Bible

Retrieve verses and search across 30+ translations of the Bible.

apicrate-get-bible-verse

Retrieve a Bible verse or verse range by human-readable reference. Accepts standard references like John 3:16 or ranges like Romans 8:28-30. Uses the King James Version by default.

Credit cost: 1 credit per call.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
reference	str	yes	Bible reference in Book Chapter:Verse or Book Chapter:Verse-EndVerse format (e.g. John 3:16, Genesis 1:1-3, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
translation	str	no	Translation identifier (e.g. kjv, web, lut1912). Defaults to kjv (King James Version).

Example

Single verse – request:

{
  "name": "apicrate-get-bible-verse",
  "arguments": {
    "reference": "John 3:16"
  }
}

Returns the full text of John 3:16 in the KJV translation.

Verse range – request:

{
  "name": "apicrate-get-bible-verse",
  "arguments": {
    "reference": "Genesis 1:1-3",
    "translation": "web"
  }
}

Returns an array of verses (Genesis 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3) from the World English Bible translation.

Errors

• Could not parse reference – the reference string does not match the expected Book Chapter:Verse format.

• Book not found – the book name in the reference could not be matched to any known book.

• Verse not found – the chapter or verse number does not exist in the specified book.

apicrate-search-bible

Search the Bible for verses matching a query. Supports keywords, quoted phrases, and wildcards (lo*). Returns up to 20 matching verses.

Credit cost: 3 credits per call.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	str	yes	Search query – keywords, a phrase in quotes, or a wildcard with *.
translation	str	no	Translation identifier to search within (e.g. kjv, web). Omit to search across all available translations.
book	str	no	Limit search to a specific book (e.g. john, genesis, 1 corinthians). Accepts book names, abbreviations, or slugs.

Example

Request:

{
  "name": "apicrate-search-bible",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "love",
    "translation": "kjv"
  }
}

Returns up to 20 verses from the KJV that contain the word “love”.

Errors

• Unknown translation – the translation identifier does not match any available translation.

• Book not found – the book value could not be matched to any known book.