search_scripture
Search the text of Scripture
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Full-text search across all 31,102 verses of the Berean Standard Bible. This is how you find a passage you can half-remember but cannot cite: "a still small voice", "faith hope love".
All words must appear in the same verse. Wrap words in double quotes to require them adjacent as a phrase. Results are ranked by how much of the verse is your query, so short exact matches come first. Restrict with book or testament when a common word would otherwise match hundreds of verses.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Words to find, e.g. `still small voice` or `"the word became flesh"` |
| book | string | no | Restrict to one book, by slug or OSIS id, e.g. "john" or "John". See get_vocabulary. |
| testament | string | no | Restrict to the Old or New Testament. Omit to search all 66 books. |
| limit | integer | no | How many verses to return. Defaults to 25, capped at 100. |
| offset | integer | no | Skip this many verses before returning. Use with `total` to page. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Words to find, e.g. `still small voice` or `\"the word became flesh\"`"
},
"book": {
"description": "Restrict to one book, by slug or OSIS id, e.g. \"john\" or \"John\". See get_vocabulary.",
"type": "string"
},
"testament": {
"description": "Restrict to the Old or New Testament. Omit to search all 66 books.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"OT",
"NT"
]
},
"limit": {
"description": "How many verses to return. Defaults to 25, capped at 100.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100
},
"offset": {
"description": "Skip this many verses before returning. Use with `total` to page.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
},
"required": [
"query"
]
}