|  | Search method

You can select three different search methods, "Multi-word", "Exact phrase" and "Reg. expr.". These perform slightly different functions.

Multi-word

Multi-word searches for multiple words within the same verse, for instance searching for "Jesus love" will return Matt22:37 "Jesus said to him, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'"

Exact phrase

Exact phrase searches for an exactly what you type, for instance searching for "Jesus love" will only return John11:5 "Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus"

Reg. expr

Regular expression searches for a pattern. You can use wild cards and other special chacters. For instance searching for "i. love\." will find sentences that end with "his love" or "in love" or "is love" followed by a period. The first period in "i. love\." is a special character that means allow any character in this position. The backslash in "i. love\." means that the period following it is not to be considered a special character, but is an ordinary period.

Rules for GCC Regular Expression Search Requests

- . The period matches any character.
- * The asterisk matches 0 or more characters of the preceding: set, character or indicated character.
- + The plus sign matches 1 or more characters of the preceding: set, character or indicated character.
- ? The question mark matches 0 or 1 character of the preceding: set, character or indicated character.
- [ ] Square brackets match any one of the characters specified inside [ ].
- ^ A caret as the first character inside [ ] means NOT.
- ^ A caret beginning a pattern anchors the beginning of a line.
- $ A dollar at the end of a pattern anchors the end of a line.
- | A vertical bar means logical OR. See Details
- ( ) Parentheses enclose expressions for grouping. Not supported!
- \ A backslash can be used prior to any special character to match that character.
- \ A backslash can be used prior to an ordinary character to make it a special character.