How I Mark My Bible
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- I've been underlining, highlighting and making annotations in my Bibles for over 20 years. The way I do it is simple but it works for me. Hopefully this video can help you or give you ideas. Below are the pens and pencils that I use. Here's my update 👉 • How I Mark My Bible 2
How I Study and Read the Bible 👉 • How I Read and Study t...
The ballpoint pens I use (0.7 or 0.5 work for me):
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The Pigma Microns 05 that I use:
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The color pencils that I use:
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The sharpies that I use (rarely but I do):
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Sometimes it's hard to decide what color to use because the same verse, or even the same sentence inside a verse may have strong connections to other themes. It gets a bit subjective and I think it's also very personal. Every person relates to God and His Word in a very unique way.
Many times I underline with my Micron pens over the initial underlining with color pencils. I may for example underline a verse with baby blue with a color pencil and then underline it a second time with a red Micron, and so forth...
So it's not always very consistent and it may vary but generally speaking I can say:
1) I use red for everything that is directly related to the Cross of Christ or for passages that I esteem very central and important in biblical theology.
2) I use green for faith and hope related topics.
3) I use orange for law/morality related passages.
4) I use yellow for theophanies or God related texts.
5) I use violet or pink for sin and its consequences.
6) I use purple for Satan related passages.
7) I use blue for general passages that refer to Jesus or His Humanity.
8) I use brown sometimes (it's rare but I do) for passages that deal with the weakness of humanity.
I make my annotations based on parallel passages in the Bible that speak to the same theme. I find my verses, or related passages, through references in the Bible, concordances, Bible commentaries, Bible software, books, and memory. I always pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance so above all I believe He inspires me with special connections in Scripture.
Here's a video on how I study and read the Bible: • How I Read and Study t...
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God bless you and keep you!
Pastor Daniel Gouveia
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I love the “fearlessness” of your markings... especially when you showed your earlier ones before you got into a pattern. I so desperately want to get more into my study while I’m reading but I’m terrified I’m going to do it “wrong” so I don’t even start. Perhaps this will be the final push lol
Awesome :) I'm glad if this video becomes a motivating factor for deeper Bible study! Don't be afraid, I'm sure you'll do great with the blessing and guidance of the Holy Spirit. God bless you and keep you. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Man I tell you what I need to get a study system or something lol my stuff is all over the place. God bless brother it's encouraging to see well used Bible's :)
Thank you so much! God bless bless you my brother 🙏🏽🤗
You too?!
Love to see the progression of your bible markings...underlining with a regular pen, then moving into different colors, highlighting, cross referencing and coming up with a pattern that makes sense to you, and for sharing some of your tips! I have always loved to see a well-marked bible. Thanks for sharing! God bless!
Thank you so much for your kind words! God's Word is amazing ✝ God bless you too and may He keep you close to Jesus 🤗
I always loved looking at marked up Bibles ever since I was a child and noticed my dad’s markings. I even copied his style even if I didn’t grasp everything at such a young age. I still have a couple of his Bibles worn from constant use. Thanks for sharing your Bibles.
Thank you for your encouraging comment! God bless you as you continue to study His Word ✝🤗
I love this video, and the way you show your old Bibles and new. I struggle to stick with a consistent underlining system. But seeing your well read Bibles underlined at different times and in different ways is wonderfully encouraging.
Thank you so much for watching and for your feedback! Really appreciate it :)
Thank you so much for this teaching. I know it can be very subjective and it can complicate one’s attempt for clarity in God’s word. Marking one’s Bible can help to cement scripture in their minds and help to recall scripture. I have been hesitant to mark mine because I don’t want to make it confusing for me. I will pray for guidance by the Holy Spirit to find my own way of marking my Bible. You have given an excellent jumping off point for me. I am truly grateful. Thanks again. God bless 🙏✝️😊💕💕
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Yes, I hear you :) For several years I read and studied my Bible without underlining (or just underlining very sparsely). Today it's almost like I can't grasp it well without underlining... Lol! I'm sure God will guide you in what is best for you. Many blessings form above!
You answered my question in the video. I was going to ask where you were from because I love your voice/accent.
Thank you! Yes, I was born and raised in Portugal. Moved to the US 7 years ago. I was 36 at the time and with the exception of 4 years that I had lived in France, I lived in Portugal all my life. Blessings 🤗
As colourful your Bibles are so colourful you are in Christ. Praise God with you. You are Blessed.
Thank you for your kind comment! God bless you and keep you close to Jesus 🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing. I've been working on my own colour scheme but find It hard to keep track of all the colours. I guess the best way is to just start with a handful and add more. Thanks again.
Yes, definitely! Like I mention in the video at a certain point I used only 3 colors... Seems impossible for me now, but it worked for a couple of years. Since I recorded this video I actually dropped the purple and I'm not using it anymore, but I've also started making annotations and cross-references using all the other colors with which I highlight. It's a continual process for me :) Thank you so much for watching and commenting 👍
Great idea! Underlining with the colored pencils gives it a softer look than underling with colored microns and it kind of looks highlighted. I’ll have to give it a try! :) I don’t like florescent highlighters either. I love the colors in your bibles.
Yes! And if you use good pencils it's also very safe for nearly every kind of Bible paper. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :) Blessings!
Your video is so inspiring. The opening panorama of your marked Bibles was a visual oasis! And thank you for sharing this video to my "Markings of a Well Read Bible" Facebook group too.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I actually have a few more that I've underlined a bit and didn't make their way to this video but my main ones are all here... I love your FB group so much!! Blessings :)
Wonderful. And I'm so glad you're enjoying my FB group.
I really am :)
I would love to own one of your well marked bibles to drool over and learn from and share your work with others😻✏📖📘 this was my first video I've seen of yours and been hooked ever since
God bless you cat
Cat Woods has bloomed in her bible's! Has an awesome channel as this one is great..
This was so helpful! Thank you. I am trying to learn and apply systems to everything I do. This is a fairly simple and consistent way of marking the text.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! I'm glad you found the video useful 🙏🏽 God bless you as you spend time in His Word ✝
Thank you very much.
Please make another one, how your Bible marks you. Or ask your wife to make one 😉
That's a great idea! Thank you so much 😉 I may just do that. Have a blessed 2023 🤗
This is really helpful, thank you!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I may record and publish an update eventually since my method has changed a little bit by now. Blessings 🙏🏽
I Really Love How You Line You're Bible It Looks So Bueatiful I Love It ❤️
Thank you! God bless you and keep you in His Word 🙏🏽✝
Awesome!! I love your videos 🙌
Man! That means a lot coming from you 🙏🏽 I love your videos too and you have been an inspiration to me, brother 👊 Keep fighting the good fight ✝️
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Thanks for sharing. I'm developing my colors. I see this as something ongoing for me. I don't see myself making a color key and then jumping in. There is so much to consider.
So far
Green = gifts, blessing's, prosperity
Purple = Holy Spirit
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Yes, it's an ongoing thing for me as well... Since I've recorded this video it has changed quite a bit. I think the most important thing here is to just keep studying the Word of God and adapting our marking methods to what works best for each one of us. Blessings brother!
Awesome! There’s no other word it than that. Those Bibles look so neat.
Thank you my friend! I'm so blessed to have known the Word of God. Jesus is so kind, patient and loving to me. I see His mercy, love, sacrifice and care in every page of the Bible. Blessings to you!
I am new to your channel. Been binge watching. Thoroughly enjoying your videos. God bless.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hope the videos inspire you in some way... May God bless you and keep you :)
Happy 1 year anniversary on this video.
Thank you so much! I never thought this video would get so many views. I hope and pray that it may be an inspiration for the viewers drawing them closer to the Word :) Really appreciate your comment :)
Maaan, Im from Brazil and I just started to lose the fear of marking my Bible, and I want to come up with my system. I loved to see your bibles in portuguese, it felt like home, you know? The Lord just cares that much about the details. Anyway, im gonna watch the rest of the video now, but I had to drop this comment. The Bible I use is the Almeida Corrigida Fiel (I dont know why I wrote in english since you know portuguese hahah)
Thank you for watching and commenting! Sim, podemos falar em Português meu amigo, o sotaque provavelmente não se nota por escrito 😆 Um forte abraço em Cristo e bom estudo!!
@@crucified4me Amém! Que o nossos corações continuem a ser um solo frutífero para o Senhor plantar a Sua Palavra e que cada vez mais possamos crescer em entendimento e relevação da Sua Palavra e aplicarmos às nossas vidas, e tenho certeza que é exatamente isso que irá ocorrerá porque Ele é fiel para completar a obra que Ele começou em nós! Um forte abraço em Cristo para você também que bons estudos!
Thank you for sharing, good job. God bless you!
Thank you for watching and commenting :) God bless you too!
My Bible looks a lot like your 2nd Bible.
I like it a little bit highlighted, with a few types of things underlined.
Awesome! More underlining does not necessarily mean more spirituality… Lol! As long as we keep reading, studying, memorizing and living the Word of God we will be blessed beyond what we can know 🙏🏽 Thank you for watching and commenting 😉
Great Video! You gave me some ideas on how I can revise my Bible marking system. I think that I'll do less highlighting and more underlining and cross referencing. I've also notice that most of your Bibles are double column. Do you think that it helps you more in your study with retention? I've been bouncing between single column and double column Bibles and I thing I my sick to mainly double column Bibles. Thanks for sharing this video. May God continue to bless your ministry!
Hi and thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! Yes, for me, double column is slightly better for memorization, underlining and cross-referencing. I don't have any scientific data to back my conclusions 😄 It just feels better somehow... Maybe because I can see the whole verse right there in a smaller area? I love single column Bibles but I never got to use one as my main Bible. God bless you and keep you close to Jesus ✝
I can share my solution with you. I color the first three letters of a verse in the color of verse's main subject. Then if I want to underline portions of the verse there's no interference and because I have the color of the subject such as the color Of a subject I'm looking for, I can immediately go to that verse on the page. If a verse has more than one subject I just color the next three letters such as three letters in red, then three in yellow etc. Keeps the page from becoming a confusing mess.
@@binmyrtmind Hi, thank you for sharing your method with me 🤗God bless you and keep you in His Word ✝
This is a really great video. I’m just now watching it because of the link I saw in the FB group. You’ve done outstanding work and I really like the cross reference idea. I think in the upcoming year I will try this with a Bible and see how it works. Thanks for sharing. I also saved this video to one of my files. I will steal from anybody that helps me learn the Word better. Blessings to you.
Thank you so much for watching and for the encouraging words! Feel free to use it in anyway that is helpful. God bless you too :)
Thanks for this notes. And those bible are so. Neat 😊
Thank you so much for watching and for your feedback! God bless you :)
Wow! What a cool video on how you progressed in your markings, and also how to handle verses that have multiple topics! Love this!
Thank you so much! I've actually subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago :) God bless!
crucified4me well that just made my day! Thank you!!
@@helpfulcreation8238, my pleasure! Thank you for your videos and authenticity :)
This is such a great video
Thank you! The Word of God is amazing :)
Nice vídeo! Thank you so much! Watching from Brazil!🇧🇷🇧🇷
Que bom! Muito obrigado por ver e comentar, Yasmin :) Eu sou Português, nascido e criado em Portugal mas vivo nos EUA agora. Abraço em Cristo!
Love your video man. Do you use a ruler to underline? The lines are perfect!
Hi Joe, thank you so much! No, I do it without a ruler... Some are quite crooked 😆 Thanks for watching and commenting! Blessings to you 🙏🏽
Thank you very much for sharing this video, I enjoyed it
Thank you for watching and commenting! Blessings :)
Sometimes the highlighters will get the paper to wet and then it can get wavy. I will have to try pencils
Yes, pencils have been, for me, the safest option so far. Recently I tried "Mr. Pen Bible Safe Highlighters" but still, when you're underlining in Bibles with a thiner paper the colors are a little bit too visible for me on the back of the page... So yeah, color pencils ;) Just make sure you try some good ones since when the pencils are low quality you need to press harder to get a decent coloring out of them and that can damage the paper as well. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :) Blessings!
Mine is starting to look like that.
Awesome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 🙏🏽 Happy New Year 🤗
Thank-you so much! I really enjoyed this!
Thank you for watching and commenting :) Blessings!
Hey! Very cool video:) I love seeing well used Bibles! I just got a quentel with 28gsm paper and am wondering, do the microns bleed through when underlying?
Hey Erin, thank you so much for your words! Micron Pens should work perfectly with the 28GSM paper from Schuyler. That’s what I use everyday in mine. Here’s a video that might help: th-cam.com/video/7zjFCA0dSTI/w-d-xo.html
I still haven't found a pattern for my bible study. I like your style tho.
This is mainly what I do, even if it varies sometimes. I think the most important thing is just to keep studying and reading under the guidance of the Holy Spirit :) Blessings brother!
The video was very interesting, I like the way she marked up her bible, but that would be too distracting for me when I start reading/studying. If you learn to do something like this when you young it would be helpful.
Hi there, thank you for watching and commenting. I am a man, not a woman. Blessings to you.
I'm New too you're channel and I also love reading my Bibles as well taking notes I have a world bible school study edition journaling bible and King James version bible as well and a Spanish bible as well can I write in them with a pompom pen or with a Bic stic pen or a pompom pen
Welcome, thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hope you can find some of my videos inspiring and useful for your walk with Jesus and His Word 🙏🏽 Blessings ✝️
@@crucified4me it's totally helps me lot it makes me feel comfortable and closer to God everyday and every night when I start my time with God 🙏🙏🙏
@@YreldaFernandez-gz9vv Praise God! I'm so happy to hear that 🙏🏽
SKITTLE BIBLES😁
Right, LOL :)
I'm a big fan of skittles Bibles. I went through one of my first Bibles, after I first believed in Jesus, highlighting commands, promises, and characteristics about God each with different colors. It really had me excited about the text, being able to look back at my own color coded discoveries.
Can you possibly show case how you mark/color like 1 chapter?
Hi dear Anthony, I'm moving to a different house in the midst of this pandemics and my life is a bit crazy right now. I'm not being able to record videos as I would like. I have some vidos planned but if I get a chance I'll record this one that you are asking as well. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Thank you for subscribing to my channel! I really appreciate it :) I'll try... God bless!
What do I do when one verse is about more then one thing?
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Thank you for watching and commenting 🤗
Is it a yellow pencil or yellow pen? ❤
Yellow pencil (Caran D'Ache). Thanks for watching 😎
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo, ajudou a tirar muitas dúvidas!
Mas ainda tenho uma pergunta de questão acho que técnica rsrs
Aquela última Bíblia que apresentou em ptbr, acredito que seja a ACF RCM, ela é boa para anotações nas laterais? marca muito do outro lado da folha ou a folha dela é mais espessa um pouco?
Desde já muitíssimo obrigado, Deus lhe abençoe em todos os teus dias!
Muito obrigado pela visualização e pelo comentário! Sim, é a ACF RCM. O papel é bom e resistente. Usando os lápis de cor que eu uso não se nota quase nada do outro lado. Em relação às canetas nota-se um pouco mas a tinta não passa para o outro lado da página. Em Português esta Bíblia é uma excelente opção na minha opinião 👍 Grande abraço e as bênçãos do Céu 🤗
What are the color pencils called
Caran D'ache. You can find a few affiliate links in the description box of the video! Blessings :)
Como vc relaciona as cores com os tópicos para estudo?
Obrigado
Ps. Estou escrevendo em Português porque vc fala Português.
A cor púrpura está relacionada com a Realeza, e nobreza.
Obrigado
Deus abençoe
Olá amigo! Muito obrigado pelo comentário :) Não tenho nenhuma relação muito definida entre as cores e a sua simbologia. Foi apenas acontecendo durante os anos de estudo... O vermelho para algo muito importante e sobretudo para o sacrifício de Jesus parece obvio. O verde para esperança e fé também foi um "no-brainer" :) O azul mais vivo faz-me lembrar o Céu e a obediência, também é a cor que normalmente associamos a um menino quando nasce ("um menino nos nasceu") e por isso associei com Jesus na Sua humanidade (o Homem que veio do Céu e que foi sempre obediente). O castanho faz-me lembrar a Terra (o homem foi criado do pó da Terra). O amarelo faz-me pensar no Sol e numa luz muito forte (Deus é luz e não nEle trevas nenhumas). Com relação ao rosa para o pecado e o púrpura para Satanás não tenho razões válidas... Foram cores que fui usando para esses temas só por acaso. Na realidade já não uso o purpura para Satanás. Por vezes usei preto, mas não gosto de sublinhar com preto... Mais uma vez, é puramente pessoal e nada muito estabelecido, apenas para ajudar no estudo, memorização e leitura! Um abraço :)
@@crucified4me
Obrigado
Estava pesquisando, e entende que a cor púrpura está relacionada com estes Últimos dias da humanidade. É a cor do Último Estágio da
" iluminação" da humanidade, a abertura do terceiro olho ( chacra)
Simbolisa: Realeza, Nobreza, Crueldade.
Interessante como o cantor Prince tem uma música chamada: Purple Rain.
Muito obrigado pelos Tios
God Bless you
How do I know which verse is about what?
The more you study/read the Bible the more you will get familiar with the main themes and passages that are related. A Concordance is useful to start and even after you become more experienced. I like to search up the text on the Bible Hub website (biblehub.com), they always give you tons of good references! I hope this helps!
I also recorded a video some time ago on how I read and study the Bible: th-cam.com/video/VDPSlcA6GDQ/w-d-xo.html
Peace!
John 14: 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) *said to Him, “Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.
25 “These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
1 John 2: 27 As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
Jesus is the Lamp, the Holy Spirit is the oil that makes the light shines.
Amen 🙏🏽 Thanks for watching and for your comment ✝✝✝
@@crucified4me I didn't watch the whole video.
I need the Holy Spirit to understand The Bible, not markings.
May God bless you.
So I will purchase your bible if you give me 🙂
LOL, thank you but I don't think I can part with any of my main Bibles for now... Thank you so much for watching and commenting 🤗
This is defacing my Bible. I can't do it. I'll use a separate wire bound notebook.
That's great, I did that for several years before starting to mark my Bibles. Whatever works for you and helps you to study the Word of God... Blessings!
I do not and will not mark in my bibles. Not a moral or biblical thing I just don’t write in any book, let alone a bible I paid $200 for.
Thank you for your feedback. I do write a lot in many of my Bibles while I keep others with no markings whatsoever. I guess it's a personal issue and choice. Blessings to you.
I had this issue too. It took me years to get past that and be able to mark my bible.
I wouldn't recommend marking a $200 bible though. Get yourself an esv journaling bible specifically for that purpose. They're under $40 on amazon.