> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.thehaystack.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Bible Text

> Retrieve Bible text for a book/chapter/verse range in the requested translation.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /scriptures/fullText
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Haystack API
  description: Content management and semantic search API for Haystack
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Haystack Support
    email: support@thehaystack.ai
    url: https://thehaystack.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.thehaystack.ai/v2/haystack
    description: Production server
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Items
    description: Content item management
  - name: Collections
    description: Top-level content organization
  - name: Series
    description: Multi-part content grouping
  - name: Speakers
    description: Content presenter management
  - name: Media
    description: Video and audio asset management
  - name: Search
    description: Semantic content search
  - name: Analytics
    description: Usage statistics and metrics
  - name: Resources
    description: Attach supplementary files, links, and videos to items
  - name: Scriptures
    description: Attach Bible references to items
  - name: Chapters
    description: Time-based chapter markers on media assets
  - name: Stats
    description: Analytics and reporting
  - name: Frontend
    description: Public frontend configuration
paths:
  /scriptures/fullText:
    get:
      tags:
        - Scriptures
      summary: Get Bible text
      description: >-
        Retrieve Bible text for a book/chapter/verse range in the requested
        translation.
      parameters:
        - name: translation
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - asv
              - kjv
        - name: book
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: chapter
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
        - name: verse
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Single verse; omit to get the full chapter
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bible text for the requested passage
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  book:
                    type: string
                  bookName:
                    type: string
                  chapter:
                    type: integer
                  verse:
                    type: integer
                    nullable: true
                    description: Single verse if only `verse` was supplied
                  citation:
                    type: string
                    example: John 3:16
                  verses:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: string
                    description: Map of verse number → text for the requested passage
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Enter your API token from the Haystack dashboard

````