Quick Start

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Install our Core JavaScript Package

Fetch a Bible Verse

Code
import { ApiClient, BibleClient } from "@youversion/platform-core";

const apiClient = new ApiClient({
  appKey: "YOUR_APP_KEY",
});

const bibleClient = new BibleClient(apiClient);

const passage = await bibleClient.getPassage(3034, "JHN.3.16", "text");
console.log(passage.content); // "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Display the Bible Version Copyright

Code
import { ApiClient, BibleClient } from "@youversion/platform-core";

const apiClient = new ApiClient({
  appKey: "YOUR_APP_KEY",
});

const bibleClient = new BibleClient(apiClient);

const passage = await bibleClient.getPassage(3034, "JHN.3.16", "text");
console.log(passage.content); // "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

const version = await bibleClient.getVersion(3034);
console.log(version.copyright); // "Public Domain"