bible-data

JSON formatted data for building innovative Bible apps. Use with permission of the copyright holders.

Versions Included

• CSB
• ESV
• KJV
• NASB
• NIV
• NKJV

Bible Text

• Filename: data/VERSION/VERSION.json.
• Properties of each item:
  • o: (number) The order number of the item, starting with 1.
  • r: (string) The reference, including the version, book, chapter, and verse. Example: csb:Genesis:1:1.
  • h: (number) The header size of section titles (1 through 4).
  • t: (string) The text of the verse or title.
    • If a word contains a *, then all following characters indicate features of that word.
      • p - Start a new paragraph.
      • l - Start a new line.
      • n - Start a new indented line.
      • d - Start a new doubly-indented line.
      • c - Start a new centered line.
      • g - Start a new right-aligned line.
      • e - Start a new left-aligned line.
      • s - Render with smallcaps.
      • i - Render with italics.
      • b - Render with bold.
      • r - Render as a redletter word of Christ.
    • For example, a verse text might be: For*pn the Lord*s watches over the way of the righteous, but*ln the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
      • The first word (For) should start a new paragraph and be indented.
      • The third word (Lord) should be rendered with smallcaps.
      • The eleventh word (but) should start a new line and be indented.

Bible Footnotes

• Filename: data/VERSION/VERSION-footnotes.json.
• Properties of each item:
  • o: (number) The order number of the corresponding item in VERSION.json, starting with 1.
  • r: (string) The reference, including the version, book, chapter, and verse. Example: csb:Genesis:1:1.
  • t: (string) The text of the footnote.
    • If a word contains a *, then all following characters indicate features of that word.
      • r - Indicates that the word is a cross-reference.
      • i - Render with italics.
    • For example, a footnote text might be 2:2*r Or anointed one.
      • The first word is a cross-reference that can be linked be 2:2 within the current book.
  • w: (number) The word index within the verse (starting at 0).
  • c: (string) Cross-references.
    • Each cross-reference is separated by ;.
    • If a cross-reference contains a *, then the following number indicates the order number of the link corresponding to VERSION.json.
  • a: (string) A title that can be used to render the footnote (a, b, c, etc).

Interlinear

• Strongs filename: data/interlinear/strongs.json.
• Interlinear filename: data/VERSION/VERSION-interlinear.json.