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The Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible: Multiple Translations for Multiple Audiences

The Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible has been trusted and used for more than five generations. It is a study and reference work that is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions, topical study, and sermon preparation. Why has it been so popular since its release in 1908? Because this unique reference Bible enables you to […]

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How to Use the Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible

The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible (Zondervan) (website), first published in 1908, is one of the oldest and most widely used study Bibles available today. Since its first publication, it has been refined and expanded upon several times to create a robust, single-volume library of Bible study tools. The TCR stands apart from other study Bibles in […]

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Thompson Chain-Reference Bible Updated and On Bible Gateway Plus

The beloved, century-old Bible study system Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible (Zondervan, 2022) is now freshly updated and available—in print and digitally on Bible Gateway Plus—in the New International Version (NIV) modern English Bible translation. This is the first revised edition of the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible since Zondervan acquired the line from Kirkbride Bible Company in 2020. […]

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The Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible: Where It Came From, How to Use It, and Where It’s Going

By the Zondervan Bible Group The Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible (Zondervan, 2021) has been trusted and used for more than five generations. It’s a study and reference work that’s unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions, topical study, and sermon preparation. Why has it been so popular since its release in 1908? Because this unique […]

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Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible to Be Published by Zondervan

The popular Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible—for more than 100 years published by Kirkbride Bible Company, Inc.—will now be published by Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible is a well-known topical study Bible first published in 1908 using the King James Version (KJV) Bible translation. Today it’s also available with four more translations: […]

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