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{{info|There is a discussion about the use of Bible templates and external sites at [[w:Wikipedia:Citing sources/Bible]]. This can be useful for those who use this template for Bible citations.}}

== Description ==
Template for linking to standardised [[Wikisource]] texts.

==Usage==
{| class=wikitable
|{{Para|source}}||the source text ('''must''' be defined, or the template will generate an error)
|-
|{{Para|version}}||version of the source text (optional, use if there is more than one version of a text, for example, Bible translations, etc)
|-
|{{Para|book}}||the book of the source text (optional, use if chapters or books are defined as subpages)
|-
|{{Para|chapter}}||the chapter of the book of the source text (chapter/anchor of the book)
|-
|{{Para|verse}}||the verse of the chapter of the book of the source text (verse of the book)
|-
|{{Para|range}}||specific verse range (optional range, will not link to these verses, will only display); use the character "–" (&ndash;).
|-
|{{Para|nobook}}||if defined, will not display a book name
|-
|{{Para|showsource}}||if defined, will display the title of the source text
|}

==Examples==
*Code: <tt><nowiki>{{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=–21|nobook=}}</nowiki></tt>
**Renders as: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=–21|nobook=}}

*Code: <tt><nowiki>{{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=–10}}</nowiki></tt>
**Renders as: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=–10}}

*Code: <tt><nowiki>{{Sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales|book=The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}</nowiki></tt>
**Renders as: {{Sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales|book=The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}

*Code: <tt><nowiki>{{Sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}</nowiki></tt>
**Renders as: {{Sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}

*Code: <tt><nowiki>{{Sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=D&C 91|verse=1|range=–12|showsource=y}}</nowiki></tt>
**Renders as: {{Sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=D&C 91|verse=1|range=–12|showsource=y}}

<includeonly>
[[Category:Wikisource link templates]]
[[Category:Bible external link templates]]

</includeonly>

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