Bible API

Overview

The Bible API provides programmatic access to 196 Bible versions from the OfflineBible-Data project by Jaden-J. Every endpoint returns clean JSON suitable for web and mobile apps, study tools, or language analysis.

Scripture

Quick Start

No authentication needed. Just make a GET request:

# Fetch KJV Genesis chapter 1 (by book number)
curl https://apibible.wbem.org/api/bibles/en/kjv/1/1

# Same chapter using book name
curl https://apibible.wbem.org/api/bibles/en/kjv/gen/1

# Fetch whole book of Psalms (by name or number)
curl https://apibible.wbem.org/api/bibles/en/kjv/ps/19
curl https://apibible.wbem.org/api/bibles/en/esv/gen/1/1
  

API Endpoints

Available Languages

The following languages have at least one Bible version available:

Get the full list with version codes from /api/manifest.

Example: English Versions

See /api/manifest for all languages and versions.

Data Format

Each version file is a JSON object with two top-level keys:

{
  "books": [
    ["Gen", 50],
    ["Exod", 40]
    // [book_name, chapter_count]
  ],
  "verses": {
    "1": {
      "1": ["In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."],
      "2": ["And the earth was without form, and void..."]
      // book_number: { chapter_number: [verse1, verse2, ...] }
    }
  }
}

Try It

Use Cases

• Mobile & web apps — Build Bible readers, devotionals, or study tools without managing your own database.
• Language learning — Compare parallel translations for language study or linguistic analysis.
• Data analysis — Tokenize, search, or run NLP across hundreds of translations.
• AI / LLM datasets — Use as ground-truth text for training or evaluation.
• Education — Power classroom tools, quizzes, or scripture-memory apps.

Related Projects

• Biblical Encouragement — Daily scripture-based encouragement and resources for your faith journey.