Q, I have a question about The Books of the Bible. I notice that there are blank lines between text, and that sometimes there is one blank line, sometimes two, and sometimes three. Do these correspond with the structure used in Inductive Bible Study? So do three blank lines separate the divisions, two blank lines the sections, and one blank line the segments? I am looking at the Gospel of Matthew. I notice that there is sometimes a blank line separating what I would call paragraphs, and not segments. Thanks.
You are correct. The blank lines identify literary units of varying sizes. In the Gospel of Matthew, three blank lines (and a large capital letter) mark off the largest units. These units are described in the introduction to Matthew: “five thematic sections consisting of story plus teaching,” with a genealogy preceding and a narrative of Jesus’ sufferings, death, and resurrection following. I think you would call these largest units “divisions.”
Two blank lines mark off the next-largest units. Each thematic division begins with a story sequence, followed by a speech sequence (discourse) that elaborates on the theme of those stories. So two blank lines separate story from discourse within thematic units. I think you would call the story and discourse units “sections.”
Three blank lines mark off the smallest units, which are the episodes in the stories or the rhetorical passages in the discourses. For example, there are single blank lines between the episodes of Jesus’ birth, the preaching of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, and the temptation of Jesus. In the Sermon on the Mount, there are single blank lines between Jesus’ discussions of fulfilling the law, the practice of piety (alms, prayer, fasting), and money. I think you would call these units “segments.”
In some cases an episode is brief, only one paragraph long, so in that case a single paragraph also constitutes a “segment.”
These divisions work bottom-up. If a biblical book has literary units on only two levels, then the edition will use only spaces of one and two lines. For example, in 2 John, there are two-line spaces between the opening, main body, and conclusion of the letter. The conventions of letter-writing in the opening and conclusion (sender’s name, addressee, blessing; travel plans, greetings) are separated by one-line spaces.
In The Books of the Bible, there is a brief introduction to each book, and it discusses, among other things, the literary structure that this edition uses blank lines to mark in that book.
I hope this is helpful. Enjoy your reading!
Good Question 
Thank you for your quick reply to my question.