diff --git a/kjvstudy_org/kjv.py b/kjvstudy_org/kjv.py
index 221bb88..ad6a5aa 100644
--- a/kjvstudy_org/kjv.py
+++ b/kjvstudy_org/kjv.py
@@ -150,7 +150,113 @@ class VerseReference(BaseModel):
         return cls(book=book, chapter=int(chapter), verse=int(verse))
 
 
-class    @lru_cache(maxsize=256)
+class Bible:
+    """Represents a Bible."""
+
+    def __init__(self, fname=None):
+        if fname is None:
+            # Get the directory where this script is located
+            current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+            # Look for verses file in the package static directory
+            self.fname = current_dir / "static" / "verses-1769.json"
+        else:
+            self.fname = Path(fname)
+
+        # Load the JSON data from the file.
+        with open(self.fname, "r") as f:
+            self.verses = json.load(f)
+
+    @lru_cache(maxsize=1024)
+    def __getitem__(self, verse):
+        """Returns the text of the verse."""
+
+        # Check if the verse exists in the dictionary.
+        if verse not in self.verses:
+            raise KeyError(f"Verse {verse} not found in the Bible.")
+
+        return self.verses[verse]
+
+    def iter_verses(self):
+        """Iterates over the verses in the Bible."""
+
+        for verse in self.verses:
+            verse_ref = VerseReference.from_string(verse)
+
+            # Remove the leading "# " and brackets from the text.
+            # This is a workaround for the JSON format.
+            # The text is stored as a string with leading "# " and brackets.
+            # Example: "# [In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.]"
+            text = self.verses[verse]
+            text.replace("# ", "")
+            text.replace("[", "")
+            text.replace("]", "")
+
+            yield Verse(
+                book=verse_ref.book,
+                chapter=verse_ref.chapter,
+                verse=verse_ref.verse,
+                text=text,
+            )
+
+    @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+    def get_books(self):
+        """Returns a list of all books in the Bible."""
+        yielded = set()
+        books = []
+
+        for verse in self.verses:
+            verse_ref = VerseReference.from_string(verse)
+            if verse_ref.book in yielded:
+                continue
+            yielded.add(verse_ref.book)
+            books.append(verse_ref.book)
+        
+        return books
+
+    def iter_books(self):
+        """Iterates over the books in the Bible."""
+        for book in self.get_books():
+            yield book
+
+    @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+    def get_chapters(self):
+        """Returns a list of all chapters in the Bible."""
+        yielded = set()
+        chapters = []
+
+        for verse in self.verses:
+            verse_ref = VerseReference.from_string(verse)
+            if (verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter) in yielded:
+                continue
+            yielded.add((verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter))
+            chapters.append((verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter))
+        
+        return chapters
+
+    def iter_chapters(self):
+        """Iterates over the chapters in the Bible."""
+        for book, chapter in self.get_chapters():
+            yield book, chapter
+
+    def iter_chapters_by_book(self):
+        """Iterates over the chapters in the Bible, grouped by book."""
+
+        yielded = set()
+
+        for verse in self.verses:
+            verse_ref = VerseReference.from_string(verse)
+            if (verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter) in yielded:
+                continue
+            yielded.add((verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter))
+            yield verse_ref.book, verse_ref.chapter
+
+    def iter_verse_references(self):
+        """Iterates over the verse references in the Bible."""
+
+        for verse in self.verses:
+            yield VerseReference.from_string(verse)
+
+    @lru_cache(maxsize=256)
     def get_verses_by_book_chapter(self, book, chapter):
         """Returns a list of verses for a specific book and chapter."""
         verses = []