. Example:


 * Template:Bibleref
 * The template mentioned above, which differs in 3 ways, as stated above.