# Bible49

> Bible49 is a free, offline Bible app for iPhone and Mac, and bible49.com is
> its companion site: a public read-only scripture API, browsable verse pages
> with commentary and original-language interlinear data, and downloadable
> .b49 scripture modules. No API key, no signup.

Scripture text API: `GET https://bible49.com/api/bible` with either
`?b=<book>&c=<chapter>&v=<verse-or-range>&t=<translation>` — book accepts a
USFM code ("JHN"), full English name ("John"), or common abbreviation ("Jn"),
case-insensitive; `v` is optional ("16" or "4-7", omit for the whole chapter)
— or a free-form reference: `?ref=John+3:16&t=web` (also "1 Cor 13:4-7",
"Psalm 23", "Gen 1:1-3"). Ranges are capped at one chapter per request — no
bulk/whole-book dumps.

Translations (`t=`, default `web`): `web` — World English Bible (public
domain); `bsb` — Berean Standard Bible (public domain); `kjv` — King James
Version, 1769 standardized text, protocanon only (public domain outside the
UK; UK printing/import governed by Crown letters patent — see the
`attribution` field in responses).

Responses are JSON with a `translation` object, human-readable `reference`,
a `verses` array (`verse_id`, `book`, `chapter`, `verse`, `text`),
`attribution`, and an `app_url` linking to that verse's page on this site.
Errors are JSON `{ "error": "..." }` with HTTP 400 (bad book/chapter/verse/
translation) or 404 (well-formed reference, no verses at that address in
that translation).

Be reasonable: this is a small, single-developer service. Cache responses
where you can — verse text for a given translation never changes, so
responses carry long-lived Cache-Control headers. Heavy or automated
scraping may be rate-limited or blocked.

## Docs

- [API documentation](https://bible49.com/api-docs): full request forms, response schema, and error shapes for the verse API
- [Example API request](https://bible49.com/api/bible?ref=John+3:16&t=web): John 3:16 in the World English Bible, as JSON

## Pages

- [Home](https://bible49.com/): the Bible49 app for iPhone and Mac
- [Example verse page](https://bible49.com/jhn/3/16): every verse has a page at /{book}/{chapter}/{verse} with translation comparison, Matthew Henry commentary, and Hebrew/Greek interlinear with Strong's and BDB lexicon entries; chapters live at /{book}/{chapter}
- [Sitemap](https://bible49.com/sitemap.xml): index of every chapter and verse URL (~39,000)
- [Modules](https://bible49.com/modules): downloadable .b49 scripture modules for the app
- [Request a translation](https://bible49.com/request): ask for a translation to be added
- [Support](https://bible49.com/support): support the developer