To access the API, you must be create an API Application https://bibles.org/pages/api/signup. Once you have created your API Application you can make calls to the API and retrieve content using the application's private API key.

The Bibles.org API Includes:

• (NASB) New American Standard Bible
• (MSG) The Message
• (KJV) King James Version
• (CEVD) Contemporary English Version (US Version)
• (AMP) Amplified Bible
• (GNTD) Good News Translation

ESV

{% assign translation = 'kjv' %}

{% assign translation = translation | Downcase %}

{% assign verse = 'ps 27:1-10' %}

{% assign verse = verse | Trim | Replace:' ','+' | Replace:':','%3A' | Replace:'&','' %}

{% assign bibles_api_key = 'YOURBIBLESAPIKEY' %}

{% assign esv_api_key = 'YOURESVAPIKEY' %}

{% stylesheet id:'bible-shortcode' %}

.scripture sup,

.esv-api b.verse-num,

.esv-api b.chapter-num {

    font-size: 75%;

    line-height: 0;

    position: relative;

    vertical-align: baseline;

    top: -0.5em;

    font-weight: 400;

}



.bibles-org-api sup::after,

.bibles-org-api sup::before {

    content:" ";

}

{% endstylesheet %}



{%- cache key:'shortcode-{{ translation }}-{{ verse }}' duration:'3600' twopass:'false' tags:'bible-shortcode' -%}

{% capture api_output %}

{% if bibles_api_key != '' and translation != 'esv' %}

    {% capture url %}http://bibles.org/v2/eng-{{ translation | Upcase }}/passages.js?q[]={{ verse }}{% endcapture %}

    {% webrequest url:'{{ url }}' basicauth:'{{ bibles_api_key }},xxx' return:'json' timeout:'1' %}

    {% if json.response.search.result.type == 'passages' %}

        {% for passage in json.response.search.result.passages %}

        <div class="scripture bibles-org-api translation-{{ passage.version_abbreviation | Downcase }}" data-verse="{{ verse }}">

        {{ passage.text }}

        - {{ passage.display }} ({{ passage.version_abbreviation }})

        <!-- {{ passage.copyright }} -->

        </div>

        {% endfor %}

    {% endif %}

    <!-- Bibles.org Fair Use Image DO NOT REMOVE -->

    {{ json.response.meta.fums_noscript }}

    {% endwebrequest %}

{% elseif esv_api_key != '' and translation == 'esv' %}

    {% capture url %}https://api.esv.org/v3/passage/html/?q={{ verse }}&include-passage-references=false&include-footnotes=false&include-audio-link=false&include-short-copyright=false&include-chapter-numbers=false{% endcapture %}

    {% webrequest url:'{{ url }}' headers:'Authorization^Token {{ esv_api_key }}' return:'json' timeout:'1' %}

    <div class="scripture esv-api translation-esv" data-verse="{{ verse }}">

    {{ json.passages }}

     - {{ json.canonical }} (<a href="https://www.esv.org/">ESV</a>)

    </div>

    {% endwebrequest %}

{% endif %}

{% endcapture %}

{%- endcache -%}



{% assign isInvalid = api_output | Trim | RegExMatch:'^Liquid error' %}



{% if isInvalid %}

Error

{% else %}

{{ api_output }}

{% endif %}