diff --git a/openlp/plugins/bibles/bibleplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/bibles/bibleplugin.py
index 8287f60cb..7af365343 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/bibles/bibleplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/bibles/bibleplugin.py
@@ -522,11 +522,11 @@ class BiblePlugin(Plugin, PluginUtils):
             else:
                 start_chapter = chapter
         else: # more complex
-            print search
+            #print search
             sp = search.split("-") #find first
-            print sp, len(sp)
+            #print sp, len(sp)
             sp1 = sp[0].split(":")
-            print sp1, len(sp1)                
+            #print sp1, len(sp1)                
             if len(sp1) == 1:
                 start_chapter = sp1[0]
                 start_verse = 1
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class BiblePlugin(Plugin, PluginUtils):
                 end_verse = start_verse
             else:
                 sp1 = sp[1].split(":")
-                print sp1, len(sp1)                
+                #print sp1, len(sp1)                
                 if len(sp1) == 1:
                     end_chapter = sp1[0]
                     end_verse = 1
@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ class BiblePlugin(Plugin, PluginUtils):
             end_verse = 99
         if start_chapter == "":
             message = "No chapter found for search"
-        print "message = " + str(message)
-        print "search = " + str(original)
-        print "results = " + str(book) + " @ "+ str(start_chapter)+" @ "+ str(end_chapter)+" @ "+ str(start_verse)+ " @ "+ str(end_verse)
+        #print "message = " + str(message)
+        #print "search = " + str(original)
+        #print "results = " + str(book) + " @ "+ str(start_chapter)+" @ "+ str(end_chapter)+" @ "+ str(start_verse)+ " @ "+ str(end_verse)
         
         if message  == None:
             self.search_results = None
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/bibleDBimpl.py b/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/bibleDBimpl.py
index c0bb3e2a6..698c5f9c5 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/bibleDBimpl.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/bibleDBimpl.py
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ class BibleDBImpl(BibleCommon):
 
     def get_bible_book(self, bookname):
         log.debug( "get_bible_book %s", bookname) 
-        return self.session.query(Book).filter_by(name = bookname).first()
+        bk = self.session.query(Book).filter(Book.name.like(bookname+u"%")).first()
+        if bk == None:
+            bk = self.session.query(Book).filter(Book.abbreviation.like(bookname+u"%")).first()            
+        return bk
         
     def get_bible_chapter(self, id, chapter):
         log.debug( "get_bible_chapter %s,%s", id, chapter )               
@@ -157,7 +160,8 @@ class BibleDBImpl(BibleCommon):
     def get_bible_text(self, bookname, chapter, sverse, everse):
         log.debug( "get_bible_text %s,%s,%s,%s ", bookname, chapter, sverse, everse)
         metadata.bind.echo = False
-        s = text (""" select name,chapter,verse.verse, verse.text FROM verse , book where verse.book_id == book.id AND verse.chapter == :c AND (verse.verse between :v1 and :v2) and book.name == :b """)
+        bookname = bookname + u"%"
+        s = text (""" select name,chapter,verse.verse, verse.text FROM verse , book where verse.book_id == book.id AND verse.chapter == :c AND (verse.verse between :v1 and :v2) and (book.name like :b) """)
         return self.db.execute(s, c=chapter, v1=sverse , v2=everse, b=bookname).fetchall()
         
     def get_verses_from_text(self,versetext):