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The search bar at the top of the app searches both the Bible verse text and the expository commentary across all 16 chapters of Romans simultaneously. There is no need to open a chapter first — a single query surfaces every matching passage in the entire commentary at once.
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Focus the search bar

Click the search bar at the top of the page, or press / from anywhere in the app to focus it instantly without reaching for the mouse.
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Type your query

Type at least two characters. Results appear immediately as you type — no need to press Enter. The list updates with every keystroke.
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Review the result snippets

Each result shows the verse reference (e.g., Romans 5:8) alongside a short excerpt from the verse text or commentary. Matched terms are highlighted in yellow within the snippet so you can assess relevance at a glance.
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Navigate to a result

Click any result to jump directly to that verse in the chapter view. The chapter opens in the main pane, scrolls to the verse, and your search term remains highlighted inline throughout the full commentary entry.

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Search behavior

  • Case-insensitive — searching for grace, Grace, or GRACE all return the same results.
  • Verse text and commentary — matches are returned from both the Bible verse text and the expository commentary body for every verse across all 16 chapters.
  • Highlighted matches — matched terms are highlighted in yellow throughout the result snippets, and the highlighting carries through when you navigate to the full verse entry.
  • Inline highlighting on navigation — when you open a verse from the results list, the full commentary for that verse is displayed with your search term highlighted wherever it appears, making it easy to find the relevant sentence in longer entries.
Click the × button on the right side of the search bar, or press Escape, to clear the current query. The results list closes and the app returns to your previous chapter view. If no chapter was open before you searched, the welcome screen is shown instead.
Use the keyboard shortcut / to focus the search bar without a mouse click — useful when reading with one hand on the keyboard.
Searches run entirely in your browser against the built-in commentary data. No network request is made.