diff --git a/openlp/database/BibleManager.py b/openlp/database/BibleManager.py
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+import os, os.path
+import sys
+mypath=os.path.split(os.path.abspath(__file__))[0]
+sys.path.insert(0,(os.path.join(mypath, '..', '..')))
+
+from openlp.utils import ConfigHelper
+
+class BibleManager:
+    def __init__(self): # bible, type, path, user, password): # , type='sqlite'
+        """
+        Finds all the bibles defined for the system
+        Creates an Interface Object for each bible containing connection information
+        Throws Exception if no Bibles are found.
+    
+        Init confirms the bible exists and stores the database path.   
+        """
+        #if bible != "niv" and bible !="message":
+        #    raise Exception('Unsupported bible requested ' + bible)
+        self.biblePath = ConfigHelper.getBiblePath()
+        print self.biblePath
+        
+        
+    def getBibles(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of Books of the bible
+        """
+        print "get Bibles"
+        return ["NIV","The_Message"]
+
+    def getBibleBooks(self,bible):
+        """
+        Returns a list of the books of the bible
+        """
+        return ["Gen","Exd","Matt","Mark"]
+        
+    def getBookVerseCount(self, bible, book, chapter):
+        """
+        Returns all the number of verses for a given 
+        book and chapter
+        """
+        return 28
+        
+    def getVerseText(self, bible,book,  chapter, sverse, everse):       
+        """
+        Returns a list of verses for a given Book, Chapter and ranges of verses.
+        If the end verse(everse) is less then the start verse(sverse)
+        then only one verse is returned
+        """
+
+        if everse < sverse:
+            print "adjusted end verse"
+            everse = sverse
+        return ["In the Beginning was the Word","God made the world as saw it was good"]
+
+
+bm = BibleManager()
diff --git a/openlp/database/__init__.py b/openlp/database/__init__.py
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