You will find the books of the Bible listed in the front in a table of contents. Find the book that you want to read by turning to the page number listed. That will take you to the beginning of the book. Bible references include book, then chapter, followed by the verse(s). For instance, John 3:16. The chapter and verse appear separated by a colon. The large bold numbers when looking in the book of the Bible represents the chapters, and the small numbers correspond with the verses.