Cross-References Data

Phrase-level Bible cross-references exported from CrossReferences.org.

This dataset restructures the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSK) — originally anchored to KJV phrasing — so that each translation has its own anchor phrases mapped to its own text and versification. The goal is to make these cross-references usable without requiring the reader to mentally translate from the KJV.

Format

Each translation has a single TSV file with five columns:

Column	Description
book	Book abbreviation in the translation's language
chapter	Chapter number
verse	Verse number
anchor	The phrase in the verse that the cross-references are anchored to
references	Target references, separated by |

Example (s21/crossreferences_s21.tsv):

Gn	1	1	Au commencement	Pr 8:22-24|Pr 16:4|Mc 13:19|Jn 1:1-3|Hé 1:10|1 Jn 1:1
Gn	1	1	Dieu créa	Ps 33:6|Ps 136:5|Ac 17:24

Parser

parse_crossreferences.py is a standalone Python script (no dependencies) that parses the TSV files into structured data:

from parse_crossreferences import parse_file

for entry in parse_file('s21/crossreferences_s21.tsv'):
    print(entry['book'], entry['chapter'], entry['verse'])
    print(entry['anchor'])
    for ref in entry['references']:
        print(f"  {ref['book']} {ref['chapter']}:{ref['verses']}")

Translations

Code	Translation	Language	Status	License
KJV	King James Version	English	Complete	Public domain
BSB	Berean Standard Bible	English	In progress	Public domain
S21	Segond 21	French	Complete	Used with permission from Société Biblique de Genève
AOV	Afrikaanse Ou Vertaling	Afrikaans	In progress	Public domain

Note on S21: The Segond 21 Bible text is © Société Biblique de Genève. This dataset contains only the anchor phrases (short fragments used to locate cross-references within a verse), not the full Bible text. Use of S21 anchor phrases is covered by agreement with the publisher.

License

The cross-reference data in this repository is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The parser script is licensed under the MIT License.

About

This data is maintained as part of CrossReferences.org, a free Bible study tool. The project exists to make the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge accessible across translations, languages, and devices.