Scripture Citation Index
Every Bible citation in Watchtower's own publications, counted by the year it was printed. Pick a book, a chapter, or a single verse and watch its popularity rise and fall across 150 years. Built from … citations; the sources and what is excluded are described at the foot of the page.
Themes group the signature verses of one idea, so a doctrine can be tracked the way a single verse can. The grouping is our editorial judgement — every theme lists the verses it is made of, and each one is clickable, so you can check the working.
Measured as share of all citations — an absolute count across 150 years mostly measures how much Watchtower was printing. Because the mix of publications also changes over time, this view starts on The Watchtower, the one publication printed in every decade since 1879. Widen it with the Type and Publication filters if you want, but a jump can then mean a new publication rather than a new emphasis.
