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For each page, add the list of scripture cross-references according to the verses displayed on the current page.
We will use one of the freely available cross-reference databases.

Some technical notes on progress to date:
The "getcrossreferences" script is already set to be called each page with the first and last verse on the page. It just needs to look up the cross-references of interest, and print them out in LaTeX format.
The isv.tex file then needs to define a box somewhere to typeset these cross-references into.
This is made a little tricky because of how the everypage LaTeX package makes the call.
It seems that there is no environment, so we need to define the location and dimensions of the box to typeset the cross-references into. If necessary, the cross-reference list can be placed into a footer, instead of into marginal notes.

An alternative approach is to change the \VerseNumber macro to get the cross-reference list, and, for example, make it into a marginal note.

This would be nicer because the cross references will be vertically placed near the verse in question (although it is acceptable for now to have all the cross-references sitting near the top of the page).

However, the number of verses that can be on a page means that LaTeX can end up with too many floats on the page and die.

It might be possible to work around the float limit and make it work.

The first page of each book should have the page number suppressed. See, for example, the Gospel of John (starting on or around page 1877) as an example, including the attached snapshot of the page in question. The page number is shown struck through in red, and should be removed. However, page numbers should not be removed from pages which do not correspond to the start of a book.