Command reference

Reading

bible read <reference> [--next | --previous]

Read a chapter, verse, or inclusive range. Examples: John 3, John 3:16, and John 3:16-21.

Search and discovery

bible search <query> [--limit <1-100>]
bible books
bible random
bible translations

search works against the bundled offline text. books lists canonical names, source codes, and accepted aliases. random chooses a verse uniformly from the bundled translation.

Preferences and shell integration

bible config path | show | set <key> <value> | reset
bible completion <bash|zsh|fish|powershell>
bible version

Global options

--translation <id>
--plain
--no-color
--help

Use bible <command> --help for the complete, version-specific command help.