diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index 290cef49..cf973f4c 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ Run `ng test` to execute the unit tests via [Karma](https://karma-runner.github.
 - setup CI/CD
 - ignore reserved search words (the ones that are too big to fit in the index)
 - migration path for old data to new
+- strongs numbers with more than one number should appear in tabs or you need to update your text to assign only one number per word(s)
diff --git a/src/src/app/components/passage/passage-card.component.ts b/src/src/app/components/passage/passage-card.component.ts
index 267cc41f..a3022c56 100644
--- a/src/src/app/components/passage/passage-card.component.ts
+++ b/src/src/app/components/passage/passage-card.component.ts
@@ -59,75 +59,81 @@ export class PassageCardComponent extends CardComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   next() {
-    const lastVerseForEnd = this.ref.section.book.chapters[this.ref.section.end.chapter];
+    const newRef = new BibleReference(this.ref.toString());
 
-    if (this.ref.section.end.verse !== 0 && this.ref.section.end.verse !== lastVerseForEnd) {
-      this.ref.section.end.chapter = this.ref.section.end.chapter;
+    const lastVerseForEnd = newRef.section.book.chapters[newRef.section.end.chapter];
+
+    if (newRef.section.end.verse !== 0 && newRef.section.end.verse !== lastVerseForEnd) {
+      newRef.section.end.chapter = newRef.section.end.chapter;
     } else {
-      this.ref.section.end.chapter = this.ref.section.end.chapter + 1;
+      newRef.section.end.chapter = newRef.section.end.chapter + 1;
     }
 
-    this.ref.section.start.chapter = this.ref.section.end.chapter;
-    this.ref.section.start.verse = 1;
-    this.ref.section.end.verse = this.ref.section.book.chapters[this.ref.section.end.chapter];
+    newRef.section.start.chapter = newRef.section.end.chapter;
+    newRef.section.start.verse = 1;
+    newRef.section.end.verse = newRef.section.book.chapters[newRef.section.end.chapter];
 
-    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, this.ref);
+    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, newRef);
   }
 
   prev() {
-    if (this.ref.section.start.verse !== 1) {
-      this.ref.section.start.chapter = this.ref.section.start.chapter;
+    const newRef = new BibleReference(this.ref.toString());
+
+    if (newRef.section.start.verse !== 1) {
+      newRef.section.start.chapter = newRef.section.start.chapter;
     } else {
-      this.ref.section.start.chapter = this.ref.section.start.chapter - 1;
+      newRef.section.start.chapter = newRef.section.start.chapter - 1;
     }
 
-    this.ref.section.end.chapter = this.ref.section.start.chapter;
-    this.ref.section.start.verse = 1;
-    this.ref.section.end.verse = this.ref.section.book.chapters[this.ref.section.end.chapter];
+    newRef.section.end.chapter = newRef.section.start.chapter;
+    newRef.section.start.verse = 1;
+    newRef.section.end.verse = newRef.section.book.chapters[newRef.section.end.chapter];
 
-    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, this.ref);
+    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, newRef);
   }
 
   expand() {
-    const lastVerseForEnd = this.ref.section.book.chapters[this.ref.section.end.chapter];
+    const newRef = new BibleReference(this.ref.toString());
+
+    const lastVerseForEnd = newRef.section.book.chapters[newRef.section.end.chapter];
 
     // if your verse is at the beginning, to go the prev chapter and add 3 verses from that
-    if (this.ref.section.start.verse < 4) {
-      this.ref.section.start.chapter = this.ref.section.start.chapter - 1;
-      this.ref.section.start.verse =
-        this.ref.section.book.chapters[this.ref.section.start.chapter] - (3 - this.ref.section.start.verse);
-      if (this.ref.section.start.chapter === 0) {
-        this.ref.section.start.chapter = 1;
-        this.ref.section.start.verse = 1;
+    if (newRef.section.start.verse < 4) {
+      newRef.section.start.chapter = newRef.section.start.chapter - 1;
+      newRef.section.start.verse =
+        newRef.section.book.chapters[newRef.section.start.chapter] - (3 - newRef.section.start.verse);
+      if (newRef.section.start.chapter === 0) {
+        newRef.section.start.chapter = 1;
+        newRef.section.start.verse = 1;
       }
     } else {
       // or go back 3 verses
-      this.ref.section.start.verse = this.ref.section.start.verse - 3;
+      newRef.section.start.verse = newRef.section.start.verse - 3;
     }
 
     // if your verse is at the end, go to the next chapter
-    if (this.ref.section.end.verse === 0 || this.ref.section.end.verse + 3 > lastVerseForEnd) {
-      this.ref.section.end.chapter = this.ref.section.end.chapter + 1;
-      if (this.ref.section.end.verse === 0) {
-        this.ref.section.end.verse = 3;
+    if (newRef.section.end.verse === 0 || newRef.section.end.verse + 3 > lastVerseForEnd) {
+      newRef.section.end.chapter = newRef.section.end.chapter + 1;
+      if (newRef.section.end.verse === 0) {
+        newRef.section.end.verse = 3;
       } else {
-        this.ref.section.end.verse = this.ref.section.end.verse + 3 - lastVerseForEnd;
+        newRef.section.end.verse = newRef.section.end.verse + 3 - lastVerseForEnd;
       }
 
-      if (this.ref.section.end.chapter === this.ref.section.book.lastChapter + 1) {
-        this.ref.section.end.chapter = this.ref.section.book.lastChapter;
-        this.ref.section.end.verse = lastVerseForEnd;
+      if (newRef.section.end.chapter === newRef.section.book.lastChapter + 1) {
+        newRef.section.end.chapter = newRef.section.book.lastChapter;
+        newRef.section.end.verse = lastVerseForEnd;
       }
     } else {
       // or add 3 verses
-      this.ref.section.end.verse = this.ref.section.end.verse + 3;
+      newRef.section.end.verse = newRef.section.end.verse + 3;
     }
 
-    if (this.ref.section.start.verse === 0) {
-      this.ref.section.start.verse = 1;
+    if (newRef.section.start.verse === 0) {
+      newRef.section.start.verse = 1;
     }
 
-    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, this.ref);
+    this.appService.updatePassage(this.cardItem, newRef);
   }
 
   openNote(note: NoteItem) {