Bible

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Fetch Bible verses, passages in multiple translations, and random verses via the Bible API

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

get_verse required: reference

Fetch a specific Bible verse or verse range by reference (e.g. "john 3:16", "romans 8:28", "psalm 23:1-6"). Returns the verse text in the World English Bible (WEB) translation.

Parameters
Name Type Description
reference req string Bible reference string (e.g. "john 3:16", "genesis 1:1-3", "psalm 23"). Spaces will be encoded automatically.
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get_passage required: reference, translation

Fetch a Bible passage with a specified translation. Supported translations: web (World English Bible), kjv (King James Version), oeb-us, bbe, webbe, cherokee, dra.

Parameters
Name Type Description
reference req string Bible reference string (e.g. "john 3:16", "genesis 1:1-5")
translation req string Translation code: "web" (default), "kjv", "oeb-us", "bbe", "webbe", "cherokee", "dra"
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random_verse

Fetch a random Bible verse. Returns the reference, text, and translation.

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bible/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bible/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_verse","arguments":{"reference": "john 3:16"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("get_verse", {"reference":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("fetch bible verses, passages in multiple translations, and random verses via the bible api");