Passage Guide

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“Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

(Psalm 119:105)

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Type in your Bible verse and the Passage Guide lists everything you need to get started. Commentaries, cross-references, illustrations, media—everything opens to exactly the right spot.

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The Passage Guide draws from your most relevant collections—the Catechism, Church Documents, and Church Fathers. See how the Church has read and interpreted a passage through the ages.

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The Passage Guide delivers information on each passage’s key themes and events. Individual sections, like the Catholic Topical Index, make it easy to pick out the ideas that the Church identifies in a particular passage.

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Unlock context and meaning for any Bible passage. Compare English translations of the same passage, and delve into literary typing to get the writer’s intent.

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