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Scripture Quotation Source Credit Tool

Format literal scripture quotation and supplied edition/locator attribution without verifying text or interpretation.

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Description

Quote the supplied text using JSON string serialization and append edition and locator for credit.

Source-scoped cultural and historical records preserve an edition, naming convention, or local identifier. Literal agreement is useful bookkeeping but does not establish interpretation, authenticity, or authority.

Quote the supplied text using JSON string serialization and append edition and locator for credit.

When to use this tool

Use Scripture Quotation Source Credit when you need a precise source-token or range consistency check.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter quotation, edition, locator. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read credit. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty quotation, edition, and locator. Quote the supplied text using JSON string serialization and append edition and locator for credit.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
quotationQuotationRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
editionEditionRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
locatorLocatorRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
creditCreditRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "quotation": "A short phrase",
    "edition": "Edition A",
    "locator": "3:16"
  },
  "output": {
    "credit": "\"A short phrase\" — Edition A, 3:16"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • This does not retrieve or verify the quotation, identify a license, or grant permission to reuse the text.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult the source edition and relevant community or scholarly guidance before interpreting or reusing the material.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: religious-studies/scripture-quotation-source-credit — tool.io

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