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A PHP library for working with the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. This library provides a clean, object-oriented interface for accessing Bible text, chapters, and verses.

Licensing

This PHP library enables interaction with the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) text.

Important

The CSB text is copyrighted by Holman Bible Publishers. Users must obtain permission from Holman Bible Publishers for any CSB text used with this library. See csbible.com for permission details.

Installation

composer require bkuhl/bible-csb

Usage

Creating a Book

The library provides a BookFactory to create book instances:

use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookFactory;

$bookFactory = new BookFactory();

$genesis = $bookFactory->make(BookEnum::GENESIS);

$oldTestamentBooks = $bookFactory->makeByTestament(Testament::OLD);
$newTestamentBooks = $bookFactory->makeByTestament(Testament::NEW);

$allBooks = $bookFactory->makeAll();

Working with Books

Each book provides basic information and access to its chapters:

$name = $genesis->name(); // Returns "Genesis"
$position = $genesis->position(); // Returns 1
$abbreviation = $genesis->abbreviation(); // Returns "Gen"
$testament = $genesis->testament(); // Returns Testament::OLD

$chapterCount = $genesis->chapterCount(); // Returns 50

$chapters = $genesis->chapters(); // Returns array of Chapter objects

$chapter1 = $genesis->chapter(1); // Returns Chapter object for Genesis 1

Working with Chapters

Chapters provide access to verses and chapter information:

$number = $chapter1->number(); // Returns 1

$book = $chapter1->book(); // Returns the Book object

$verseCount = $chapter1->verseCount(); // Returns number of verses in chapter

$verses = $chapter1->verses(); // Returns array of Verse objects

$verse = $chapter1->verse(1); // Returns Verse object for verse 1

$hasVerse = $chapter1->hasVerse(1); // Returns true if verse exists

Working with Verses

Verses provide access to the text and verse information:

$text = $verse1->text(); // Returns the verse text

$number = $verse1->number(); // Returns 1

$chapter = $verse1->chapter(); // Returns the Chapter object

Example: Reading Genesis 1:1

use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookFactory;
use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookEnum;

$bookFactory = new BookFactory();
$genesis = $bookFactory->make(BookEnum::GENESIS);
$chapter1 = $genesis->chapter(1);
$verse1 = $chapter1->verse(1);

echo $verse1->text(); // Outputs: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Example: Reading an Entire Chapter

use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookFactory;
use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookEnum;

$bookFactory = new BookFactory();
$genesis = $bookFactory->make(BookEnum::GENESIS);
$chapter1 = $genesis->chapter(1);

foreach ($chapter1->verses() as $verse) {
    echo "Verse {$verse->number()}: {$verse->text()}\n";
}

Example: Finding a Verse by Number Across All Chapters

use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookFactory;
use BKuhl\BibleCSB\BookEnum;

$bookFactory = new BookFactory();
$genesis = $bookFactory->make(BookEnum::GENESIS);

$verseText = $genesis->verse(1); // Returns the text of verse 1 from any chapter