Bible MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI assistants fetch Bible verses, passages, and chapters from MyBible-format SQLite databases.

Features

• list_bibles — List all installed Bible translations
• list_books — List all books in a translation
• get_passage — Get a single verse or verse range (e.g., John 3:16, Romans 8:1-3)
• get_chapter — Get an entire chapter with section titles

Setup

Install dependencies

npm install

Add Bible translations

Place MyBible .SQLite3 files in the Bibles/ directory, one folder per translation:

Bibles/
├── NIV'11/
│   ├── NIV'11.SQLite3
│   └── NIV'11.commentaries.SQLite3
├── KJV/
│   └── KJV.SQLite3
└── ...

Each subfolder must contain at least one *.SQLite3 file (the main Bible database). Commentary databases (*.commentaries.SQLite3) are optional. The folder name becomes the translation ID used in tool calls.

Configure with your AI client

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bible": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/BibleMCP/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

For development:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bible": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["tsx", "path/to/BibleMCP/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Environment Variable	Default	Description
BIBLES_DIR	./Bibles	Path to the directory containing Bible translation folders

Development

npm run build      # Compile TypeScript to dist/
npm run dev        # Run server in dev mode (tsx)
npm test           # Run all tests
npm run test:watch # Run tests in watch mode
npm run typecheck  # Type-check without compiling

MyBible Format

This server reads the standard MyBible SQLite schema:

• info table — metadata (description, language)
• books table — book numbers, short/long names (66 books, numbered 10–730)
• verses table — book_number, chapter, verse, text (text may contain HTML markup)
• stories table — section titles / pericopes
• introductions table — book introductions

Verse text is returned as clean plain text with all HTML markup stripped.

License

This server code is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.

Bible translation modules in the Bibles/ directory are not covered by this license — they are subject to their respective copyrights and are not distributed with this repository.