diff --git a/src/bibleref.nim b/src/bibleref.nim
index 86eda08..3e337fb 100644
--- a/src/bibleref.nim
+++ b/src/bibleref.nim
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ proc fetchPlainPassages(
     for passage in fetchPassages(reference, translation, cfg):
       result.add(formatPlain(passage, translation, keepVerseNumbers))
 
+proc fetchMarkdownPassages(
+    reference,
+    translation: string,
+    cfg: CombinedConfig): seq[string] =
+
+  case translation
+  of "akjv", "kjv":
+    result = kjv.fetchMarkdownPassages(reference)
+  of "mev":
+    result = mev.fetchMarkdownPassages(reference)
+  else:
+    for passage in fetchPassages(reference, translation, cfg):
+      result.add(formatMarkdown(passage, translation))
+
 when isMainModule:
   const USAGE = """Usage:
   bibleref <reference> [options]
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ Options:
           query.translation,
           keepVerseNumbers = true,
           cfg))
-      else:
+      of "reading", "text", "raw":
         for passage in fetchPassages(query.referenceText, query.translation, cfg):
           formattedPassages.add(
             case $args["--output-format"]:
@@ -201,6 +215,11 @@ Options:
               passage
             else:
               formatMarkdown(passage, query.translation))
+      else:
+        formattedPassages.add(fetchMarkdownPassages(
+          query.referenceText,
+          query.translation,
+          cfg))
 
     echo formattedPassages.join("\p\p")
 
diff --git a/src/embedded_bible.nim b/src/embedded_bible.nim
index 3945eeb..ec40e08 100644
--- a/src/embedded_bible.nim
+++ b/src/embedded_bible.nim
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type
     offset: int
     targetText: string
 
+  EmbeddedOutputFormat = enum
+    eofPlain
+    eofMarkdown
+
   BibleIndex = object
     segments: seq[BibleSegment]
     verses: Table[string, bool]
@@ -292,7 +296,8 @@ proc addSegmentWithFootnotes(
     line: var string,
     segment: BibleSegment,
     keepVerseNumbers: bool,
-    notes: var seq[string]) =
+    notes: var seq[string],
+    outputFormat: EmbeddedOutputFormat) =
 
   var text = segment.text
   var annotations = segment.annotations
@@ -304,13 +309,20 @@ proc addSegmentWithFootnotes(
     notes.add(annotation.targetText)
 
     let insertAt = max(0, min(text.len, annotation.offset + inserted))
-    let marker = "[" & label & "]"
+    let marker =
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain: "[" & label & "]"
+      of eofMarkdown: "[^" & label & "]"
     text.insert(marker, insertAt)
     inserted += marker.len
 
   let marker =
-    if keepVerseNumbers: $segment.verse & " "
-    else: ""
+    if keepVerseNumbers:
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain: $segment.verse & " "
+      of eofMarkdown: "**" & $segment.verse & "** "
+    else:
+      ""
 
   let content = marker & text
   if line.len == 0:
@@ -320,13 +332,20 @@ proc addSegmentWithFootnotes(
   else:
     line.add("\n" & repeat("  ", segment.indent) & content)
 
-proc addFootnotes(lines: var seq[string], notes: seq[string]) =
+proc addFootnotes(
+    lines: var seq[string],
+    notes: seq[string],
+    outputFormat: EmbeddedOutputFormat) =
   if notes.len == 0:
     return
 
   lines.add("")
   for idx, note in notes:
-    lines.add(footnoteLabel(idx) & ". " & note)
+    let label = footnoteLabel(idx)
+    lines.add(
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain: label & ". " & note
+      of eofMarkdown: "[^" & label & "]: " & note)
 
 proc selectedChapters(index: BibleIndex, reference: PassageReference):
     seq[tuple[chapter: int, verses: Table[string, bool]]] =
@@ -353,11 +372,12 @@ proc selectedChapters(index: BibleIndex, reference: PassageReference):
           result.add((chapter, verses))
         result[chapterPositions[chapter]].verses[key] = true
 
-proc plainChapter(
+proc formattedChapter(
     index: BibleIndex,
     code: string,
     selected: Table[string, bool],
-    keepVerseNumbers: bool): string =
+    keepVerseNumbers: bool,
+    outputFormat: EmbeddedOutputFormat): string =
 
   var lines: seq[string]
   var currentLine = ""
@@ -404,17 +424,21 @@ proc plainChapter(
       renderSegment.verse = 0
 
     if marker:
-      currentLine.addSegmentWithFootnotes(renderSegment, keepVerseNumbers, notes)
+      currentLine.addSegmentWithFootnotes(
+        renderSegment,
+        keepVerseNumbers,
+        notes,
+        outputFormat)
     else:
       var noVerseSegment = renderSegment
       noVerseSegment.text = renderSegment.text
       noVerseSegment.breakKind = sbSame
-      currentLine.addSegmentWithFootnotes(noVerseSegment, false, notes)
+      currentLine.addSegmentWithFootnotes(noVerseSegment, false, notes, outputFormat)
 
     firstSelected = false
 
   flushLine()
-  lines.addFootnotes(notes)
+  lines.addFootnotes(notes, outputFormat)
 
   var wrapped: seq[string]
   for line in lines:
@@ -428,25 +452,75 @@ proc plainChapter(
     wrapped.add(wrapWords(prepared, maxLineWidth = 74, newLine = "\p"))
   wrapped.join("\p")
 
+proc fetchFormattedPassages(
+    rows,
+    reference,
+    translationName: string,
+    keepVerseNumbers: bool,
+    outputFormat: EmbeddedOutputFormat): seq[string] =
+
+  let index = loadBibleIndex(rows, translationName)
+  for parsedReference in parseReferences(reference):
+    var parts: seq[string]
+    for chapter in index.selectedChapters(parsedReference):
+      parts.add(index.formattedChapter(
+        parsedReference.book.code,
+        chapter.verses,
+        keepVerseNumbers,
+        outputFormat))
+
+    let body = parts.join("\p\p")
+    let referenceSeparator =
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain:
+        if body.contains("\pa. "): "\p\p"
+        else: "\p"
+      of eofMarkdown:
+        if body.contains("\p[^a]: "): "\p\p"
+        else: "\p"
+
+    let referenceLine =
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain:
+        "– " & $parsedReference & " (" & translationName.toUpperAscii & ")"
+      of eofMarkdown:
+        "> -- *" & $parsedReference & " (" &
+          translationName.toUpperAscii & ")*"
+
+    let formattedBody =
+      case outputFormat
+      of eofPlain:
+        body
+      of eofMarkdown:
+        var markdownLines: seq[string]
+        for line in body.splitLines:
+          if line.len == 0:
+            markdownLines.add("")
+          elif line.startsWith("[^"):
+            markdownLines.add(line)
+          else:
+            markdownLines.add("> " & line)
+        markdownLines.join("\p")
+
+    result.add(formattedBody & referenceSeparator & referenceLine)
+
 proc fetchPlainPassages*(
     rows,
     reference,
     translationName: string,
     keepVerseNumbers = true): seq[string] =
 
-  let index = loadBibleIndex(rows, translationName)
-  for parsedReference in parseReferences(reference):
-    var parts: seq[string]
-    for chapter in index.selectedChapters(parsedReference):
-      parts.add(index.plainChapter(
-        parsedReference.book.code,
-        chapter.verses,
-        keepVerseNumbers))
+  fetchFormattedPassages(
+    rows,
+    reference,
+    translationName,
+    keepVerseNumbers,
+    eofPlain)
 
-    let body = parts.join("\p\p")
-    let referenceSeparator =
-      if body.contains("\pa. "): "\p\p"
-      else: "\p"
-
-    result.add(body & referenceSeparator & "– " & $parsedReference & " (" &
-      translationName.toUpperAscii & ")")
+proc fetchMarkdownPassages*(rows, reference, translationName: string): seq[string] =
+  fetchFormattedPassages(
+    rows,
+    reference,
+    translationName,
+    keepVerseNumbers = true,
+    eofMarkdown)
diff --git a/src/kjv.nim b/src/kjv.nim
index 313db8e..6135806 100644
--- a/src/kjv.nim
+++ b/src/kjv.nim
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ proc fetchPassages*(reference: string): seq[string] =
 
 proc fetchPlainPassages*(reference: string, keepVerseNumbers = true): seq[string] =
   embedded_bible.fetchPlainPassages(kjvRows, reference, "KJV", keepVerseNumbers)
+
+proc fetchMarkdownPassages*(reference: string): seq[string] =
+  embedded_bible.fetchMarkdownPassages(kjvRows, reference, "KJV")
diff --git a/src/mev.nim b/src/mev.nim
index 75d41f0..ecfd161 100644
--- a/src/mev.nim
+++ b/src/mev.nim
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ proc fetchPlainPassages*(reference: string, keepVerseNumbers = true): seq[string
   else:
     raise newException(ValueError,
       "MEV data is not embedded; generate data/private/mev.tsv and rebuild")
+
+proc fetchMarkdownPassages*(reference: string): seq[string] =
+  when hasEmbeddedTranslationData("mev"):
+    embedded_bible.fetchMarkdownPassages(mevRows, reference, "MEV")
+  else:
+    raise newException(ValueError,
+      "MEV data is not embedded; generate data/private/mev.tsv and rebuild")
diff --git a/tests/test_offline_kjv.nim b/tests/test_offline_kjv.nim
index 1028bb7..b1372f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_offline_kjv.nim
+++ b/tests/test_offline_kjv.nim
@@ -204,3 +204,37 @@ HEB	4	7	2	line	1	do not harden your hearts."
       "a. Jn 8:12\n" &
       "\n" &
       "– John 8:59-9:1 (TEST)"
+
+  test "markdown output renders native footnotes":
+    const rows =
+      "JHN\t8\t1\t0\tparagraph\t0\tBut Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.\t" &
+      """{"annotations":[{"kind":"crossReference","marker":"a","offset":40,"targetText":"Mt 21:1"}]}""" & "\n" &
+      "JHN\t8\t2\t0\tsame\t0\tEarly in the morning He returned to the temple.\t" &
+      """{"annotations":[{"kind":"crossReference","marker":"a","offset":49,"targetText":"Mt 26:55; Lk 4:20"}]}""" & "\n"
+    let passages = embedded_bible.fetchMarkdownPassages(rows, "John 8:1-2", "TEST")
+
+    check passages[0] == "> **1** But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.[^a] **2** Early in the\n" &
+      "> morning He returned to the temple.[^b]\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "[^a]: Mt 21:1\n" &
+      "[^b]: Mt 26:55; Lk 4:20\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "> -- *John 8:1-2 (TEST)*"
+
+  test "markdown output resets native footnotes per chapter":
+    const rows =
+      "JHN\t8\t59\t0\tparagraph\t0\tThey took up stones.\t" &
+      """{"annotations":[{"kind":"crossReference","marker":"a","offset":21,"targetText":"Lev 24:16"}]}""" & "\n" &
+      "JHN\t9\t1\t0\tparagraph\t0\tAs Jesus passed by.\t" &
+      """{"annotations":[{"kind":"crossReference","marker":"a","offset":20,"targetText":"Jn 8:12"}]}""" & "\n"
+    let passages = embedded_bible.fetchMarkdownPassages(rows, "John 8:59-9:1", "TEST")
+
+    check passages[0] == "> **59** They took up stones.[^a]\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "[^a]: Lev 24:16\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "> **1** As Jesus passed by.[^a]\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "[^a]: Jn 8:12\n" &
+      "\n" &
+      "> -- *John 8:59-9:1 (TEST)*"