chapter and verse

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I responded with chapter and verse, pointing to the repeated use of the word “retirement” by Perkins and Witte.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

They were keyed to chapter and verse, and by the end of the century, page numbers came into use.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

He knows chapter and verse of the Catholic social teaching Francis’ fame has brought back to the fore.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2021

Barry Glendenning will give you chapter and verse.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2020

The family split up and Minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the Bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up Cadillac with a CB radio in it.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García