diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 66d8e2d..e56d338 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
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-        "react-dom": "^19.2.8"
+        "react-dom": "^19.2.8",
+        "react-router-dom": "^7.18.2"
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@@ -340,6 +341,19 @@
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+    "node_modules/cookie": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ei8Aos7ja0weRpFzJnEA9UHJ/7XQmqglbRwnf2ATjcB9Wq874VKH9kfjjirM6UhU2/E5fFYadylyhFldcqSidQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
+      }
+    },
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@@ -740,6 +754,44 @@
         "react": "^19.2.8"
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+    "node_modules/react-router": {
+      "version": "7.18.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router/-/react-router-7.18.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aUVMjFm3GAPTTZL7oYr5E7ETiqfQCHRLH+B+5afnICvf0r7kkK4eR6SMuwbSTJw/7t+12khT/Kahij49fqOCIg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cookie": "^1.0.1",
+        "set-cookie-parser": "^2.6.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=18",
+        "react-dom": ">=18"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/react-router-dom": {
+      "version": "7.18.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-7.18.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AIKJ/jgGlFb3EbfCXk5Gzshiwt+l3mqbCrNjmEWMMjqQxNJ3svBa6bgzFyCC2Sw3RA0VWF1kg3uQf2OFhxb8hw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react-router": "7.18.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=18",
+        "react-dom": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/rolldown": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rolldown/-/rolldown-1.2.4.tgz",
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/set-cookie-parser": {
+      "version": "2.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-cookie-parser/-/set-cookie-parser-2.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oeM1lpU/UvhTxw+g3cIfxXHyJRc/uidd3yK1P242gzHds0udQBYzs3y8j4gCCW+ZJ7ad0yctld8RYO+bdurlvw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/source-map-js": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5dadb88..194c994 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "@fontsource/cinzel": "^5.3.0",
     "@fontsource/eb-garamond": "^5.3.0",
     "react": "^19.2.8",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.8"
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.8",
+    "react-router-dom": "^7.18.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 64dedef..18733f0 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,103 +1,20 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-import CandleCanvas from './Candle'
-import { daySeed, loadKJV, msUntilRollover, pickForDay, type Verse } from './verse'
-
-type Phase = 'sealed' | 'revealing' | 'revealed'
-
-function formatCountdown(ms: number): string {
-  const s = Math.max(0, Math.ceil(ms / 1000))
-  const h = Math.floor(s / 3600)
-  const m = Math.floor((s % 3600) / 60)
-  const sec = s % 60
-  return `${String(h).padStart(2, '0')}h ${String(m).padStart(2, '0')}m ${String(sec).padStart(2, '0')}s`
-}
+import { Navigate, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom'
+import Home from './Home'
+import Reader from './Reader'
+import SearchPage from './SearchPage'
 
 export default function App() {
-  const [phase, setPhase] = useState<Phase>('sealed')
-  const [verse, setVerse] = useState<Verse | null>(null)
-  const [countdown, setCountdown] = useState('')
-  const [error, setError] = useState(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const update = () => setCountdown(formatCountdown(msUntilRollover()))
-    update()
-    const id = window.setInterval(update, 1000)
-    return () => window.clearInterval(id)
-  }, [])
-
-  const seek = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (phase !== 'sealed') return
-    setPhase('revealing')
-    try {
-      const verses = await loadKJV()
-      setVerse(pickForDay(verses, daySeed()))
-      setPhase('revealed')
-    } catch {
-      setError(true)
-      setPhase('sealed')
-    }
-  }, [phase])
-
-  const today = new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-    year: 'numeric',
-    month: 'long',
-    day: 'numeric',
-  })
-
   return (
-    <div className="app">
-      <CandleCanvas />
+    <>
       <div className="noise" aria-hidden="true" />
       <div className="vignette" aria-hidden="true" />
-
-      <header className="app-header">
-        <h1 className="title">Walk By Faith</h1>
-        <p className="tagline">
-          “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” <span className="tagline-ref">— 2 Corinthians 5:7</span>
-        </p>
-      </header>
-
-      <main className="app-main">
-        {phase !== 'revealed' && (
-          <section className="sealed" aria-label="Today's verse is sealed">
-            <div className="seal">
-              <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
-                <path
-                  d="M12 1.8C12 1.8 4.6 9.4 4.6 15a7.4 7.4 0 0 0 14.8 0c0-5.6-7.4-13.2-7.4-13.2z"
-                  fill="none"
-                  stroke="currentColor"
-                  strokeWidth="1.1"
-                />
-                <path
-                  d="M12 8.4c0 0-3 4.2-3 7a3 3 0 0 0 6 0c0-2.8-3-7-3-7z"
-                  fill="currentColor"
-                />
-              </svg>
-            </div>
-            <p className="seal-caption">The verse for this day is sealed</p>
-            <button className="seek-btn" onClick={seek} disabled={phase === 'revealing'}>
-              {error ? 'Relight the lamp' : phase === 'revealing' ? 'Lighting the lamp…' : 'Seek the verse'}
-            </button>
-          </section>
-        )}
-
-        {phase === 'revealed' && verse && (
-          <section className="revealed" aria-live="polite">
-            <p className="reveal-label">The verse for {today}</p>
-            <div className="verse">
-              <p className="verse-text">{verse.text}</p>
-              <p className="verse-ref">— {verse.reference}</p>
-            </div>
-          </section>
-        )}
-      </main>
-
-      <footer className="app-footer">
-        <p className="countdown">
-          A new verse is appointed in <strong>{countdown}</strong>
-        </p>
-        <p className="foot-note">King James Version · Public Domain · The New Testament</p>
-      </footer>
-    </div>
+      <Routes>
+        <Route path="/" element={<Home />} />
+        <Route path="/read" element={<Navigate to="/read/Genesis/1" replace />} />
+        <Route path="/read/:book/:chapter" element={<Reader />} />
+        <Route path="/search" element={<SearchPage />} />
+        <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/" replace />} />
+      </Routes>
+    </>
   )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Home.tsx b/src/Home.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da91423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Home.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import CandleCanvas from './Candle'
+import { type Verse } from './bible'
+import { daySeed, loadKJV, msUntilRollover, pickForDay } from './verse'
+
+type Phase = 'sealed' | 'revealing' | 'revealed'
+
+function formatCountdown(ms: number): string {
+  const s = Math.max(0, Math.ceil(ms / 1000))
+  const h = Math.floor(s / 3600)
+  const m = Math.floor((s % 3600) / 60)
+  const sec = s % 60
+  return `${String(h).padStart(2, '0')}h ${String(m).padStart(2, '0')}m ${String(sec).padStart(2, '0')}s`
+}
+
+export default function Home() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState<Phase>('sealed')
+  const [verse, setVerse] = useState<Verse | null>(null)
+  const [countdown, setCountdown] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const update = () => setCountdown(formatCountdown(msUntilRollover()))
+    update()
+    const id = window.setInterval(update, 1000)
+    return () => window.clearInterval(id)
+  }, [])
+
+  const seek = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (phase !== 'sealed') return
+    setPhase('revealing')
+    try {
+      const verses = await loadKJV()
+      setVerse(pickForDay(verses, daySeed()))
+      setPhase('revealed')
+    } catch {
+      setError(true)
+      setPhase('sealed')
+    }
+  }, [phase])
+
+  const today = new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'long',
+    day: 'numeric',
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <div className="app">
+      <CandleCanvas />
+
+      <nav className="home-nav" aria-label="Site navigation">
+        <Link to="/read/Genesis/1">Read</Link>
+        <Link to="/search">Search</Link>
+      </nav>
+
+      <header className="app-header">
+        <h1 className="title">Walk By Faith</h1>
+        <p className="tagline">
+          “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” <span className="tagline-ref">— 2 Corinthians 5:7</span>
+        </p>
+      </header>
+
+      <main className="app-main">
+        {phase !== 'revealed' && (
+          <section className="sealed" aria-label="Today's verse is sealed">
+            <div className="seal">
+              <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
+                <path
+                  d="M12 1.8C12 1.8 4.6 9.4 4.6 15a7.4 7.4 0 0 0 14.8 0c0-5.6-7.4-13.2-7.4-13.2z"
+                  fill="none"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="1.1"
+                />
+                <path
+                  d="M12 8.4c0 0-3 4.2-3 7a3 3 0 0 0 6 0c0-2.8-3-7-3-7z"
+                  fill="currentColor"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </div>
+            <p className="seal-caption">The verse for this day is sealed</p>
+            <button className="seek-btn" onClick={seek} disabled={phase === 'revealing'}>
+              {error ? 'Relight the lamp' : phase === 'revealing' ? 'Lighting the lamp…' : 'Seek the verse'}
+            </button>
+          </section>
+        )}
+
+        {phase === 'revealed' && verse && (
+          <section className="revealed" aria-live="polite">
+            <p className="reveal-label">The verse for {today}</p>
+            <div className="verse">
+              <p className="verse-text">{verse.text}</p>
+              <p className="verse-ref">
+                — <Link to={`/read/${verse.reference.split(' ')[0]}/1`}>{verse.reference}</Link>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </section>
+        )}
+      </main>
+
+      <footer className="app-footer">
+        <p className="countdown">
+          A new verse is appointed in <strong>{countdown}</strong>
+        </p>
+        <p className="foot-note">King James Version · Public Domain · The New Testament</p>
+      </footer>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Reader.tsx b/src/Reader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a01643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Reader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { Link, Navigate, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { findBook, getBooks, loadBible, type KJVBookData } from './bible'
+import TopBar from './TopBar'
+
+const FONT_KEY = 'wbf-font-size'
+const FONT_MIN = 0.85
+const FONT_MAX = 1.35
+const FONT_STEP = 0.05
+
+function readStoredFontSize(): number {
+  const raw = Number(localStorage.getItem(FONT_KEY))
+  if (!Number.isFinite(raw)) return 1
+  return Math.min(FONT_MAX, Math.max(FONT_MIN, raw))
+}
+
+export default function Reader() {
+  const { book = '', chapter = '' } = useParams()
+  const location = useLocation()
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false)
+  const [drawer, setDrawer] = useState(false)
+  const [fontSize, setFontSize] = useState(readStoredFontSize)
+
+  const books = useMemo(() => getBooks(), [loaded])
+
+  const bookData = useMemo<KJVBookData | undefined>(() => (loaded ? findBook(book) : undefined), [loaded, book])
+  const chapterNum = Number(chapter)
+  const valid =
+    bookData !== undefined && Number.isInteger(chapterNum) && chapterNum >= 1 && chapterNum <= bookData.chapters.length
+  const chapterData = valid && bookData ? bookData.chapters[chapterNum - 1] : undefined
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadBible().then(() => setLoaded(true))
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem(FONT_KEY, String(fontSize))
+  }, [fontSize])
+
+  const versesRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const hash = location.hash.slice(1)
+    if (hash) {
+      const el = document.getElementById(hash)
+      if (el) {
+        el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' })
+        el.classList.add('flash')
+        const t = window.setTimeout(() => el.classList.remove('flash'), 2000)
+        return () => window.clearTimeout(t)
+      }
+    } else {
+      window.scrollTo(0, 0)
+    }
+  }, [location.key, chapterData])
+
+  const closeDrawer = () => setDrawer(false)
+
+  if (!loaded) {
+    return (
+      <div className="reader-layout">
+        <TopBar />
+        <div className="reader-loading">Opening the book…</div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!valid) {
+    const fallback = bookData ? `/read/${encodeURIComponent(bookData.book)}/1` : '/read/Genesis/1'
+    return <Navigate to={fallback} replace />
+  }
+
+  const ot = books.slice(0, 39)
+  const nt = books.slice(39)
+
+  const active = (b: KJVBookData) => b.book === bookData.book
+
+  const prev =
+    chapterNum > 1
+      ? { book: bookData.book, chapter: chapterNum - 1, label: `Chapter ${chapterNum - 1}` }
+      : (() => {
+          const idx = books.findIndex((b) => b.book === bookData.book)
+          if (idx > 0) {
+            const pb = books[idx - 1]
+            return { book: pb.book, chapter: pb.chapters.length, label: pb.book }
+          }
+          return null
+        })()
+
+  const next =
+    chapterNum < bookData.chapters.length
+      ? { book: bookData.book, chapter: chapterNum + 1, label: `Chapter ${chapterNum + 1}` }
+      : (() => {
+          const idx = books.findIndex((b) => b.book === bookData.book)
+          if (idx < books.length - 1) {
+            const nb = books[idx + 1]
+            return { book: nb.book, chapter: 1, label: nb.book }
+          }
+          return null
+        })()
+
+  const bookLink = (b: KJVBookData, ch = 1) => `/read/${encodeURIComponent(b.book)}/${ch}`
+
+  return (
+    <div className="reader-layout">
+      <TopBar />
+
+      <aside className={drawer ? 'sidebar open' : 'sidebar'} aria-label="Books of the Bible">
+        <p className="sidebar-title">The Bible</p>
+        <h3>Old Testament</h3>
+        {ot.map((b) => (
+          <Link key={b.book} to={bookLink(b)} className={active(b) ? 'active' : ''} onClick={closeDrawer}>
+            {b.book}
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+        <h3>New Testament</h3>
+        {nt.map((b) => (
+          <Link key={b.book} to={bookLink(b)} className={active(b) ? 'active' : ''} onClick={closeDrawer}>
+            {b.book}
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </aside>
+      {drawer && <div className="drawer-backdrop" onClick={closeDrawer} aria-hidden="true" />}
+
+      <main className="reader-panel">
+        <div className="reader-toolbar">
+          <button className="hamburger" onClick={() => setDrawer(true)} aria-label="Open books list">
+            <span className="hamburger-lines" />
+            Books
+          </button>
+          <div className="font-controls" aria-label="Font size">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setFontSize((f) => Math.max(FONT_MIN, f - FONT_STEP))}
+              disabled={fontSize <= FONT_MIN}
+              aria-label="Decrease font size"
+            >
+              A−
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setFontSize((f) => Math.min(FONT_MAX, f + FONT_STEP))}
+              disabled={fontSize >= FONT_MAX}
+              aria-label="Increase font size"
+            >
+              A+
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <h1 className="reader-book-title">{bookData.book}</h1>
+
+        <nav className="chapter-strip" aria-label="Chapters">
+          {Array.from({ length: bookData.chapters.length }, (_, i) => i + 1).map((c) => (
+            <Link key={c} to={`/read/${encodeURIComponent(bookData.book)}/${c}`} className={c === chapterNum ? 'active' : ''}>
+              {c}
+            </Link>
+          ))}
+        </nav>
+
+        <div className="verses" ref={versesRef} style={{ fontSize: `${fontSize}em` }}>
+          {chapterData?.verses.map((v) => (
+            <p className="verse-line" id={`v${v.verse}`} key={v.verse}>
+              <sup>{v.verse}</sup>
+              {v.text}
+            </p>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <nav className="chapter-nav" aria-label="Chapter navigation">
+          {prev ? (
+            <Link to={`/read/${encodeURIComponent(prev.book)}/${prev.chapter}`}>
+              <span aria-hidden="true">←</span> {prev.label}
+            </Link>
+          ) : (
+            <span />
+          )}
+          {next ? (
+            <Link to={`/read/${encodeURIComponent(next.book)}/${next.chapter}`}>
+              {next.label} <span aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+            </Link>
+          ) : (
+            <span />
+          )}
+        </nav>
+      </main>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SearchPage.tsx b/src/SearchPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28d5b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { loadBible, searchBible, type SearchResult } from './bible'
+import TopBar from './TopBar'
+
+function highlight(text: string, query: string): ReactNode {
+  const ql = query.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (!ql) return text
+  const lower = text.toLowerCase()
+  const parts: ReactNode[] = []
+  let i = 0
+  let idx = lower.indexOf(ql, i)
+  while (idx !== -1) {
+    if (idx > i) parts.push(text.slice(i, idx))
+    parts.push(<mark key={`${idx}-${i}`}>{text.slice(idx, idx + ql.length)}</mark>)
+    i = idx + ql.length
+    idx = lower.indexOf(ql, i)
+  }
+  if (i < text.length) parts.push(text.slice(i))
+  return parts.length ? parts : text
+}
+
+export default function SearchPage() {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
+  const [debounced, setDebounced] = useState('')
+  const [ready, setReady] = useState(false)
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<SearchResult[]>([])
+  const [total, setTotal] = useState(0)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadBible().then(() => setReady(true))
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const id = window.setTimeout(() => setDebounced(query), 250)
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(id)
+  }, [query])
+
+  const outcome = useMemo(() => searchBible(debounced), [debounced])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setResults(outcome.results)
+    setTotal(outcome.total)
+  }, [outcome])
+
+  const searching = query.trim().length > 0 && query.trim() !== debounced.trim()
+
+  return (
+    <div className="search-page">
+      <TopBar />
+
+      <h1 className="search-title">Search the Scripture</h1>
+      <div className="search-input-wrap">
+        <input
+          className="search-input"
+          type="search"
+          placeholder="Search the King James Bible…"
+          value={query}
+          onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+          autoFocus
+          aria-label="Search the Bible"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {!ready && <p className="search-meta">Preparing the pages…</p>}
+
+      {ready && searching && <p className="search-meta">Searching…</p>}
+
+      {ready && !searching && query.trim() === '' && (
+        <p className="search-meta">Enter a word or phrase to search all 31,102 verses.</p>
+      )}
+
+      {ready && !searching && query.trim() !== '' && (
+        <p className="search-meta" aria-live="polite">
+          {total > 0 ? `${total} verse${total === 1 ? '' : 's'} found` : 'No verses found.'}
+          {total > results.length && ` · showing the first ${results.length}`}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="search-results">
+        {results.map((r) => (
+          <Link
+            key={`${r.book}-${r.chapter}-${r.verse}`}
+            className="search-result"
+            to={`/read/${encodeURIComponent(r.book)}/${r.chapter}#v${r.verse}`}
+          >
+            <span className="search-result-ref">{r.reference}</span>
+            <span className="search-result-text">{highlight(r.text, query)}</span>
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
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diff --git a/src/TopBar.tsx b/src/TopBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a0db62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TopBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom'
+
+export default function TopBar() {
+  return (
+    <header className="topbar">
+      <NavLink to="/" className="topbar-brand">
+        Walk By Faith
+      </NavLink>
+      <nav className="topbar-nav" aria-label="Site navigation">
+        <NavLink to="/read/Genesis/1">Read</NavLink>
+        <NavLink to="/search">Search</NavLink>
+      </nav>
+    </header>
+  )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bible.ts b/src/bible.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fac6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bible.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+export interface KJVVerseData {
+  verse: number
+  text: string
+}
+
+export interface KJVChapterData {
+  chapter: string
+  verses: KJVVerseData[]
+}
+
+export interface KJVBookData {
+  book: string
+  chapters: KJVChapterData[]
+}
+
+export interface KJVData {
+  books: KJVBookData[]
+}
+
+export interface Verse {
+  text: string
+  reference: string
+}
+
+export interface SearchResult extends Verse {
+  book: string
+  chapter: number
+  verse: number
+}
+
+export interface SearchOutcome {
+  results: SearchResult[]
+  total: number
+}
+
+interface IndexEntry {
+  book: string
+  chapter: number
+  verse: number
+  text: string
+  lower: string
+}
+
+let loaded = false
+let books: KJVBookData[] = []
+let index: IndexEntry[] = []
+let promise: Promise<void> | null = null
+
+export function loadBible(): Promise<void> {
+  if (loaded) return Promise.resolve()
+  if (!promise) {
+    promise = fetch('/kjv.json')
+      .then((r) => {
+        if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to load scripture (${r.status})`)
+        return r.json() as Promise<KJVData>
+      })
+      .then((data) => {
+        books = data.books
+        index = []
+        for (const b of data.books) {
+          for (const ch of b.chapters) {
+            const cn = Number(ch.chapter)
+            for (const v of ch.verses) {
+              index.push({ book: b.book, chapter: cn, verse: v.verse, text: v.text, lower: v.text.toLowerCase() })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        loaded = true
+      })
+  }
+  return promise
+}
+
+export function getBooks(): KJVBookData[] {
+  return books
+}
+
+export function findBook(name: string): KJVBookData | undefined {
+  const q = name.trim().toLowerCase()
+  return books.find((b) => b.book.toLowerCase() === q)
+}
+
+export function getChapter(book: KJVBookData, chapter: number): KJVChapterData | undefined {
+  if (chapter < 1 || chapter > book.chapters.length) return undefined
+  return book.chapters[chapter - 1]
+}
+
+function displayName(bookName: string): string {
+  return bookName === 'Psalms' ? 'Psalm' : bookName
+}
+
+export function referenceFor(book: KJVBookData, chapter: number, verse: number): string {
+  return `${displayName(book.book)} ${chapter}:${verse}`
+}
+
+export function searchBible(query: string, limit = 60): SearchOutcome {
+  const q = query.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (!q) return { results: [], total: 0 }
+  const results: SearchResult[] = []
+  let total = 0
+  for (const e of index) {
+    if (e.lower.includes(q)) {
+      total++
+      if (results.length < limit) {
+        results.push({ text: e.text, reference: `${displayName(e.book)} ${e.chapter}:${e.verse}`, book: e.book, chapter: e.chapter, verse: e.verse })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return { results, total }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 591d05a..ebab6c3 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { StrictMode } from 'react'
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
 import '@fontsource/eb-garamond/latin-400.css'
 import '@fontsource/eb-garamond/latin-400-italic.css'
 import '@fontsource/eb-garamond/latin-500.css'
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import App from './App'
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById('app')!).render(
   <StrictMode>
-    <App />
+    <BrowserRouter>
+      <App />
+    </BrowserRouter>
   </StrictMode>,
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 63ced3c..c7cab9e 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ body {
   inset: 0;
   z-index: 1;
   pointer-events: none;
-  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, transparent 32%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 72%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.86) 100%);
+  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, transparent 40%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38) 80%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72) 100%);
 }
 
 .app {
@@ -290,7 +290,482 @@ body {
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .seek-btn,
-  .verse {
+  .verse,
+  .verse-line.flash {
     animation: none;
   }
+}
+
+.home-nav {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: clamp(1.25rem, 4vh, 2.5rem);
+  right: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3rem);
+  z-index: 5;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1.4rem;
+}
+
+.home-nav a {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.home-nav a:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+}
+
+.topbar {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 20;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 1rem clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3rem);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.topbar a {
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.topbar-brand {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
+  text-indent: 0.3em;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.topbar-brand:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+}
+
+.topbar-nav {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1.4rem;
+}
+
+.topbar-nav a {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.topbar-nav a:hover,
+.topbar-nav a.active {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+}
+
+.reader-layout {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  display: flex;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  padding-top: 3.25rem;
+}
+
+.reader-loading {
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 4rem 1rem;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+}
+
+.sidebar {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 240px;
+  max-height: calc(100vh - 3.25rem);
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 3.25rem;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  background: rgba(16, 11, 7, 0.72);
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
+  padding: 1.2rem 0.8rem 3rem;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.35) transparent;
+}
+
+.sidebar-title {
+  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
+  text-indent: 0.28em;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+}
+
+.sidebar h3 {
+  margin: 1.4rem 0 0.45rem;
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
+  text-indent: 0.24em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--ink-faint);
+}
+
+.sidebar a {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 0.28rem 0.6rem;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.sidebar a:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.07);
+}
+
+.sidebar a.active {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.12);
+}
+
+.reader-panel {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  max-width: 58rem;
+  padding: 1.5rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem) 4rem;
+}
+
+.reader-toolbar {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  min-height: 2.1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.hamburger {
+  display: none;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.55rem;
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.hamburger:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.hamburger-lines {
+  width: 0.85rem;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: currentColor;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.hamburger-lines::before,
+.hamburger-lines::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: currentColor;
+}
+
+.hamburger-lines::before {
+  top: -4px;
+}
+
+.hamburger-lines::after {
+  top: 4px;
+}
+
+.font-controls {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.font-controls button {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  width: 2.1rem;
+  height: 2.1rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.font-controls button:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.font-controls button:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.35;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.reader-book-title {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
+  text-indent: 0.3em;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  margin: 0.4rem 0 1.1rem;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  justify-content: center;
+  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip a {
+  min-width: 1.85rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
+}
+
+.chapter-strip a:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.chapter-strip a.active {
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.12);
+}
+
+.verses {
+  max-width: 46rem;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  font-size: 1.05em;
+  line-height: 1.75;
+  color: var(--ink);
+}
+
+.verse-line {
+  margin: 0 0 0.7em;
+}
+
+.verse-line sup {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-size: 0.6em;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  margin-right: 0.45em;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.verse-line.flash {
+  animation: verse-flash 2s ease-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes verse-flash {
+  0% {
+    background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+  }
+  100% {
+    background: transparent;
+  }
+}
+
+.chapter-nav {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  max-width: 46rem;
+  margin: 2.6rem auto 0;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.chapter-nav a {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
+}
+
+.chapter-nav a:hover {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.06);
+}
+
+.drawer-backdrop {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 25;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
+}
+
+.search-page {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  padding: 5.5rem clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3rem) 4rem;
+}
+
+.search-title {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
+  text-indent: 0.32em;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.6vw, 1.5rem);
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
+}
+
+.search-input-wrap {
+  max-width: 40rem;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.search-input {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.95rem 1.7rem;
+  font-family: var(--serif);
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  background: rgba(16, 11, 7, 0.8);
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
+}
+
+.search-input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.15), 0 0 30px rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.12);
+}
+
+.search-input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--ink-faint);
+}
+
+.search-meta {
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  font-style: italic;
+  margin: 1.1rem 0 2rem;
+}
+
+.search-results {
+  max-width: 46rem;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.search-result {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.14);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
+}
+
+.search-result:hover {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.05);
+  transform: translateX(3px);
+}
+
+.search-result-ref {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+  text-indent: 0.16em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.search-result-text {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
+.search-result mark {
+  background: rgba(240, 169, 79, 0.35);
+  color: var(--accent-soft);
+  padding: 0 0.1em;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 760px) {
+  .hamburger {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+
+  .sidebar {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: 30;
+    max-height: none;
+    width: 280px;
+    transform: translateX(-105%);
+    transition: transform 0.28s ease;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  }
+
+  .sidebar.open {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+
+  .reader-panel {
+    padding-top: 0.75rem;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/verse.ts b/src/verse.ts
index 64efd20..ef37a29 100644
--- a/src/verse.ts
+++ b/src/verse.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,9 @@
-export interface KJVVerseData {
-  verse: number
-  text: string
-}
-
-export interface KJVChapterData {
-  chapter: string
-  verses: KJVVerseData[]
-}
-
-export interface KJVBookData {
-  book: string
-  chapters: KJVChapterData[]
-}
-
-export interface KJVData {
-  books: KJVBookData[]
-}
-
-export interface Verse {
-  text: string
-  reference: string
-}
-
-let flat: Verse[] | null = null
+import { getBooks, loadBible, type Verse } from './bible'
 
 const ROLLOVER_LOCAL_HOUR = 2
 
+let flatNT: Verse[] | null = null
+
 export function daySeed(now: Date = new Date()): number {
   const shifted = new Date(now.getTime() - ROLLOVER_LOCAL_HOUR * 3600_000)
   return Math.floor(Date.UTC(shifted.getFullYear(), shifted.getMonth(), shifted.getDate()) / 86_400_000)
@@ -55,22 +33,20 @@ export function pickForDay(verses: Verse[], seed: number): Verse {
 }
 
 export async function loadKJV(): Promise<Verse[]> {
-  if (flat) return flat
-  const res = await fetch('/kjv.json')
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to load scripture (${res.status})`)
-  const data = (await res.json()) as KJVData
-  flat = []
+  if (flatNT) return flatNT
+  await loadBible()
+  flatNT = []
   let inNewTestament = false
-  for (const book of data.books) {
+  for (const book of getBooks()) {
     if (book.book === 'Matthew') inNewTestament = true
     if (!inNewTestament) continue
     const name = book.book === 'Psalms' ? 'Psalm' : book.book
     for (const chapter of book.chapters) {
       const chapterNumber = Number(chapter.chapter)
       for (const v of chapter.verses) {
-        flat.push({ text: v.text, reference: `${name} ${chapterNumber}:${v.verse}` })
+        flatNT.push({ text: v.text, reference: `${name} ${chapterNumber}:${v.verse}` })
       }
     }
   }
-  return flat
+  return flatNT
 }
\ No newline at end of file