Nushell VOTD (Verse of the Day)

Nushell_Verse_of_the_Day.md

Show the Verse of the Day

Show the votd for three Bible translations. This uses the BibleGateway api which returns a json file.

Nushell code

#!/usr/bin/env nu
# PR 2026-01-31 02:41:13
# help from Gemini
# Get the Verse of the Day from BibleGateway
# this uses the NKVJ version of the Bibble


def votd [] {

let versions = ["KJV" "NKJV" "NIV"]

   $versions
   | each {|ver|
       http get $"https://www.biblegateway.com/votd/get/?format=json&version=($ver)"
       | get votd
       | [
           $"(ansi yellow)✝️  Verse of the Day  ✝️ (ansi reset)"
           $"(ansi yellow)($in.year)/($in.month)/($in.day)(ansi reset)"
           $"(ansi light_green)($in.version) - ($in.version_id)(ansi reset)"
           $"($in.display_ref)"
           $"($in.text)"
         ]
     }
   | flatten
   | str replace --all '“' '“'
   | str replace --all '”' '”'
   | str replace --all '“' '“'
   | str replace --all '”' '”'
   | str replace --all '–' '–'
   | str replace --all '—' '—'
   | str replace --all '‘' "'"
   | str replace --all '’' "'"
   | each {|line|
       $line | fill --alignment c --width ((term size).columns - 10)
     }
   | str join "\n"

}

Output

                                      ✝️  Verse of the Day  ✝️   
                                      2026/02/11 
                                      King James Version - KJV
                                      1 Corinthians 13:4-5 
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave 
itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
                                      ✝️  Verse of the Day  ✝️ 
                                      2026/02/11     
                                      New King James Version - NKJV 
                                      1 Corinthians 13:4-5   
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, 
does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;”
                                      ✝️  Verse of the Day  ✝️ 
                                      New International Version - NIV 
                                      1 Corinthians 13:4-5   
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is 
not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”