Biblehub is a nice website with a finicky UI. Here are some instructions on how to use Biblehub’s “Strong Concordance” to perform two actions:
- Researching the Greek language version of terms in the New Testament
- Finding other passages in the bible that use the relevant term
First- go to Biblehub and search a phrase- e.g. “Joyful Always” from 1 Thessalonians 5:16.
Note that when biblehub finds a hit for this phrase, there will be a drop down item you can select for it. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE DROP DOWN ITEM. Hitting “enter” will take you to a search of the database and just give you a list of instances. Clicking on the item takes you to the identified passage where the term is found. If there is no drop down that shows up- it may be that you have a typo- or the page is loading very slow.
This will take you to the verse. You can select a bible translation to compare the passage’s language in different translations. Note the listings of all bible versions:
You now can compare different translations for their version of the statement.
To research the Greek term for “rejoice always”, click on “Strong’s” from this page.
This will take you to a page that provides the original greek for the translated section:
To find a cross-reference list of all other passages in the bible that use that term, click on the Greek word (in this case, Chairete). This enables you to see other passages that relate to the term.
You now are a scholar who can find the original Greek for your bible passages- and find other bible passages that reference the same term! Woo!