BibleReference

A library to parse text into bible references in multiple locales.

Features

Supported String Formats

• Book (e.g. Genesis)
• Book Chapter (e.g. Genesis 1)
• Book Chapter-Chapter (e.g. Genesis 1-2)
• Book Chapter:Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1)
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1-5)
• Book Chapter:Verse,Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1,5)
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse,Verse-Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1-5,8-10)
• Book Chapter:Verse-Verse;Chapter:Verse-Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1-5;2:1-3)
• Book Chapter:Verse-Chapter:Verse (e.g. Genesis 1:5-2:3)
• Book Verse (for single-chapter books) (e.g. 2 John 9)
• Book Verse,Verse (for single-chapter books) (e.g. 2 John 3,5)
• Book Verse-Verse (for single-chapter books) (e.g. 2 John 3-5)
• Book Verse-Verse,Verse (for single-chapter books) (e.g. 2 John 3-5,9)

Supported Locales

• English
• Filipino

Usage

You can use the BibleReferenceParser static class to parse.

var reference = BibleReferenceParser.Parse("Genesis 1:1-5;2:1-3");
Console.WriteLine(reference ==
    new Reference(
      BibleBook.Genesis,
      ReferenceSegment.MultipleVerses(1, 1, 5),
      ReferenceSegment.MultipleVerses(2, 1, 3)
    )); // prints true

Support

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