diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/app/app.module.ts b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/app/app.module.ts
index 696d6aed..5e1ff267 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {SearchPage} from "../pages/search/search";
 import {ComponentLoader} from "../components/component-loader/component-loader.ts";
 import {Passage} from "../components/passage/passage.ts";
 import {Strongs} from "../components/strongs/strongs.ts";
+import {StrongsModal} from "../components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.ts";
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {Strongs} from "../components/strongs/strongs.ts";
         ComponentLoader,
         Passage,
         Strongs,
+        StrongsModal,
     ],
     imports: [
         IonicModule.forRoot(MyApp),
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import {Strongs} from "../components/strongs/strongs.ts";
         SearchPage,
         Passage,
         Strongs,
+        StrongsModal,
     ],
     providers: [{ provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: IonicErrorHandler }]
 })
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.html b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.html
index 5dac8e52..f5394c94 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.html
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <div *ngFor="let ch of item.cs">
         <br>
         <h2 *ngIf="item.cs.length > 1"><b>Chapter {{ch.ch}}</b></h2>
-        <span *ngFor="let vs of ch.vss"><b>{{vs.v}}.</b> <span *ngFor="let w of vs.w"><a (click)="openStrongs(w.s)">{{w.t}}</a></span><br></span>
+        <span *ngFor="let vs of ch.vss"><b>{{vs.v}}.</b> <span *ngFor="let w of vs.w"><template [ngIf]="!isPunct(w.t)">
+</template><a *ngIf="w.s != null" (click)="openStrongs(w.s)">{{w.t}}</a><template [ngIf]="!(w.s != null)">{{w.t}}</template></span><br></span>
     </div>
 </ion-card-content>
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.ts b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.ts
index 0f3cb88c..4adf79b4 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.ts
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/passage/passage.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ export class Passage {
     openStrongs(strongs: string) {
         this.onStrongs.emit(this.dict+strongs);
     }
+
+    isPunct(c: string) {
+        return new RegExp('^[\.\,\;\:\?\!]$').test(c)
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.html b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3de8160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<ion-header>
+    <ion-toolbar>
+        <ion-title>
+            Strongs: {{item.prefix}}{{item.sn}}
+        </ion-title>
+        <ion-buttons start>
+            <button ion-button (click)="dismiss()">
+                <span color="primary" showWhen="ios">Cancel</span>
+                <ion-icon name="md-close" showWhen="android,windows"></ion-icon>
+            </button>
+        </ion-buttons>
+    </ion-toolbar>
+</ion-header>
+<ion-content padding>
+    <p>
+        <b>{{item.def.tr}} ({{item.def.sn}})</b> - {{item.def.p}} - {{item.def.lemma}} - <span [innerHTML]="item.def.de"></span><br />
+    </p>
+</ion-content>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.ts b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2928fde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {Component} from "@angular/core";
+import { ModalController, Platform, NavParams, ViewController } from 'ionic-angular';
+
+@Component({
+    selector: "strongs-modal",
+    templateUrl: "strongs-modal.html"
+})
+export class StrongsModal {
+    item: StrongsResult;
+
+    constructor(
+        public platform: Platform,
+        public params: NavParams,
+        public viewCtrl: ViewController
+    ) {
+        this.item = this.params.get('strongsid') as StrongsResult;
+    }
+
+    dismiss() {
+        this.viewCtrl.dismiss();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.html b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.html
index 8ab562ba..43b02ca3 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.html
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ion-header>
     <ion-navbar>
-        <button menuToggle>
+        <button menuToggle item-left large>
             <ion-icon name="menu"></ion-icon>
         </button>
         <ion-searchbar (search)="getQuery($event)" (input)="setQuery($event)"></ion-searchbar>
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.scss b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.scss
index 9770c996..483c3871 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.scss
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.scss
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+.search-card .content {
+    p {
+        margin: 20px 0;
+        line-height: 22px;
+        font-size: 16px;
+    }
+}
+
 .search-card {
+    .title {
+        background-color: gainsboro;
+        font-size: 2em;
+    }
 
-  p {
-    margin: 20px 0;
-    line-height: 22px;
-    font-size: 16px;
-  }
-
-}
-
-.title{
-    background-color:gainsboro;
-    font-size: 2em;
-}
+    a {
+        color: black;
+        border-bottom: 1px dotted gainsboro;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.ts b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.ts
index 73e2d021..a745db84 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.ts
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/pages/search/search.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 import {Type, Component}     from "@angular/core";
 import {Reference} from "../../Reference";
 import {BibleService} from "../../bible-service";
-import {LoadingController} from "ionic-angular";
+import {LoadingController, ModalController } from "ionic-angular";
 import {StrongsService} from "../../strongs-service";
 import {Strongs} from "../../components/strongs/strongs";
 import {Passage} from "../../components/passage/passage.ts";
 import {ComponentLoader} from "../../components/component-loader/component-loader.ts";
-
+import {StrongsModal} from "../../components/strongs-modal/strongs-modal.ts";
 
 class Item {
     id: number;
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export class SearchPage {
     items: any[];
     last: number;
 
-    constructor(private strongsService: StrongsService, private bibleService: BibleService, public loadingCtrl: LoadingController) {
+    constructor(
+          private strongsService: StrongsService
+        , private bibleService: BibleService
+        , public loadingCtrl: LoadingController
+        , public modalCtrl: ModalController) {
         this.initializeItems();
     }
 
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ export class SearchPage {
         this.items = [];
         this.last = 0;
     }
+
+    presentStrongsModal(strongs: StrongsResult) {
+        let modal = this.modalCtrl.create(StrongsModal, { strongsid: strongs});
+        modal.present();
+    }
+
     setQuery(searchbar) {
         this.searchQuery = searchbar.target.value;
     }
@@ -81,7 +91,8 @@ export class SearchPage {
                             }
                             q = q.substring(1, q.length);
                             let result = this.strongsService.getStrongs(parseInt(q), dict);
-                            this.items.unshift({ id: this.last++, data: result, type: Strongs });
+                            this.presentStrongsModal(result);
+                            //this.items.unshift({ id: this.last++, data: result, type: Strongs });
                         } else {
                             // its a verse reference.
                             if (q.trim() !== "") {
diff --git a/DynamicBibleUtility/DynamicBibleUtility/frmMain.cs b/DynamicBibleUtility/DynamicBibleUtility/frmMain.cs
index 7df00bc6..531db2e4 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleUtility/DynamicBibleUtility/frmMain.cs
+++ b/DynamicBibleUtility/DynamicBibleUtility/frmMain.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace DynamicBibleUtility
         {
             // iterate through text, output json format.
             OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
-            List<Book> bbl = new System.Collections.Generic.List<Book>();
+            List<Book> bbl = new List<Book>();
 
             if (ofd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
             {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace DynamicBibleUtility
             {
                 if (((XElement)o).Name == "gr")
                 {
-                    Ts.Add(new Text(((XElement)o).Value, ((XElement)o).FirstAttribute.Value));
+                    Ts.Add(new Text(((XElement)o).Value.Trim(), ((XElement)o).FirstAttribute.Value));
                 }
                 else if ((((XElement)o).Name.ToString().ToLower() == "style"))
                 {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace DynamicBibleUtility
             }
             else if (o.GetType() == typeof(XText))
             {
-                Ts.Add(new Text(((XText)o).Value));
+                Ts.Add(new Text(((XText)o).Value.Trim()));
             }
             else
             {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ namespace DynamicBibleUtility
         {
             // iterate through text, output json format.
             OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
-            List<Book> bbl = new System.Collections.Generic.List<Book>();
+            List<Book> bbl = new List<Book>();
 
             if (ofd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
             {