Bible MCP

Bible verse lookup & search for AI assistants

Quick Start

https://bible-mcp.dws-cloud.com/mcp
1 Go to Claude.ai Settings → Connectors
2 Click "Add Connector" and select "MCP Server"
3 Paste the URL above and click "Add"
4 Start asking Claude about the Bible!
1 Go to ChatGPT Settings → Apps & Connectors
2 Click "Add" and select "Connect an MCP Server"
3 Paste the URL above and click "Connect"
4 Start asking ChatGPT about the Bible!
1 Raycast supports stdio transport only, so we use mcp-remote as a bridge (requires Node.js)
2 Copy the JSON config below, then open Raycast's "Install Server" command — it auto-populates
3
{"mcpServers":{"bible-mcp":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-remote","https://bible-mcp.dws-cloud.com/mcp"]}}}
4 @bible-mcp in Raycast AI Chat to start using it!

Available Tools

read_bible Interactive

Present Scripture with an interactive reader UI. Browse books, switch translations, navigate chapters.

Examples: John 3:16, Romans 8:28-39, Genesis 1 — with hamburger menu to browse all books
get_verse

Retrieve verse text for context gathering and analysis.

Examples: John 3:16, Psalm 23, Romans 8:28-39, Genesis 1:1-2:3
get_chapter

Get a full chapter with navigation hints for sequential reading.

Examples: Genesis 1, Psalm 23, Romans 8 — includes prev/next chapter links
search_bible

Full-text search across all 74,000+ verses. Filter by book or testament.

Examples: Search for love, faith in Romans, peace in New Testament
list_books

List all 86 books of the Bible including Apocrypha, with chapter counts.

Filter by: OT (Old Testament), NT (New Testament), AP (Apocrypha)
list_translations

View all available Bible translations with details.

get_random_verse

Get a random verse for inspiration. Filter by book or testament.

Examples: Random Psalm, random from New Testament, random Proverb

Example Prompts

Present Romans 8:28-39
Show me John 3:16 in the reader
Search the Bible for 'faith' in the New Testament
What does the Bible say about love?
Show me a random Psalm
List the books of the Apocrypha
Find verses about forgiveness in Matthew
Give me an encouraging verse from Proverbs

Translations

WEB World English Bible (default)
KJV King James Version

Verse data provided by the Bible API, sourced from eBible.org.

Deploy Your Own

This MCP server is open source under the MIT License. Deploy your own instance on Cloudflare Workers (free tier available).

The server can connect to the hosted Bible API, or you can deploy your own API instance for a fully self-hosted solution.

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