Bible Content
Returns the content of a Bible.
https://api.biblia.com/v1/bible/content/{bible}.{outputFormat}?passage={bibleReference}&key={API key}
Example
https://api.biblia.com/v1/bible/content/LEB.html?passage=John3.16&key=abc123
Request Parameters
| bible | The ID of the Bible (required). |
| passage | The Bible passage to return (required). |
| outputFormat | Content type returned (options below) |
| style | The name of a pre-defined style (options below). **Note: Takes precedence over the more specific options e.g. redLetter, header** |
| formatting | all, paragraph, character, or none. Default all |
| redLetter | false to remove red letter formatting for words of Christ. Default true. |
| footnotes | true to include footnote content below the main content; default false. |
| citation | true to include a citation below the content; default false. |
| paragraphs | true to preserve paragraphs, false for one verse per line; default true. |
| fullText | true to include everything, not only the biblical text; default false. |
| header | format of the header (see blow); default empty |
| eachVerse | format of the footer; default [VerseText] |
| footer | format of the footer; default empty |
Output formats
The supported output formats are text (.txt) and HTML (.html). To wrap the output in a JSON object, add a .json extension (e.g. .html.json).
Available pre-defined styles
NOTE: These styles correspond to the default Logos 4 Copy Bible Verses styles.
- fullyFormatted
- oneVersePerLine
- oneVersePerLineFullReference
- quotation
- simpleParagraphs
- bibleTextOnly
- orationOneParagraph
- orationOneVersePerLine
- orationBibleParagraphs
- fullyFormattedWithFootnotes
Formatting headers, footers, and verse content
These parameters use the Logos 4 Copy Bible Verses syntax. Additional documentation and examples can be found in the Logos 4 help.
Replacement tokens
| [FullPassageRef] | e.g., John 3:16-18 |
| [ShortPassageRef] | e.g., Jn 3:16-18 |
| [FullBookName] | e.g., John |
| [ShortBookName] | e.g., Jn |
| [ChapterNum] | e.g., 3 |
| [VerseNum] | e.g., 16 |
| [FullVerseRef] | e.g., John 3:16 |
| [ShortVerseRef] | e.g., Jn 3:16 |
| [Version] | e.g., ESV |
| [VerseText] | e.g., For God so loved … |
Examples
Format headers with the verse reference and Bible version, in its own paragraph:
[FullPassageRef] ([Version])
