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[[File:ThompsonChain2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Detail of the chain system within the Thompson.]]

[[File:ThompsonChain2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Detail of the chain system within the Thompson.]]

When the Thompson Chain is opened, the reader will see the text of the Bible laid out in a four-column format: the two main columns in the center containing the Biblical text, and the marginal columns to the left and right, containing the numbers of the chain system.  For example, in Exodus 11:1, the topic of the verse is ''foreknowledge''; the chain number is ''1312''.  The chain invites the reader to the next verse written down in the margin, which is Exodus 12:31.  The number ''1312'' is also cross-referenced in the topical index, listing the prominent verses on that topic; the topical index entry will also direct the reader to any related topics, of which for this example is number ''2861'', predestination.  The result of such a system allows the reader to have a literal "scripture-interprets-scripture" method of study, giving a clear meaning to the chapters and books as a whole without the cloud of bias present in traditional study Bibles.

When the Thompson Chain is opened, the reader will see the text of the Bible laid out in a four-column format: the two main columns in the center containing the Biblical text, and the marginal columns to the left and right, containing the numbers of the chain system.  For example, in Exodus 11:1, the topic of the verse is ''foreknowledge''; the chain number is ''1312''.  The chain invites the reader to the next verse written down in the margin, which is Exodus 12:31.  The number ''1312'' is also cross-referenced in the topical index, listing the prominent verses on that topic; the topical index entry will also direct the reader to any related topics, of which for this example is number ''2861'', predestination.  The result of such a system allows the reader to have a literal "scripture-interprets-scripture" method of study, giving a clear meaning to the chapters and books as a whole without the cloud of bias present in traditional study Bibles.

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