OPEN SCRIPTURE. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

The Word.
For the world.
Built for developers.

Bring the Bible into what you build. Open APIs, practical tools, and a shared mission to make Scripture accessible everywhere.

Open source · Versioned APIs · Built for reuse

YOUR FIRST BIBLE REQUEST
GETapi.getbible.net/v2/kjv/43/3.json
curl --fail-with-body \
  'https://api.getbible.net/v2/kjv/43/3.json'
JSON RESPONSE · KJV
{
  "book_name": "John",
  "chapter": 3,
  "verses": [ {
    "verse": 16,
    "text": "For God so loved the world…"
  } ]
}

Excerpt · John 3:16 · selected fields and shortened text

Meet the Bible API
One request. A world of possibility.
SCRIPTURESEARCHSTUDYAPPLICATIONSAI & MCP

THE GET BIBLE ECOSYSTEM

Find your starting point.

From a single verse to your next application.
Explore the pieces. Build something meaningful.

APIs

Bible API

Scripture, ready to build with.

ScriptureJSON
APIs

Query API

A reference in. Scripture out.

ReferencesPassages
APIs

Search API

Find the words you are looking for.

Full-textDiscovery
APIs

Dictionaries API

Go back to the original words.

HebrewGreek
APIs

Commentaries API

Bring context to every passage.

StudyContext
APIs

Bookmarks API

Follow a theme through Scripture.

TopicsReferences
Tools

Librarian

Your Python bridge to Scripture.

PythonLibrary
Apps

Get Bible app

Help shape what comes next.

FlutterIn development
Apps

Desktop

A Bible on your desktop.

DesktopApplication
Apps

Telegram robot

Scripture in the conversation.

TelegramMini App
Tools

Get Bible for Joomla

Give your community a Bible.

JoomlaPHP
Tools

Scripture loader

Add a verse to your website.

JavaScriptEmbed
Apps

Web app

An open Bible in the browser.

WebApplication
Tools

GetBibleSword

Connect with the SWORD ecosystem.

SWORDPreview
Tools

SWORD extension

Native access to Bible modules.

PHPNative
Tools

Scripture

Work with Scripture in PHP.

PHPLibrary
AI

Get Bible MCP

Scripture for your AI tools.

MCPPython
Builders

API builders

Open data, reproducible by design.

GitHub ActionsOpen source

MEET SCRIPTURE IN YOUR WORKFLOW

Your AI tools.
Connected to the Bible.

Give compatible AI assistants access to Scripture, references and study resources through the Get Bible MCP server.

Connect with MCP
STREAMABLE HTTPhttps://mcp.getbible.net/

Start with anonymous access.
Explore local Python and client setup.

ChatGPT setup

A SHARED PURPOSE

More than an API.
A way to share the Word.

Get Bible exists to put Scripture within reach of people everywhere. We build the infrastructure; developers, churches and communities bring it into everyday life.

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