KJRV API

The King James Reader Version: the 1769 King James Bible with its grammar brought into modern English (thou to you, believeth to believes), every change a reviewed rule. Modern text by default; the printed 1769 text is one option away.

Access is by key, for revive.US apps. See the terms of use.

Asking

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer kjrv_…" \
  "https://api.rviv.us/v1/latest/passage?ref=John 3:16-18"

• GET /v1/editions: every edition, newest first.
• GET /v1/<edition>: an edition's books and verse counts.
• GET /v1/<edition>/passage?ref=John 3:16-18: a passage in one chapter.
• GET /v1/<edition>/John/3?verses=16-18,20: the same, by book and chapter.

An edition is an id like 2026.11, latest (the newest released) or preview (the newest of any kind, for testing). A released edition never changes: pin it when your app stores what it shows, such as recorded audio.

Options

• text=modern (default), original or both.
• changes=1: each change's place in the original, its readings and its rule.
• headings=0: verses only (no Psalm titles, letters or subscriptions).

Every answer carries the copyright line and the terms address; show the copyright line where the text is shown.