Unofficial Bible Gateway PHP API
composer require benjamindoe/bible-gateway
Copy the src/BibleGateway.class.php into your project and include it.
$bible = new BibleGateway('NIV') // Version optional. Default is ESV
$bible->reference = 'John 3:16' // Starts the search
echo $bible->text // Echos the verse text
The above will output
<p>
<span id="en-NIV-26137" class="text John-3-16">
<sup class="versenum">16 </sup>For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
</span>
</p>
The API uses the same classes that the Bible Gateway website uses
<span class="chapternum"></span> // Chapter number
<sup class="versenum"></sup> // Verse number
<span class="woj"></span> // Word of Jesus, can be used for red text