# x402 Fun Bible Verse by Reference

> x402 Fun Bible Verse by Reference is a paid API for AI agents from fun.kagurazaka.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Returns the text of a specific Bible verse or passage by reference (e.g. John 3:16, Psalm 23) from public-domain translations, with optional cross-translation comparison

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fun.kagurazaka.dev/v1/verse?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-fun-bible-verse-by-reference-a72aa56a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jQeuXC4ywSZe6YG1jVY3K

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability x402-fun-bible-verse-by-reference-a72aa56a
```

Example prompt: Can you look up Romans 8:28-30 for me in the Berean Standard Bible, and also show me how it reads in the King James Version for comparison?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to retrieve a specific Bible verse or passage by explicit reference (book, chapter, verse), especially when you need a particular translation (BSB, WEB, or KJV) or want to compare the same passage across translations. Prefer this over random-verse or daily-verse endpoints when the exact reference is known. Ideal for scripture lookup in devotional, study, or sermon-prep contexts.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or malformed Bible reference returns 404 (no charge)
- Reference exceeds 200-verse limit may be rejected or truncated
- Invalid translation enum value returns an error
- Missing required 'ref' query parameter returns a validation error
- Misspelled book name may result in 404

## How this service works

The text of a Bible verse or passage by reference (John 3:16, Romans 8:28-30, Psalm 23, Genesis 1:1-2:3, 1 Cor 13:4-7), up to 200 verses, verse by verse, from public-domain translations: Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible, King James Version. Optionally the same passage in other translations to compare. Unknown references answer 404 and are not charged.

## Output

A JSON object containing the passage reference, the full concatenated text, an array of individual verses (each with chapter, verse number, and text), translation metadata (id and name), testament (old/new), and optionally an array of the same passage in other requested translations for comparison.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "ref"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ref": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "the reference: book (full name or common abbreviation), chapter, optional verse or range"
      },
      "compare": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "other translations to show the same passage in, comma separated, such as web,kjv"
      },
      "translation": {
       "enum": [
        "bsb",
        "web",
        "kjv"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "bsb (Berean Standard Bible, default), web (World English Bible) or kjv (King James Version); all public domain"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "book": {},
      "text": {},
      "verses": {},
      "compare": {},
      "reference": {},
      "testament": {},
      "translation": {}
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "book": "John",
  "text": "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.",
  "verses": [
   {
    "text": "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.",
    "verse": 16,
    "chapter": 3
   }
  ],
  "compare": [
   {
    "text": "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.",
    "translation": {
     "id": "kjv",
     "name": "King James Version (1769 text)"
    }
   }
  ],
  "reference": "John 3:16",
  "testament": "new",
  "translation": {
   "id": "bsb",
   "name": "Berean Standard Bible"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-fun-bible-verse-by-reference-a72aa56a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from fun.kagurazaka.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/fun.kagurazaka.dev/llms.txt)