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Bible Gateway API: Get Bible passage

Reads up to one chapter of a Bible passage in a chosen Bible Gateway translation. Licensed translations may show only part of the requested passage.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Reference, requiredreference

Bible passage, for example John 3:16, Psalm 23, or Romans 8:28-39.

Psalm 23

Translation optionaltranslation

Translation name or abbreviation, for example King James Version or KJV. Defaults to NIV.

King James Version

Default NIV.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "link": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023&version=KJV",  "verses": [    {      "book": "Psalm",      "text": "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.",      "chapter": 23,      "verse_number": 1    },    {      "book": "Psalm",      "text": "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.",      "chapter": 23,      "verse_number": 2    },    {      "book": "Psalm",      "text": "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.",      "chapter": 23,      "verse_number": 3    }  ],  "copyright": "Public Domain",  "reference": "Psalm 23",  "translation_name": "King James Version",  "translation_abbreviation": "KJV"}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
biblegateway.com/get_passage
Returns
reference, translation name and abbreviation, verses, copyright, passage link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method biblegateway.com/get_passage with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Can you pull up Psalm 23 in the King James Version?
  • I need the text of Romans 8:28-39 in the NIV.
  • Show me John 3:16 from the ESV translation on Bible Gateway.
  • What does Isaiah 40:28-31 say in the New Living Translation?
  • Read Genesis 1:1-5 for me in the NASB.
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    biblegateway.com/search_bible
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    biblegateway.com/get_verse_of_the_day
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    quran.com/search_quran
  • Finds free public-domain Project Gutenberg books by title, author or topic, with authors, languages, subjects, recent downloads, and reading and download links. Public-domain status is based on the United States.

    gutenberg.org/search_free_books
  • Gets the plain text of a public-domain Project Gutenberg book by title, optionally matching its author and language. Chooses the most downloaded matching edition with a plain-text file, removes the Gutenberg header and license, and can cut the text after a chosen number of words.

    gutenberg.org/get_book_text
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    wordreference.com/translate_word
  • Translates up to 5,000 characters on Google Translate, with the detected source language, Latin-letter pronunciation when shown, and dictionary alternatives for words or short phrases.

    translate.google.com/translate_text
  • Translates a word between English and a language Cambridge supports. Returns the meanings, the translations and any paired examples.

    dictionary.cambridge.org/translate_word