# Bible by Midvash

Connects your assistant to scripture across 69 languages with full-text search and Strong's lexicon. Works over HTTP without API keys or account registration.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: midvash
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/midvash/bible-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/bible-by-midvash

## What it does

This server connects your client to 117 open Bible editions across 69 languages. The model can fetch single verses, pull whole chapters, or compare wording across different translations. Searches run on an FTS5 index ranked by BM25, matching Hebrew and Arabic queries typed without vowel marks.

The system runs on Cloudflare Workers. Chapter files stream from an R2 bucket, while search queries run against an isolated D1 database. Aside from the biblical text, the endpoint provides Strong's lexicon lookups and commentaries for 1,189 chapters. Prompts for sermon prep, devotions, and word studies are also built in.

Setup requires no account. Public traffic is rate-limited to 60 tool calls per minute from any single IP address. Repeating a tool call costs nothing against rate limits because edge nodes cache responses for 24 hours.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http bible https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add bible-by-midvash --url https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bible-by-midvash": {
            "url": "https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "bible-by-midvash": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http bible-by-midvash https://mcp.midvash.com/mcp/registry
```

## When to use it
- Look up scripture using natural citations like "John 3:16-18".
- Compare passage phrasing across different translations side by side.
- Check original words and definitions using Strong's lexicon entries.
- Pull chapter-level commentaries for historical context.

## Example prompts
- Fetch John 3:16-18 and compare the wording between BSB and KJV.
- Look up the definition for H430 in Strong's lexicon.
- Retrieve the commentary for Genesis chapter 1.

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