quote chapter and verse [by analogy with the mainstream phrase] To cite a relevant excerpt from an appropriate {bible}. "I don't care if "rn" gets it wrong; "Followup-To: poster" is explicitly permitted by {RFC} 1036. I'll quote chapter and verse if you don't believe me." See also {legalese}, {language lawyer}, {RTFS} (sense 2). [{Jargon File}]