This action will convert the Bible verse into a YouVersion's Bible app. Four output modes are available, requiring Day One, 1Writer, and Launch Center Pro.

YouVersion.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import sys
import urllib
import webbrowser
import re

# dictionary for uncommon OSIS codes
books = { "Judges" : "JDG", "1 Samuel" : "1SA", "2 Samuel" : "2SA", "1 Kings" : "1KI", "2 Kings" : "2KI", "1 Chronicles" : "1CH", "2 Chronicles" : "2CH", "Song of Solomon" : "SNG", "Ezekiel" : "EZK", "Joel" : "JOL", "Nahum" : "NAM", "Mark" : "MRK", "John" : "JHN", "1 Corinthians" : "1CO", "2 Corinthians" : "2CO", "1 Thessalonians" : "1TH", "2 Thessalonians" : "2TH", "1 Timothy" : "1TI", "2 Timothy" : "2TI", "Philippians" : "PHP", "Philemon" : "PHM", "James" : "JAS", "1 Peter" : "1PE", "2 Peter" : "2PE", "1 John" : "1JN", "2 John" : "2JN", "3 John" : "3JN" }

# extract the verse reference
ov = sys.argv[1]

bracket = ov.index('(')
trailing = ov[(bracket-1):]

t = trailing.replace(', ',',')
list = t.split(" ")

# parse for 'Book C:V Translation'
count = len(list)
print(list)
if (count == 5):
	book = list[1][1:] + ' ' + list[2]
else:
	book = list[1][1:]
	
# remove the weird characters
book = book[3:len(book)-3]
	
cv = list[count-2]
translation = list[count-1][:3]

# convert to OSIS code
shortbook = book[:5].replace(' ','')
b = books.get(book, shortbook[:3].upper())

chve = cv.split(':')
chapter = chve[0]
verse = chve[1]

# remove the weird characters
chapter = chapter[3:len(chapter)-3]
verse = verse[3:len(verse)-3]

# 1-3
# 20,22-24
# 18-20,25
# 1-3,5-7,9-11,13,14
while (verse.find('-') >= 0):
	lr = verse.split('-')
	left = int(lr[0].split(',')[-1])
	right = int(lr[1].split(',')[0])
	
	r = ''
	for n in range(left, right):
		r += str(n) +','
	verse = verse.replace (str(left) + '-', r)

# 17	
# 17,18,20,21,22
if (verse.find(',') >= 0):
	verses = verse.split(',')
else: 
	verses = [verse]

# BOOK.Chapter.Verse+..
refs = ''
for n in verses:
	refs += '+' + b + '.' + chapter + '.' + n
	
urlscheme = 'youversion://bible?reference=' + refs[1:]

# prepare Markdown [ref](url) format
# uv = (book + ' ' + cv + ' ' + translation).replace(',', ', ')
md = '[' + trailing[1:] + '](' + urlscheme + ')'
result = ov.replace(trailing, md)

# 1. New MD Entry in Day One
# 2. Append Sermon Notes in 1Writer
# 3. Send as iMessage (with content)
# 4. Send as iMessage (URL only)
mode = int(sys.argv[2])

encodedscheme = urllib.quote(urlscheme)

if (mode == 1):
  url = 'dayone://post?entry=' + urllib.quote(result)
elif (mode == 2):
	url = 'onewriter://x-callback-url/append?path=Documents&name=Sermon%20Notes.md&type=local&text=%0A' + urllib.quote('_' + result + '_\n')
elif (mode == 3):
  url = 'launch://x-callback-url/messaging?body=' + urllib.quote(ov + '\n\n' + urlscheme) + '&x-success=' + encodedscheme
else:
  url = 'launch://x-callback-url/messaging?body=' + urllib.quote(book + ' ' + cv + '\n\nLink: ' + urlscheme) + '&x-success=' + encodedscheme
  
webbrowser.open(url)