diff --git a/bible/bible.py b/bible/bible.py
index 102e5e8..a1d249b 100644
--- a/bible/bible.py
+++ b/bible/bible.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from discord import Embed
 from redbot.core import Config, commands
 from redbot.core.bot import Red
 
+from bible.errors import BibleAccessError, Unauthorized
+
 
 class Bible(commands.Cog):
     """Retrieve Bible verses from the API.bible API."""
@@ -40,11 +42,32 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
                 return book["id"]
         raise ValueError(f"Book {book_name} not found.")
 
-    async def _get_passage(self, bible_id: str, passage_id: str) -> dict:
+    async def _get_passage(
+        self, bible_id: str, passage_id: str, include_verse_numbers: bool
+    ) -> dict:
         """Get a Bible passage from the API.bible API."""
-        url = f"https://api.scripture.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bible_id}/passages/{passage_id}?content-type=text&include-notes=false&include-titles=false&include-chapter-numbers=false&include-verse-numbers=true&include-verse-spans=false&use-org-id=false"
+        url = f"https://api.scripture.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bible_id}/passages/{passage_id}"
         headers = await self.bot.get_shared_api_tokens("api.bible")
-        async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
+        params = {
+            "content-type": "text",
+            "include-notes": False,
+            "include-titles": False,
+            "include-chapter-numbers": False,
+            "include-verse-numbers": include_verse_numbers,
+            "include-verse-spans": False,
+            "use-org-id": False,
+        }
+
+        async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers, params=params) as response:
+            self.logger.debug(
+                "_get_passage executed with a response code of: %s", response.status
+            )
+            if response.status == 401:
+                raise Unauthorized("Missing/Invalid API key.")
+            if response.status == 403:
+                raise BibleAccessError(
+                    "The provided API key cannot retrieve sections from the configured Bible."
+                )
             data = await response.json()
             return data["data"]
 
@@ -52,7 +75,17 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
         """Get the books of the Bible from the API.bible API."""
         url = f"https://api.scripture.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bible_id}/books"
         headers = await self.bot.get_shared_api_tokens("api.bible")
+
         async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
+            self.logger.debug(
+                "_get_books executed with a response code of: %s", response.status
+            )
+            if response.status == 401:
+                raise Unauthorized("Missing/Invalid API key.")
+            if response.status == 403:
+                raise BibleAccessError(
+                    "The provided API key cannot retrieve sections from the configured Bible."
+                )
             data = await response.json()
             return data["data"]
 
@@ -60,7 +93,17 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
         """Get the chapters of a book from the API.bible API."""
         url = f"https://api.scripture.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bible_id}/books/{book_id}/chapters"
         headers = await self.bot.get_shared_api_tokens("api.bible")
+
         async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
+            self.logger.debug(
+                "_get_chapters executed with a response code of: %s", response.status
+            )
+            if response.status == 401:
+                raise Unauthorized("Missing/Invalid API key.")
+            if response.status == 403:
+                raise BibleAccessError(
+                    "The provided API key cannot retrieve sections from the configured Bible."
+                )
             data = await response.json()
             return data["data"]
 
@@ -68,7 +111,17 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
         """Get the verses of a chapter from the API.bible API."""
         url = f"https://api.scripture.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bible_id}/chapters/{book_id}.{chapter}/verses"
         headers = await self.bot.get_shared_api_tokens("api.bible")
+
         async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
+            self.logger.debug(
+                "_get_verses executed with a response code of: %s", response.status
+            )
+            if response.status == 401:
+                raise Unauthorized("Missing/Invalid API key.")
+            if response.status == 403:
+                raise BibleAccessError(
+                    "The provided API key cannot retrieve sections from the configured Bible."
+                )
             data = await response.json()
             return data["data"]
 
@@ -96,11 +149,11 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
             if "." not in to_verse:
                 to_verse = f"{from_verse.split('.')[0]}.{to_verse}"
             passage = await self._get_passage(
-                bible_id, f"{book_id}.{from_verse}-{book_id}.{to_verse}"
+                bible_id, f"{book_id}.{from_verse}-{book_id}.{to_verse}", True
             )
         else:
             passage = await self._get_passage(
-                bible_id, f"{book_id}.{passage.replace(':', '.')}"
+                bible_id, f"{book_id}.{passage.replace(':', '.')}", False
             )
 
         if len(passage["content"]) > 4096:
@@ -119,13 +172,18 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
     async def bible_random(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         """Get a random Bible verse."""
         bible_id = await self.config.bible()
+
         books = await self._get_books(bible_id)
         book = random.choice(books)
+
         chapters = await self._get_chapters(bible_id, book["id"])
         chapter = random.choice(chapters)
+
         verses = await self._get_verses(bible_id, book["id"], chapter["number"])
         verse = random.choice(verses)["id"]
-        passage = await self._get_passage(bible_id, verse)
+
+        passage = await self._get_passage(bible_id, verse, False)
+
         embed = Embed(
             title=f"{passage['reference']}",
             description=passage["content"].replace("¶ ", ""),
diff --git a/bible/errors.py b/bible/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bbb571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bible/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class BibleAccessError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class Unauthorized(Exception):
+    pass