diff --git a/church/church_foundations/doctype/church_belief_bible_references/church_belief_bible_references.json b/church/church_foundations/doctype/church_belief_bible_references/church_belief_bible_references.json
index 51f157e..0e7dcd7 100644
--- a/church/church_foundations/doctype/church_belief_bible_references/church_belief_bible_references.json
+++ b/church/church_foundations/doctype/church_belief_bible_references/church_belief_bible_references.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    "fieldtype": "Link",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Reference",
-   "options": "Church Bible Reference",
+   "options": "Church Bible Verse",
    "reqd": 1
   }
  ],
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "istable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2025-10-08 23:42:32.368088",
+ "modified": "2025-10-27 23:01:09.260878",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Church Foundations",
  "name": "Church Belief Bible References",
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_book/church_bible_book.json b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_book/church_bible_book.json
index 44811d5..cc9c0ea 100644
--- a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_book/church_bible_book.json
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_book/church_bible_book.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
  "field_order": [
   "book",
   "abbreviation",
-  "number_of_chapters"
+  "number_of_chapters",
+  "usfm"
  ],
  "fields": [
   {
@@ -37,17 +38,23 @@
    "fieldtype": "Int",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Number of Chapters"
+  },
+  {
+   "description": "Required for fetching references from Bible API",
+   "fieldname": "usfm",
+   "fieldtype": "Data",
+   "label": "Unified Standard Format Marker (USFM)"
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [
   {
-   "link_doctype": "Church Bible Reference",
+   "link_doctype": "Church Bible Verse",
    "link_fieldname": "book"
   }
  ],
- "modified": "2025-10-08 23:25:55.315934",
+ "modified": "2025-10-28 00:52:53.324021",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Church Study",
  "name": "Church Bible Book",
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.js b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.js
index 6187166..29feaa7 100644
--- a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.js
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.js
@@ -1,8 +1,78 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2025, meichthys and contributors
-// For license information, please see license.txt
+frappe.ui.form.on("Church Bible Reference", {
+    import_reference_text: frm => {
+        fetch_bible_text(frm);
+    }
+});
 
-// frappe.ui.form.on("Church Bible Reference", {
-// 	refresh(frm) {
+async function fetch_bible_text(frm) {
+    try {
+        const start_verse = await get_verse_reference(frm.doc.start_verse);
+        const end_verse = frm.doc.end_verse ? await get_verse_reference(frm.doc.end_verse) : null;
+        const translation = await get_translation(frm.doc.translation);
 
-// 	},
-// });
+        if (!start_verse || !translation) {
+            frappe.msgprint("Missing start verse or translation information.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Build passage string
+        let passage = `${start_verse.book} ${start_verse.chapter}:${start_verse.verse}`;
+        if (end_verse) {
+            passage += `-${end_verse.chapter}:${end_verse.verse}`;
+        }
+
+        // Check if translation is supported
+        const translationsData = await fetch("https://bible-api.com/data")
+            .then(res => {
+                if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch translation data (${res.status})`);
+                return res.json();
+            });
+        const supportedTranslations = (translationsData.translations || []).map(t => t.identifier || t.id);
+        const version = (translation.abbreviation || "").toLowerCase();
+
+        if (!supportedTranslations.includes(version)) {
+            frappe.msgprint(`The “${translation.abbreviation}” translation is not supported by bible-api.com.
+                It is likely that the version you are trying to use is copyrighted and therefore illegal to
+                use freely. We recommend using translations that are not bound by copyright because God's word
+                should not be for sale! (see <a href="https://copy.church/initiatives/bibles/">
+                https://copy.church/initiatives/bibles/</a> for more details.)`, "Unsupported Translation");
+            return;
+        }
+
+
+        const url = `https://bible-api.com/${encodeURIComponent(passage)}?translation=${version}`;
+
+        // Fetch passage from https://bible-api.com/
+        const response = await fetch(url);
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch passage (${response.status})`);
+        const data = await response.json();
+
+        frm.set_value("reference_text", data.text.trim());
+        frappe.show_alert({ message: "Bible passage fetched!", indicator: "green" }, 3);
+
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        frappe.msgprint("Error fetching passage. Please ensure you have valid verse references.");
+    }
+}
+
+// Fetch a Bible verse from DB
+function get_verse_reference(name) {
+    if (!name) return Promise.resolve(null);
+    return frappe.db.get_doc("Church Bible Verse", name)
+        .then(doc => ({ book: doc.book, chapter: doc.chapter, verse: doc.verse }))
+        .catch(() => {
+            console.warn("Verse not found:", name);
+            return null;
+        });
+}
+
+// Fetch translation from DB
+function get_translation(name) {
+    if (!name) return Promise.resolve(null);
+    return frappe.db.get_doc("Church Bible Translation", name)
+        .catch(() => {
+            console.warn("Translation not found:", name);
+            return null;
+        });
+}
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.json b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.json
index fbd7b2c..2ff0578 100644
--- a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.json
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_reference/church_bible_reference.json
@@ -1,54 +1,46 @@
 {
  "actions": [],
  "allow_rename": 1,
- "autoname": "format:{book} {chapter}:{verse} ({translation})",
- "creation": "2025-09-17 21:42:32.438305",
- "description": "A Bible reference (i.e John 3:16)",
+ "creation": "2025-10-27 22:53:12.954122",
+ "description": "A Bible reverence to a single verse or range of verses along with optional Translation and verse text. i.e. Matthew 10:18 (BSB)",
  "doctype": "DocType",
- "editable_grid": 1,
  "engine": "InnoDB",
  "field_order": [
-  "book",
-  "chapter",
-  "verse",
-  "translation"
+  "start_verse",
+  "end_verse",
+  "column_break_fdwn",
+  "translation",
+  "import_reference_text",
+  "reference_text_section",
+  "reference_text"
  ],
  "fields": [
   {
-   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
-   "fieldname": "book",
+   "fieldname": "start_verse",
    "fieldtype": "Link",
    "in_filter": 1,
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "in_preview": 1,
    "in_standard_filter": 1,
-   "label": "Book",
-   "options": "Church Bible Book",
-   "reqd": 1,
-   "search_index": 1
+   "label": "Start Verse",
+   "options": "Church Bible Verse",
+   "reqd": 1
   },
   {
-   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
-   "fieldname": "chapter",
-   "fieldtype": "Int",
+   "fieldname": "end_verse",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
    "in_filter": 1,
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "in_preview": 1,
    "in_standard_filter": 1,
-   "label": "Chapter"
+   "label": "End Verse",
+   "options": "Church Bible Verse"
   },
   {
-   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
-   "fieldname": "verse",
-   "fieldtype": "Int",
-   "in_filter": 1,
-   "in_list_view": 1,
-   "in_preview": 1,
-   "in_standard_filter": 1,
-   "label": "Verse"
+   "fieldname": "column_break_fdwn",
+   "fieldtype": "Column Break"
   },
   {
-   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
    "fieldname": "translation",
    "fieldtype": "Link",
    "in_filter": 1,
@@ -57,16 +49,31 @@
    "in_standard_filter": 1,
    "label": "Translation",
    "options": "Church Bible Translation"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "import_reference_text",
+   "fieldtype": "Button",
+   "label": "Import Reference Text"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "reference_text_section",
+   "fieldtype": "Section Break"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "reference_text",
+   "fieldtype": "Small Text",
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "in_preview": 1,
+   "label": "Reference Text"
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2025-10-08 23:32:28.440642",
+ "modified": "2025-10-28 00:38:57.907452",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Church Study",
  "name": "Church Bible Reference",
- "naming_rule": "Expression",
  "owner": "Administrator",
  "permissions": [
   {
@@ -85,6 +92,5 @@
  "row_format": "Dynamic",
  "sort_field": "modified",
  "sort_order": "DESC",
- "states": [],
- "track_views": 1
+ "states": []
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/__init__.py b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.js b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b4189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025, meichthys and contributors
+// For license information, please see license.txt
+
+// frappe.ui.form.on("Church Bible Verse", {
+// 	refresh(frm) {
+
+// 	},
+// });
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.json b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfff3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+ "actions": [],
+ "allow_rename": 1,
+ "autoname": "format:{book} {chapter}:{verse}",
+ "creation": "2025-09-17 21:42:32.438305",
+ "description": "A Bible reference to a single verse (i.e John 3:16)",
+ "doctype": "DocType",
+ "editable_grid": 1,
+ "engine": "InnoDB",
+ "field_order": [
+  "book",
+  "chapter",
+  "verse"
+ ],
+ "fields": [
+  {
+   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
+   "fieldname": "book",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "in_filter": 1,
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "in_preview": 1,
+   "in_standard_filter": 1,
+   "label": "Book",
+   "options": "Church Bible Book",
+   "reqd": 1,
+   "search_index": 1
+  },
+  {
+   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
+   "fieldname": "chapter",
+   "fieldtype": "Int",
+   "in_filter": 1,
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "in_preview": 1,
+   "in_standard_filter": 1,
+   "label": "Chapter"
+  },
+  {
+   "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
+   "fieldname": "verse",
+   "fieldtype": "Int",
+   "in_filter": 1,
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "in_preview": 1,
+   "in_standard_filter": 1,
+   "label": "Verse"
+  }
+ ],
+ "grid_page_length": 50,
+ "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
+ "links": [],
+ "modified": "2025-10-28 00:18:06.577326",
+ "modified_by": "Administrator",
+ "module": "Church Study",
+ "name": "Church Bible Verse",
+ "naming_rule": "Expression",
+ "owner": "Administrator",
+ "permissions": [
+  {
+   "create": 1,
+   "delete": 1,
+   "email": 1,
+   "export": 1,
+   "print": 1,
+   "read": 1,
+   "report": 1,
+   "role": "System Manager",
+   "share": 1,
+   "write": 1
+  }
+ ],
+ "row_format": "Dynamic",
+ "sort_field": "modified",
+ "sort_order": "DESC",
+ "states": [],
+ "track_views": 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.py b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..509f58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/church_bible_verse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025, meichthys and contributors
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+# import frappe
+from frappe.model.document import Document
+
+
+class ChurchBibleVerse(Document):
+	pass
diff --git a/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/test_church_bible_verse.py b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/test_church_bible_verse.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..938c49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/church/church_study/doctype/church_bible_verse/test_church_bible_verse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025, meichthys and Contributors
+# See license.txt
+
+# import frappe
+from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
+
+
+class TestChurchBibleVerse(FrappeTestCase):
+	pass