TrulyRandomVerse

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bible-study https://mcp.trulyrandomverse.com/

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://mcp.trulyrandomverse.com/

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bible-study": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trulyrandomverse.com/"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

16 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• get_commentary_sectionFetch a section of the curated in-house commentary for a verse. Sections: 'summary', 'context', 'exposition', 'theological', 'reflection', 'faq', 'christ_centered'. One of three peer commentary sources — pair with get_ma
• get_verse_textFetch the raw verse text of a single verse or a small range (max 10 verses). By default returns text in the user's conversation language; pass lang='english' (or another supported code) to override. If the requested lang
• get_strongs_for_verseList every Strong's number tagged in a verse along with the original Hebrew/Greek lemma, transliteration, short gloss, and — for inflected words — its exact grammatical parse IN THIS VERSE (`grammar` field: e.g. "Present
• get_strongs_detailFetch the full lexical entry and word study for a single Strong's number (e.g. 'H7563', 'G2316'). Returns lemma, transliteration, pronunciation, KJV definition, `word_study`, and `grammatical_forms` — the word's part of
• get_word_originTrace where a Hebrew or Greek word came from and what the language built out of it. Returns `formed_from` (the word or words this one is built out of — each with its own lemma, transliteration and definition, so a compou
• get_strongs_occurrencesList every verse where one Hebrew or Greek word occurs, by its Strong's number: a concordance. Each verse comes with its text and, where the interlinear has it, `original`: the word as written in that verse, its translit
• get_personWho a biblical name actually belongs to. Returns the distinct individuals and places bearing a name — each with its own identity, description, tribe or nation, family (parents, siblings, partners, offspring, every one ca
• get_book_overviewA whole book of the Bible at a glance: who wrote it and when (where faithful Christians differ, each view with its grounds, given as references and the Church Fathers' own words), how the book is laid out in movements, i
• get_cross_referencesGet cross-references for a verse: OpenBible.info's, the same list the verse page shows, ranked by its readers' votes (each carries `votes`), counting links listed under either verse. Returns the referenced verses with th
• search_topic_versesFind verses tagged under a biblical topic. Use this when the user asks about a theme (e.g. "covenant", "judgment", "grace") and you want canonical examples from across Scripture. Verse text comes back in the user's conve
• get_matthew_henryFetch Matthew Henry's commentary on a verse or verse range — a foundational, widely-cited Protestant exegetical work. Returns the full text MH wrote, never truncated. Pass `verse` alone for the chunk covering that verse
• get_church_fathersFetch quotes from the early church fathers (Augustine, Chrysostom, Origen, Basil, Ephrem, etc.) on a verse or verse range. Returns each quote verbatim: whole up to 4,000 characters; a longer one as an excerpt of the part
• search_fathersSearch the patristic corpus BY WRITER rather than by verse — the corpus is 62,484 passages from 314 writers. Use this for questions ABOUT a father instead of about a verse: 'what did Chrysostom write on?', 'which books o
• keyword_searchFast keyword search of the KJV (English index — phrase your query in English). Two or more words are read as a phrase first: verses with those words in that order come first, in Bible order, with `phrase_total` counting
• compare_versionsCompare a verse (or short passage) across multiple Bible translations side-by-side. Use this when the user asks how one version renders something differently from another — e.g. 'how does the ASV/BSB say…', 'compare KJV
• get_site_helpAnswer questions about THIS WEBSITE (TrulyRandomVerse / trulyrandomverse.com) and its apps — what a feature is, where to find it, how to use it, why it behaved a certain way, or what the site's policy is. Covers the brow

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