diff --git a/src/SearchPage.tsx b/src/SearchPage.tsx
index 28d5b0d..9bbf12c 100644
--- a/src/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/src/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { loadBible, searchBible, type SearchResult } from './bible'
+import { getVerseText, loadBible, searchBible, type SearchResult } from './bible'
+import { allRedLetter, loadRedLetter } from './redletter'
 import TopBar from './TopBar'
 
+const RED_LETTER_CODE = /^jesusredletter$/i
+
 function highlight(text: string, query: string): ReactNode {
   const ql = query.trim().toLowerCase()
   if (!ql) return text
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export default function SearchPage() {
   const [total, setTotal] = useState(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    loadBible().then(() => setReady(true))
+    Promise.all([loadBible(), loadRedLetter()]).then(() => setReady(true))
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -36,7 +39,22 @@ export default function SearchPage() {
     return () => window.clearTimeout(id)
   }, [query])
 
-  const outcome = useMemo(() => searchBible(debounced), [debounced])
+  const secret = RED_LETTER_CODE.test(debounced.trim())
+
+  const outcome = useMemo(() => {
+    if (secret) {
+      const results: SearchResult[] = allRedLetter().map((e) => ({
+        text: e.quote ?? getVerseText(e.book, e.chapter, e.verse) ?? '',
+        reference: e.reference,
+        book: e.book,
+        chapter: e.chapter,
+        verse: e.verse,
+      }))
+      return { results, total: results.length, redLetter: true }
+    }
+    const res = searchBible(debounced)
+    return { results: res.results, total: res.total, redLetter: false }
+  }, [secret, debounced, ready])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setResults(outcome.results)
@@ -66,14 +84,20 @@ export default function SearchPage() {
 
       {ready && searching && <p className="search-meta">Searching…</p>}
 
-      {ready && !searching && query.trim() === '' && (
+{ready && !searching && query.trim() === '' && (
         <p className="search-meta">Enter a word or phrase to search all 31,102 verses.</p>
       )}
 
-      {ready && !searching && query.trim() !== '' && (
+      {ready && !searching && secret && (
+        <div className="redletter-banner" aria-live="polite">
+          <h2>The Words of Christ</h2>
+          <p>{total} verses — the recorded words of Jesus</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {ready && !searching && query.trim() !== '' && !secret && (
         <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>
       )}
 
@@ -85,7 +109,9 @@ export default function SearchPage() {
             to={`/read/${encodeURIComponent(r.book)}/${r.chapter}#v${r.verse}`}
           >
             <span className="search-result-ref">{r.reference}</span>
-            <span className="search-result-text">{highlight(r.text, query)}</span>
+            <span className="search-result-text">
+              {outcome.redLetter ? <span className="jesus">{r.text}</span> : highlight(r.text, debounced)}
+            </span>
           </Link>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/bible.ts b/src/bible.ts
index f4f9f52..a1fb78b 100644
--- a/src/bible.ts
+++ b/src/bible.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function loadBible(): Promise<void> {
               index.push({
                 book: b.book,
                 chapter: cn,
-                verse: v.verse,
+                verse: Number(v.verse),
                 text: v.text,
                 lower: v.text.toLowerCase(),
                 refLower: `${displayName(b.book)} ${cn}:${v.verse}`.toLowerCase(),
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ export function getChapter(book: KJVBookData, chapter: number): KJVChapterData |
   return book.chapters[chapter - 1]
 }
 
+export function getVerseText(book: string, chapter: number, verse: number): string | undefined {
+  return index.find((e) => e.book === book && Number(e.chapter) === chapter && Number(e.verse) === verse)?.text
+}
+
 function displayName(bookName: string): string {
   return bookName === 'Psalms' ? 'Psalm' : bookName
 }
@@ -101,18 +105,14 @@ export function referenceFor(book: KJVBookData, chapter: number, verse: number):
   return `${displayName(book.book)} ${chapter}:${verse}`
 }
 
-export function searchBible(query: string, limit = 60): SearchOutcome {
+export function searchBible(query: string): 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) || e.refLower.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 })
-      }
+      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 }
+  return { results, total: results.length }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/redletter.ts b/src/redletter.ts
index f6d11fc..dcbc36a 100644
--- a/src/redletter.ts
+++ b/src/redletter.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 export type RedLetterEntry = string | null
 
+export interface RedLetterVerse {
+  book: string
+  chapter: number
+  verse: number
+  reference: string
+  quote: string | null
+}
+
 let loaded = false
 let promise: Promise<void> | null = null
 let map: Map<string, string | null> = new Map()
+let entries: RedLetterVerse[] = []
+
+const refRe = /^([A-Za-z]+) (\d+):(\d+)$/
 
 export function loadRedLetter(): Promise<void> {
   if (loaded) return Promise.resolve()
@@ -14,8 +25,19 @@ export function loadRedLetter(): Promise<void> {
       })
       .then((data) => {
         map = new Map()
+        entries = []
         for (const [ref, value] of Object.entries(data.verses)) {
           map.set(ref.toLowerCase(), value === 'full' ? null : value)
+          const m = refRe.exec(ref)
+          if (m) {
+            entries.push({
+              book: m[1],
+              chapter: Number(m[2]),
+              verse: Number(m[3]),
+              reference: ref,
+              quote: value === 'full' ? null : value,
+            })
+          }
         }
         loaded = true
       })
@@ -28,6 +50,10 @@ export function redLetterFor(book: string, chapter: number, verse: number): RedL
   return map.get(`${name} ${chapter}:${verse}`.toLowerCase())
 }
 
+export function allRedLetter(): RedLetterVerse[] {
+  return entries
+}
+
 function normalize(s: string): string {
   let out = ''
   for (const c of s) {
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 235c727..ee730f6 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -719,6 +719,33 @@ a {
   margin: 1.1rem 0 2rem;
 }
 
+.redletter-banner {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin: 1.1rem 0 2rem;
+  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(208, 95, 90, 0.45);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(208, 95, 90, 0.08);
+}
+
+.redletter-banner h2 {
+  font-family: var(--display);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
+  text-indent: 0.3em;
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  color: var(--red);
+  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
+}
+
+.redletter-banner p {
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
 .search-results {
   max-width: 46rem;
   margin: 0 auto;
diff --git a/src/verse.ts b/src/verse.ts
index c7189e8..0b0c2b6 100644
--- a/src/verse.ts
+++ b/src/verse.ts
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ export async function loadKJV(): Promise<DailyVerse[]> {
     for (const chapter of book.chapters) {
       const chapterNumber = Number(chapter.chapter)
       for (const v of chapter.verses) {
-        const entry = redLetterFor(book.book, chapterNumber, v.verse)
+        const entry = redLetterFor(book.book, chapterNumber, Number(v.verse))
         if (entry === undefined) continue
         flatRed.push({
           text: entry === null ? v.text : entry,
-          reference: `${name} ${chapterNumber}:${v.verse}`,
+          reference: `${name} ${chapterNumber}:${Number(v.verse)}`,
           book: book.book,
           chapter: chapterNumber,
-          verse: v.verse,
+          verse: Number(v.verse),
         })
       }
     }