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Thompson® Bibles include hundreds of pages of additional study tools, many of which are available in no other Bible. These 75 extra tools make your study easier and more enjoyable, sparing you from needing many other volumes.

Thousands of additional chain-references have been added over the decades. Study any Bible verse and you'll always know where to go next.

Here are some helps that are included:

Index of Chain Topics
Complete listing of over 7,000 marginal topics and reference chains. Most verses are printed out in the Index.

Selected Bible Readings
An arrangement by subject matter of Bible verses suitable for private devotions or public services. Listed are such topics as Death, Gifts from God, Unbelievers, and more.

Revised Concordance
This will help you find any verse, even if you only know a few words. Alphabetical listing of English words found in your Thompson® Bible with help numbers linking you to other help sections in your Bible.

Bible Harmonies & Illustrated Studies
Biographical harmonies of Moses, Jesus, and Paul by means of pictorial maps, charts, and outlines. Follow their footprints with Journey Maps, a feature found only in Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bibles.

Extensive Archaeology Section
Ties modern discoveries to real verses. Contains much factual information on people, places, and things as found in modern excavations.

Bible Marking Guide
Offers you time-tested secrets for keeping your discoveries fresh.

Bible Atlas
Puts you right there, in the holy land, during every biblical period. A series of extremely detailed, color maps, showing Archaeological sites in the holy land, Journeys of the Apostle Paul, the ancient World, Palestine, Jerusalem and others.

Outline Studies of Each Book
Go here first to find out who, what, when, where and why. Devoted to a study of the Bible as a whole, from its earliest beginnings through modern translation and also a complete outline of each Book of the Bible, giving author, theme, and key words. A must-have feature for those involved in teaching.

Dozens of helpful charts
Illustrated with delightful artwork you can study for hours.

Bible Character Studies
Biographical sketches and outline studies of all the major characters of the Bible. Includes early life, divine call, and biblical history.

Bible Glossary
Helps you pronounce and understand Bible terms.

General Index
An alphabetical listing of all topics with connecting numbers.

Harmony of the Gospels
A side-by-side listing of Gospel accounts.

Messianic Prophecies
Prophecies concerning Jesus and their fulfillment.

Portraits of Christ
Christ's character and work as seen by Isaiah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, and Revelation.

Topical Treasury
Contains practical helps for Christian workers. Suggests topics to be used at prayer meetings and devotional meetings.

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The Chain-Reference® System is found only in Thompson® Bibles. It is the most helpful study tool ever assembled. Every important verse of the New and Old Testaments has been analyzed into topics which help to open up the meaning of the verses and stimulates Bible study. Start with any verse of Scripture and follow thousands of topics all the way through your Bible.

Forward Chain-Reference®
These chain links are found on every page of your Thompson® Bible. They will lead you to the next Scripture verse in the chain, helping you follow any topic from Genesis through Revelation.

New Topics
These marginal references direct you to a new topic in this verse. You simply go to the Index of Topics you'll find a wealth of information and the first place in Scripture to begin the 'chain' for this topic.

Better than a Concordance
You'll find related topics not mentioned by word in the Bible Text. This helps you to expand the scope of your study in a way that goes beyond what a complete concordance can do.

Analysis of Each Chapter
Each Chapter of your Bible has been thoroughly analyzed into the main divisions and printed in bold-face type, presenting a digest of the teachings of the Chapter.

At the back of each Thompson® Bible are 2 important Topical Indices: The Numerical Index of Topics and the Alphabetical Index of Topics.

These Indices help you quickly locate any Suject, Theme, Bible Character or Thompson® Study Tool to begin a new study. Key Scripture verses in each chain are printed out in the Numerical Index, saving you hours of page-turning. Related Topics are cross-referenced withing the Index, leading you to additional discoveries.

The Numerical Index of Topics

Notice in the middle of the page is the topic of "Mercy." Your Thompson® Bible outlines 5 types of Mercy and this page starts with the first type, "Divine Mercy."

Here you see all 102 chain-links for "Divine Mercy" beginning with Genesis 39:21 in your Bible and forward chain-linking through Jude 1:2.

Also printed out in this Index is the complete text of 21 key verses in this chain.

At the bottom of the page you'll notice some related topics offered for your study, such as "Divine Forbearance, Forgiveness and God's Grace."

Browsing this Numeric Index of Topics is a wonderful way to find new direction for Bible study ideas and personal devotions and discovery.

Sample Page from the Numeric Index of Topics

Sample Page from the Numeric Index of Topics

Alphabetical Index of Topics

This important Index helps you look up any person, place or subject you can think of.

Each topic has a corresponding number which will bring you to a weath of information in the Numeric Index of Topics.

Notice in the far left column, the topic, "Divine" has been sub-divided into 78 sub-topics available for your study.

Sample Page from the Alphabetical Index of Topics

Sample Page from the Alphabetical Index of Topics

This example shows what you would find in a KJV Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible if you chose to do a study on the subject of ISRAEL: Name Given To God's Chosen People (TCR#1808). The Thompson® Chain-Reference® System directs you to begin your study at Exodus 4:22, and then chain-links you forward throughout your Bible. Each verse in your actual Bible will contain many more related topics for further study. Israel (1807-1829)

Name Given To God' s Chosen People, 1808

Exodus 4:22
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Exodus 7:4
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

Exodus 12:41
And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 18:8
And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

Exodus 29:45
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

Numbers 10:29
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Numbers 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

Numbers 23:21
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Deut. 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

Deut. 10:15
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

Deut. 21:8
Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Deut. 26:15
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deut. 32:9
For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

2 Samuel 5:12
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

2 Samuel 7:8
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

2 Samuel 7:23
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

1 Kings 8:33
When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:

1 Kings 8:41
Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;

1 Kings 10:9
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

1 Chron. 17:9
Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

1 Chron. 17:21
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

1 Chron. 17:24
Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

2 Chron. 6:21
Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

2 Chron. 6:32
Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;

2 Chron. 7:10
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

2 Chron. 9:8
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

2 Chron. 31:8
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.

Psalm 25:22
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalm 50:7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

Psalm 78:71
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Psalm 98:3
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Psalm 135:4
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Psalm 147:19
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

Psalm 148:14
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Isaiah 10:22
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.

Isaiah 19:25
Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Isaiah 43:1
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Isaiah 44:21
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

Isaiah 45:4
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

Isaiah 46:13
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

Isaiah 48:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Isaiah 49:3
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isaiah 63:7
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

Jeremiah 10:16
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Jeremiah 11:15
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Jeremiah 12:14
Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

Jeremiah 13:11
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

Jeremiah 31:36
If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

Jeremiah 46:27
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

Jeremiah 51:5
For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 3:5
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

Ezekiel 20:5
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

Ezekiel 21:12
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Ezekiel 23:4
And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

Ezekiel 25:14
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 34:30
Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 38:14
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Joel 3:2
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 21:33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

Luke 1:54
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

Romans 9:4
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

Romans 9:27
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Romans 11:1
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Galatians 6:16
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Philip. 3:5
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

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Your Thompson Instant Use Guide

Welcome to the Thompson Chain Reference Study Bible, a true study Bible -- because the Thompson Study System is fully self-directed, you choose both WHAT and HOW to study the Bible in ways that will best meet your own personal needs and interests.

Since there is no other study Bible like this, at first glance the Thompson Study System may look unfamiliar -- maybe even a little difficult. But, it's really very easy to use -- intuitive, actually.

To demonstrate just how easy the Thompson Study System is to use, here is everything you need to know so you can make INSTANT USE of the personalized and meaningful Bible study tools unique to the Thompson Study System!

Three Easy to Use Keys
Unlock the Exhaustive Thompson Study System

1. The Margins of Each Page of the Bible give you clear directions to the specific location of your next chosen study item -- and other study helps as well.

These include:

A. Keys for Studying each Bible book -- providing basic information you can use to develope your own study of each book of the Bible.

B. Chapter Analysis -- for every chapter of the Bible.

C. Topical Guide Number -- the heart of the Thompson Study System. It allows you to identify and locate every verse in the Bible on more than 8,000 biblical topics! Use this number also to find the first reference in the Bible to the topic you are studying.

D. Chain-Reference -- the unique Thompson feature that points you directly to the next verse in the Bible on the topic you are studying.

E. Complete Verse Analysis -- shows the topics and themes of every verse of the Bible and provides easy reference to every other verse on the same theme or topic!

F. Parallel Passages (p.p.) -- lists other Bible passages that cover the same topic.

2. Two important INDEXES -- conveniently located immediately following the last page of the actual text of Scripture -- provide immediate links and guides to every topic, theme, person, place, and event wherever it is mentioned -- anywhere in Scripture.

A. Alphabetical Index (it may be called "General Index" in your particular Bible -- depending on the actual edition you have purchased from TheStudyBible.com)

Alphabetically lists every significant topic, theme, person, place, and event in the Bible
Includes items found in the maps, charts, databases, and special Thompson materials as well as the Bible text itself
Every listing includes the Topical Guide Number tied to the Numerical Index where you will find the complete listing for the topic, its contents, and all of its locations in the Bible

B. Numerical Index (it may be called "Index to Chain Topics" or "The Condensed Cyclopedia of Topics and Texts" -- in your particular Bible -- depending on the actual edition you have purchased from TheStudyBible.com)

Numerically lists every topic, theme, person, place, or event in The Thompson Study System according to the Topical Guide Number
Gives the first biblical reference in each Chain-Reference -- so you can go to that reference and follow the topic step-by-step through the entire Bible
Also lists all verses on each topic -- so you can find a specific verse on the topic you are studying

By using this exhaustive Index to find the specific areas you wish to study, you can develope your own study program and see how each related verse and its context add to your understanding and personal spiritual growth.

3. Comprehensive Informational Databases

Over 75 practical features arranged in 10 departments offer on-the spot help for nearly any Bible study question you may encounter.

In the Comprehensive Reference Section of Bible Helps, you will quickly and easily find:

Well-known facts and information you need
Hard-to-find data on literally thousands of Bible topics, locations, events, and personalities
Suggestions on How to Memorize and Study the Bible
Outline Studies of the Bible, Bible Character Studies, Bible Harmonies and Illustrated Studies
Lists of the Great Passages, Chapters, and Memory Verses of the Bible
Ideas on How to Mark Your Bible for Immediate Recognition
Helps for Christian Work and Witnessing
Almost innumerable facts, figures, distances, dates, offices and calendars of Bible time
And much much, much more!

To begin this adventure -- or to find specific information you want, consult the list called "Comprehensive Bible Helps" on the page immediately following the Table of Contents.

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