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+def test_verse_references():
+    from kjv import VerseReference
+
+    # Test the parsing of a verse reference string
+    assert VerseReference.from_string("Genesis 1:1") == VerseReference(
+        book="Genesis", chapter=1, verse=1
+    )
+    assert VerseReference.from_string("I Corinthians 1:1") == VerseReference(
+        book="I Corinthians", chapter=1, verse=1
+    )
+    assert VerseReference.from_string("John 3:16") == VerseReference(
+        book="John", chapter=3, verse=16
+    )
+    assert VerseReference.from_string("Matthew 5:14") == VerseReference(
+        book="Matthew", chapter=5, verse=14
+    )