# Bible Gateway API: Get Verse of the Day

> Gets Bible Gateway's Verse of the Day in the requested translation (NIV by default). The date is the one Bible Gateway assigns, which may differ from the local date.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/biblegateway.com/get-verse-of-the-day
- Method: `biblegateway.com/get_verse_of_the_day`, version 1
- Website: biblegateway.com
- Returns: date, reference, translation name and abbreviation, verse text, link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `translation` | string | no |  | Bible translation name or abbreviation, such as King James Version or KJV. Defaults to NIV. Default "NIV". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input:

```json
{}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "date": "2026-10-23",
  "link": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%206%3A2&version=NIV",
  "reference": "Galatians 6:2",
  "verse_text": "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.",
  "translation_name": "New International Version",
  "translation_abbreviation": "NIV"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"biblegateway.com/get_verse_of_the_day","input":{}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What is today's verse of the day in the NIV?
- Show me the Bible verse of the day in the King James Version
- Give me today's verse with its reference and link, in ESV
- I need the daily Bible verse from Bible Gateway in KJV
- What verse does Bible Gateway feature today in New Living Translation?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "translation": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "NIV",
      "description": "Bible translation name or abbreviation, such as King James Version or KJV. Defaults to NIV."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "date",
    "reference",
    "translation_name",
    "translation_abbreviation",
    "verse_text",
    "link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date assigned by Bible Gateway to this verse."
    },
    "link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bible Gateway passage link."
    },
    "reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bible book, chapter, and verse."
    },
    "verse_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Verse as plain text."
    },
    "translation_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the translation."
    },
    "translation_abbreviation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Abbreviation of the translation."
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Bible Gateway API: Get Bible passage](https://fous.com/methods/biblegateway.com/get-passage.md): 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.
- [Bible Gateway API: Search the Bible](https://fous.com/methods/biblegateway.com/search-bible.md): Finds Bible verses on Bible Gateway that contain the search words or relate to a topic. Returns the verse text and links in Bible order.
- [Merriam-Webster API: Get Merriam-Webster Word of the Day](https://fous.com/methods/merriam-webster.com/get-word-of-the-day.md): Gets Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for today or a past archive date, with its meaning, example, pronunciation and background note. Dates without a published entry are unavailable.
- [BrainyQuote API: Get quote of the day](https://fous.com/methods/brainyquote.com/get-quote-of-the-day.md): Gets the quote BrainyQuote shows today in a chosen daily category (general, love, nature, funny or art), with its author and quote link. The date follows the day shown on BrainyQuote.
- [NASA API: Get astronomy picture of the day](https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/get-astronomy-picture-of-the-day.md): Returns NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for a date: title, explanation, featured media link, optional high-resolution link, and credit.
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- [Quran.com API: Search Quran verses](https://fous.com/methods/quran.com/search-quran.md): Finds Quran.com verses matching a word or topic, with Arabic text and a translation in the selected language, in Quran.com search order.
- [Internet Archive API: Get archived page](https://fous.com/methods/web.archive.org/get-archived-page.md): Finds the closest Wayback Machine capture of a web page to a past date and returns its title and readable text.
- [All Bible Gateway methods](https://fous.com/methods/biblegateway.com.md)