> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://seedscroll.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Compare Translations

> Read a single verse side by side across every translation you have available.

Compare Translations shows **one verse at a time** rendered in each translation you have available. Use it when you want to see how different translations word the same verse.

<Note>
  Compare Translations is verse-based. If you want to read two *different* passages next to each other, use [Compare Passages](/features/compare-passages) instead. The two features are separate and open from different places.
</Note>

## Open Compare Translations

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a verse">
    In the **Bible Reader**, tap a verse to open the [verse study panel](/features/verse-study-panel).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tap Compare">
    Tap **Compare** in the panel's action row. The comparison replaces the panel content for the verse you opened.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Which verse is compared

The comparison always follows the verse whose study panel you opened. There is no separate verse picker inside the comparison.

To compare a different verse, close the comparison, open the verse you want, and tap **Compare** again.

## Which translations appear

Every translation available on your device is listed, and the comparison is not limited to your active reading translation.

| Translation type | Appears in the comparison |
| - | - |
| Free translations | Always |
| Licensed translations | Only after you have purchased **and** installed them on the device |

A licensed translation you own but have not downloaded on the current device has no text to show, so it is left out rather than listed empty.

## Verses that are missing or numbered differently

Translations do not always number verses the same way, and some verses are absent from a given translation entirely. When a verse cannot be resolved in one of the listed translations, that translation shows an explanatory message instead of text. The message distinguishes a likely versification difference from a verse that is simply unavailable.

<Note>
  A message in one translation's row is expected behavior, not a failure. Translations legitimately differ in verse numbering, particularly in the Psalms and the prophets.
</Note>

## What QA should expect

* Opening **Compare** always compares the verse the study panel was opened on.
* Changing your active reading translation does not change which verse is compared.
* A licensed translation that is owned but not installed on the device is absent from the list.
* A verse missing in one translation shows a message in that row while the other rows still render.


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