> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.urantia.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Book of Mormon API

> Book of Mormon API: get any verse by book, chapter, and verse, as JSON. The 1830 edition, 6,604 verses, public domain, no key needed.

The API serves **The Book of Mormon** (Joseph Smith, 1830) as JSON, one passage at a time, by the reference people use. The scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement, published in 1830. It has 6,604 passages in 15 books. No key and no account.

## Get a passage

```bash theme={null}
# 1 Nephi 3:7
curl https://api.urantia.dev/scriptures/book-of-mormon/1%20Nephi%203%3A7
```

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "corpus": {
      "slug": "book-of-mormon",
      "title": "The Book of Mormon",
      "translator": "Joseph Smith",
      "year": 1830
    },
    "passages": [
      {
        "ref": "1 Nephi 3:7",
        "division": 1,
        "text": "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way..."
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

The slug `book-of-mormon`, the id `book-of-mormon-1830`, and the prefix `bom` all name this text.

## References

Book, chapter, and verse by name, `1 Nephi 3:7` or `Alma 32:21`.

`GET /scriptures/book-of-mormon` lists every book with its first and last reference.

## Search

```bash theme={null}
# By meaning
curl -X POST https://api.urantia.dev/scriptures/search/semantic \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q":"your question","corpus":"book-of-mormon","limit":5}'
# By keyword
curl 'https://api.urantia.dev/works/search?q=your%20words&work=book-of-mormon'
```

Each passage also links to the closest paragraphs of the Urantia Papers: `GET /scriptures/book-of-mormon/1%20Nephi%203%3A7/urantia-parallels`. The [world religions guide](https://docs.urantia.dev/scriptures.md) explains how the links are made, and the [MCP server](https://docs.urantia.dev/mcp-servers.md) has the same calls for AI agents.

## Source

* **Text:** The Book of Mormon, published by Joseph Smith (1830)
* **Source:** [www.gutenberg.org](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17)
* **License:** Public domain in the United States
* **Notes:** The text of Project Gutenberg #17, which follows a later LDS edition. Verse numbers as printed. Its title page names Joseph Smith, Jun. as translator.


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