Cross + Covenant Bible

Returns the text of a Bible passage from the World English Bible or the King James Version, both public domain. Accepts a verse, a range, whole chapters, or several references joined with ";" (for example "John 3:16", "Psalm 23", "Romans 8:28-39", "1 Cor 13:4-7; Micah 6:8"). Up to 150 verses or 2 chapters per call; a longer request returns the first part and names the rest.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Bible reference, for example \"John 3:16-21\", \"Psalm 23\", or \"Genesis 1-2\"."
    },
    "translation": {
      "description": "Translation: \"web\" (World English Bible, the default) or \"kjv\" (King James Version).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "web",
        "kjv"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "reference"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Finds Bible verses containing the given words in the World English Bible or the King James Version, ranked by how closely each verse matches. Common words are ignored, and a word also matches longer forms (fear matches fears and feared). Can be limited to one book or one testament.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Words to find, for example \"do not be afraid\" or \"living water\"."
    },
    "translation": {
      "description": "Translation: \"web\" (World English Bible, the default) or \"kjv\" (King James Version).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "web",
        "kjv"
      ]
    },
    "book": {
      "description": "Limit to one book, for example \"Psalms\" or \"John\".",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40
    },
    "testament": {
      "description": "Limit to the \"old\" or \"new\" testament.",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "old",
        "new"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "How many verses to return, 1 to 25. Default 10.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Lists the Cross + Covenant Bible reading plans: the M'Cheyne one-year plan, which follows the calendar, and five short topical plans (hope, peace, strength, the Psalms, the life of Jesus). Gives each plan's id, length and purpose.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Returns the passages for one day of a Cross + Covenant reading plan, by day number or, for the one-year M'Cheyne plan, by calendar date (today in Mountain Time when neither is given). With include_text, also returns the passage text (up to 150 verses) in the World English Bible or King James Version.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "plan_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "mcheyne",
        "hope",
        "peace",
        "strength",
        "psalms",
        "life-of-jesus"
      ],
      "description": "Plan id: \"mcheyne\" (one year) or a topical plan id."
    },
    "day": {
      "description": "Day number in the plan, starting at 1.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 366
    },
    "date": {
      "description": "Calendar date in YYYY-MM-DD form. One-year plan only.",
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    },
    "include_text": {
      "description": "Also return the text of the day's passages. Default false.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "translation": {
      "description": "Translation: \"web\" (World English Bible, the default) or \"kjv\" (King James Version).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "web",
        "kjv"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "plan_id"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Returns the Cross + Covenant daily devotional for a date: a scripture passage in the World English Bible or King James Version, a short reflection, and a prayer. Defaults to today in Mountain Time. On a date without a devotional available here, returns that day's scripture instead.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "description": "Date in YYYY-MM-DD form. Defaults to today in Mountain Time.",
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}