Bible linker for Google Docs

A Google Documents Apps Script and Add-on that searches for Bible verses and converts them to links. Choose from a selection of online Bible sources.

How to use

As an add-on

1. Install the Bible Linker add-on from Google Marketplace.
2. In your Google Document, find the add-on under Extensions > Bible Linker. (For those using Google Workspace accounts, the add-on may be found under Add-ons > Bible Linker.)

As a stand-alone script

1. In your Google Document, click Extensions > Apps Script.
2. In the page that will open, copy and paste the contents of Code.gs.
3. Save. You may now close the Apps Script window and refresh your document.
4. Find Bible Linker in the top-level Menu. Enjoy!

Tip: If there is no selected text, Bible Linker will process the whole document. If you highlighted a selection, it will only create links in that selected portion of the document.

Improving the script

Coders are welcome to improve the script. It's open source. MIT license.

Things that could be worked on:

• Find and fix bugs
• Support for other languages
• Support for more online Bibles
• Make it more fun?

Other copyrights

The Bibles and languages initially supported came from versions listed in jw.org and Watchtower Online Library. The Terms of Use of these websites do not allow the sharing of their contents. However, it allows linking to these websites, which is what this script does.