Bible MyCode/Bible Copyright?

About one month ago I was talking to a few friends on another board and they said it would be easier if someone would make a Bible Plugin that would do something like this:

[bible]Genesis 1:1[/bible]

It would show:

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God..."

So I set out to make it. I followed the processes and what-not and began to copy the verses one by one. Then I realized that there is a copyright in my Bible... =/ What exactly does this mean? Am I not allowed to give the Bible plugin out to the public because it contains a copyrighted translation?

Any help would be appreciated =/

Yeah, most Bibles are copyrighted.

You could use something that is public domain, like the KJV or the World English Bible.

*edit* - Also, speaking as someone who is a computer programmer by day, isn't there an easier way to do that than hard-coding the verses into your plug-in? Do you have the ability to connect to another website and somehow pull the verses?

TaylorOtwell wrote:
Yeah, most Bibles are copyrighted.

You could use something that is public domain, like the KJV or the World English Bible.

I guess I could =/ I don't really enjoy using the KJV, its a hard read.

*edit* - Also, speaking as someone who is a computer programmer by day, isn't there an easier way to do that than hard-coding the verses into your plug-in? Do you have the ability to connect to another website and somehow pull the verses?

There may be, but I wouldn't know how to do it =( I'm only good at HTML and CSS, PHP is kinda out-there for me. I'm just following examples that someone else set when they did the Kuran plugin.

It looks like Crossway has developed an API for the ESV, which provides functions to call their servers and receive the text of verses using a language like PHP.

I would look into using that - it may help you get your plugin done much faster.

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/services/

TaylorOtwell wrote:
It looks like Crossway has developed an API for the ESV, which provides functions to call their servers and receive the text of verses using a language like PHP.

I would look into using that - it may help you get your plugin done much faster.

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/services/

Thank you =) That is the exact version I wanted to use!