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Bible Search

Searches the text of a Bible.

https://api.biblia.com/v1/bible/search/{bible}?query={query}

Example

https://api.biblia.com/v1/bible/search/LEB.js?query=bread&mode=verse&start=0&limit=20&key=abc123

Request Parameters

bible	The ID of the Bible to search (e.g. "KJV").
query	The query text.
mode	verse or fuzzy; default verse.
passages	The passages to search in (e.g. "Matthew-John"). Only valid with mode=verse.
start	The zero-based index of the first result to return (default 0).
limit	The maximum number of results to return (all if unspecified).
preview	none, text, or html; default text.
sort	The sort order (relevance or passage). Only valid with mode=verse. mode=fuzzy always sorts by passage.

Response

{
  "results" : [
    {
      "passage" : "John 1:1",
      "preview" : "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
    },
    …
  ]
}