Concord’s default search show instances in which all words in the search bar appear within one sentence or verse of each other. Using proximity search, you can expand your search results to show instances in which two or more words appear within a larger number (that you select) of verses, sentences, or paragraphs of each other.
To conduct a proximity search in Concord:
Examples:
Below are some examples of proximity searches illustrating the various formats explained above.
Note: you may also use the Case Sensitive and Stemming checkboxes with the options below.
Search Type... | Type in Search Bar... | Type in Gray Box... | Dropdown Menu Selection | The type of results you will see |
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Standard proximity search with two terms | Jesus water | 2 | Sentences & Verses | All instances where Jesus and water appear within 2 verses or sentences of each other in all the books |
Standard proximity search with three terms | Christ truth light | 2 | Sentences & Verses | All instances where Jesus and water and wine appear within 2 verses or sentences of each other in all the books |
Standard proximity search with boolean operator | Jesus (water OR sea) | 3 | Sentences & Verses | All instances where Jesus and either the word water or sea appear within 3 sentences or verses of each other |
Standard proximity search with boolean operator and wildcard term | (Jesus OR Christ) heal* | 2 | Sentences & Verses | All instances where either the word Jesus or Christ appears within 2 verses or sentences of any word which starts with the letters heal… (including heal, heals, healed, healing, etc.) |
Paragraph-only proximity search | Christ truth | 2 | Paragraphs | All instances in which Christ and truth appear within the same paragraph of Mrs. Eddy's Writings (the Bible and Hymnal are not searched because these books contain verses). |
Paragraph-only proximity search with three terms | Jesus water wine | 4 | Paragraphs | All instances in which Jesus and water and wine appear within 4 paragraphs of each other in sentence books (Mary Baker Eddy’s writings only) |
Paragraph-only proximity search with three terms, including a boolean search term | (Mind NOT mortal) understanding intelligence | 3 | Paragraphs | All instances where the word Mind but not the word mortal appears within 3 paragraphs of both the words understanding and intelligence in sentence books |
Verse-only proximity search with three terms | holy power Love | 3 | Verses Only | All instances where holy and power and Love appear within 3 verses of each other in verse books (the Bible and Christian Science Hymnal) |
Sentence-only proximity search with three terms | harmony goodness Love | 3 | Sentences Only | All instances where holy and power and Love appear within 3 sentences of each other in sentence books (Mary Baker Eddy's writings only) |