Bible Gateway Scrape

A simple yet powerful web scraper for BibleGateway.com, providing access to various Bible versions including Tagalog and even Baybayin transliteration.

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🚀 Features

• Text Verses: Fetch any verse from Bible Gateway.
• Daily Verse: Get the "Verse of the Day".
• Audio Bible: Retrieve MP3 links for various audio Bible versions.
• Baybayin Support: Transliterated Tagalog bibles into Baybayin script.
• TypeScript Support: Fully typed for a better development experience.

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📦 Installation

npm install biblegateway-scrape@latest

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📖 How to Use

1. Fetching a Verse

const biblegateway = require("biblegateway-scrape");

async function getVerse() {
  const result = await biblegateway.verse("John 3:16", biblegateway.version.TAG_ANG_DATING_BIBLIYA_1905);
  console.log(result);
}

getVerse();

Output:

{
  "book": "Juan 3:16",
  "verses": [
    "16 Sapagka't gayon na lamang ang pagsinta ng Dios sa sanglibutan, na ibinigay niya ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak, upang ang sinomang sa kaniya'y sumampalataya ay huwag mapahamak, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. "
  ]
}

2. Daily Verse

const biblegateway = require("biblegateway-scrape");

async function getDaily() {
  // Get today's verse
  const today = await biblegateway.daily_verse(biblegateway.version.TAG_ANG_DATING_BIBLIYA_1905);
  console.log(today);

  // Get verse for a specific date [Year, Month, Day]
  const specificDate = await biblegateway.daily_verse(biblegateway.version.TAG_ANG_DATING_BIBLIYA_1905, [2024, 12, 25]);
  console.log(specificDate);
}

getDaily();

3. Audio Bible

const biblegateway = require("biblegateway-scrape");

async function getAudio() {
  const audio = await biblegateway.audio("John 1", biblegateway.audio_version.KJV_PAUL_MIMS);
  console.log(audio);
}

getAudio();

Output:

{
  "result_code": 200,
  "mp3": "https://stream.biblegateway.com/bibles/32/kjv-mims/John.1.mp3",
  "copyright": "© 2007 All Rights Reserved The Spoken Word of God."
}

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🛠️ Parameters

Bible Versions (biblegateway.version)

Language	Version Name	Constant Name
English	21st Century King James Version	ENG_KJV_21
	American Standard Version	ENG_AMERICAN_STANDARD_VERSION
	Amplified Bible	ENG_AMPLIFIED_BIBLE
	Amplified Bible, Classic Edition	ENG_AMPLIFIED_BIBLE_CLASSIC
	BRG Bible	ENG_BRG_BIBLE
	Christian Standard Bible	ENG_CHRISTIAN_STANDARD_BIBLE
	Common English Bible	ENG_COMMON_ENLISH_BIBLE
	Complete Jewish Bible	ENG_COMPLETE_JEWISH_BIBLE
	Contemporary English Version	ENG_CONTEMPORARY_ENGLISH_VERSION
	Darby Translation	ENG_DARBY_TRANSLATION
	Disciples’ Literal New Testament	ENG_DISIPLES_LITERAL_NEW_TESTAMENT
	Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition	ENG_DOUAY_RHEIMS_1899
	Easy-to-Read Version	ENG_EASY_TO_READ_VERSION
	Evangelical Heritage Version	ENG_EVANGELICAL_HERITAGE_VERSION
	English Standard Version	ENG_ENLISH_STANDARD_VERSION
	English Standard Version Anglicised	ENG_ENLISH_STANDARD_VERSION_ANGLICISED
	Expanded Bible	ENG_EXPANDED_BIBLE
	1599 Geneva Bible	ENG_1599_GENEVA_BIBLE
	GOD’S WORD Translation	ENG_GODS_WORD_TRANSLATION
	Good News Translation	ENG_GOOD_NEWS_TRANSLATION
	Holman Christian Standard Bible	ENG_HOLMAN_CHRISTIAN_STANDARD_BIBLE
	International Children’s Bible	ENG_INTERNATIONAL_CHILDRENS_BIBLE
	International Standard Version	ENG_INTERNATIONAL_STANDARD_VERSION
	J.B. Phillips New Testament	ENG_JB_PHILLIPS_NEW_TESTAMENT
	Jubilee Bible 2000	ENG_JUBILEE_BIBLE_2000
	King James Version	ENG_KING_JAMES_VERSION
	Authorized King James Version	ENG_AUTHORIZED_KING_JAMES_VERSION
	Lexham English Bible	ENG_LEXHAM_ENGLISH_BIBLE
	Living Bible	ENG_LIVING_BIBLE
	The Message	ENG_THE_MESSAGE
	Modern English Version	ENG_MODERN_ENGLISH_VERSION
	Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament	ENG_MOUNCE_REVERSE_INTERLINEAR_NEW_TESTAMENT
	Names of God Bible	ENG_NAMES_OF_GOD_BIBLE
	New American Bible (Revised Edition)	ENG_NEW_AMERICAN_BIBLE_REVISED_EDITION
	New American Standard Bible	ENG_NEW_AMERICAN_STANDARD_BIBLE
	New American Standard Bible 1995	ENG_NEW_AMERICAN_STANDARD_BIBLE_1995
	New Catholic Bible	ENG_NEW_CATHOLIC_BIBLE
	New Century Version	ENG_NEW_CENTURY_VERSION
	New English Translation	ENG_NEW_ENGLISH_TRANSLATION
	New International Reader's Version	ENG_NEW_INTERNATIONAL_READERS_VERSION
	New International Version	ENG_NEW_INTERNATIONAL_VERSION
	New International Version UK	ENG_NEW_INTERNATIONAL_VERSION_UK
	New King James Version	ENG_NEW_KING_JAMES_VERSION
	New Life Version	ENG_NEW_LIFE_VERSION
	New Living Translation	ENG_NEW_LIVING_TRANSLATION
	New Matthew Bible	ENG_NEW_MATTHEW_BIBLE
	New Revised Standard Version Anglicised	ENG_NEW_REVISED_STANDARD_VERSION_ANGLICISED
	NRSV Anglicised Catholic Edition	ENG_NEW_REVISED_STANDARD_VERSION_ANGLICISED_CATHOLIC_EDITION
Tagalog	Ang Bagong Tipan	TAG_ANG_BAGONG_TIPAN
	Ang Biblia (1978)	TAG_ANG_BIBLIA_1978
	Ang Biblia (2001)	TAG_ANG_BIBLIA_2001
	Ang Dating Biblia (1905)	TAG_ANG_DATING_BIBLIYA_1905
	Ang Salita ng Diyos (TCB)	TAG_ANG_SALITA_NG_DIYOS_TCB
	Ang Salita ng Diyos	TAG_ANG_SALITA_NG_DIYOS
	Magandang Balita Biblia	TAG_MAGANDANG_BALITA
	Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)	TAG_MAGANDANG_BALITA_DC
Baybayin	Ang Bagong Tipan (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_BAGONG_TIPAN
	Ang Biblia 1978 (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_BIBLIA_1978
	Ang Biblia 2001 (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_BIBLIA_2001
	Ang Dating Biblia 1905 (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_DATING_BIBLIYA_1905
	Ang Salita ng Diyos TCB (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_SALITA_NG_DIYOS_TCB
	Ang Salita ng Diyos (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_ANG_SALITA_NG_DIYOS
	Magandang Balita (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_MAGANDANG_BALITA
	Magandang Balita DC (Baybayin)	BAYBAYIN_MAGANDANG_BALITA_DC
Cebuano	Ang Pulong Sa Dios	CEB_ANG_PULONG_SA_DIOS
Ilonggo	Ang Pulong Sang Dios	ILO_ANG_PULONG_SANG_DIOS_HLGN

Audio Versions (biblegateway.audio_version)

Version	Narrator	Constant Name
CSB	Jon Mohr	CSB_JON_MOHR
ESV	Max McLean	ESV_MAX_MCLEAN
ESV	Marquis Laughlin	ESV_MARQUIS_LAUGHLIN
GNV	Steve Cook	GNV_STEVE_COOK
HCSB	Dale McConachie	HCSB_DALE_MCCONACHIE
KJV	Max McLean	KJV_MAX_MCLEAN
KJV	Paul Mims	KJV_PAUL_MIMS
KJV	Dramatized	KJV_DRAMATIZED
LEB	Logos	LEB_LOGOS
MSG	Kelly Ryan Dolan	MSG_KELLY_RYAN_DOLAN
NASB	Dale McConachie	NASB_DALE_MCCONACHIE
NASB 1995	Dale McConachie	NASB1995_DALE_MCCONACHIE
NIV	Max McLean	NIV_MAX_MCLEAN
NIV	Dramatized	NIV_DRAMATIZED
NIV	George W. Sarris	NIV_GEORGE_W_SARRIS
NIVUK	David Suchet	NIVUK_DAVID_SUCHET
NKJV	Simon Bubb	NKJV_SIMON_BUBB
NKJV	Tinasha LaRayé	NKJV_TINASHA_LARAYE
NLT	Breathe	NLT_BREATHE

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📜 Changelog

v0.1.2 (2026-04-03)

• Updated README with a comprehensive, categorized list of all 19 supported audio versions.
• Added detailed parameter tables for easier reference.
• Bumped version for documentation parity.

v0.1.0 (2025-10-26)

• Fixed bugs in version 0.0.9.
• Fixed daily_verse fetching issues.
• Improved overall stability.

v0.0.9 (2025-10-26)

• Cleaned up Baybayin transliteration logic.
• Initial TypeScript implementation and structure.

v0.0.1 - v0.0.8

• Initial web scraping implementation for BibleGateway.
• Basic support for Tagalog and English versions.
• Added audio support (MP3).

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

🤝 Credits & Acknowledgements

• Bible Gateway: For providing the amazing resource this scraper uses.
• Contributors: RyannKim327, Salvador, John Jeremy Antiguo, and many others.
• NodeJS Community: For the tools and libraries that made this possible.

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Note: This is a web-scraping project. Please use it responsibly and respect Bible Gateway's terms of service. Always provide credit and copyright information when using their resources.