diff --git a/src/components/InsertTargetModal.ts b/src/components/InsertTargetModal.ts
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+++ b/src/components/InsertTargetModal.ts
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+import { App, FuzzySuggestModal, TFile } from "obsidian";
+
+/** Fuzzy-pick a markdown note to append the selection to. */
+export class InsertTargetModal extends FuzzySuggestModal<TFile> {
+	constructor(app: App, private onChoose: (file: TFile) => void | Promise<void>) {
+		super(app);
+		this.setPlaceholder("Append to note…");
+	}
+
+	getItems(): TFile[] {
+		return this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles();
+	}
+
+	getItemText(file: TFile): string {
+		return file.path;
+	}
+
+	onChooseItem(file: TFile): void {
+		void this.onChoose(file);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/VerseActionBar.ts b/src/components/VerseActionBar.ts
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+++ b/src/components/VerseActionBar.ts
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+import { Component, Menu, setIcon } from "obsidian";
+import { VerseSelection } from "../core/VerseSelection";
+import DisciplesJournalPlugin from "../core/DisciplesJournalPlugin";
+import { InsertFormat, runVerseAction, VerseActionKind } from "./VerseActions";
+
+const FORMAT_LABEL: Record<InsertFormat, string> = {
+	inline: "Ref",
+	codeblock: "Block",
+	blockquote: "Quote",
+};
+
+const FORMATS: InsertFormat[] = ["inline", "codeblock", "blockquote"];
+
+export class VerseActionBar extends Component {
+	private root: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+	constructor(
+		private plugin: DisciplesJournalPlugin,
+		private passageEl: HTMLElement,
+		private onClose: () => void,
+	) {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	onunload(): void {
+		this.root?.remove();
+		this.root = null;
+	}
+
+	render(selection: VerseSelection): void {
+		const doc = this.passageEl.doc;
+		this.root?.remove();
+		const bar = doc.body.createDiv({ cls: "dj-verse-action-bar" });
+		this.root = bar;
+
+		bar.createSpan({ cls: "dj-verse-action-label", text: selection.label() });
+
+		const actions: { kind: VerseActionKind; label: string }[] = [
+			{ kind: "copy", label: "Copy" },
+			{ kind: "insert", label: "Insert" },
+		];
+		if (this.plugin.settings.enableAppendToNote) {
+			actions.push({ kind: "append", label: "Append to note…" });
+		}
+
+		const style = this.plugin.settings.formatChooserStyle;
+		const defFormat = this.plugin.settings.defaultInsertFormat;
+
+		if (style === "toggle") {
+			let format: InsertFormat = defFormat;
+			const toggle = bar.createDiv({ cls: "dj-format-toggle" });
+			for (const f of FORMATS) {
+				const btn = toggle.createEl("button", { text: FORMAT_LABEL[f] });
+				btn.toggleClass("is-active", f === format);
+				btn.onClickEvent(() => {
+					format = f;
+					toggle.findAll("button").forEach((b) => b.removeClass("is-active"));
+					btn.addClass("is-active");
+				});
+			}
+			for (const a of actions) {
+				const btn = bar.createEl("button", { text: a.label });
+				btn.onClickEvent(() => void runVerseAction(this.plugin, a.kind, selection, format, this.passageEl));
+			}
+		} else if (style === "submenu") {
+			for (const a of actions) {
+				const btn = bar.createEl("button", { text: a.label });
+				btn.onClickEvent((e) => this.openFormatMenu(e, a.kind, a.label, selection));
+			}
+		} else {
+			// split: body = default format, chevron = other formats
+			for (const a of actions) {
+				const group = bar.createDiv({ cls: "dj-split-button" });
+				const main = group.createEl("button", { cls: "dj-split-main", text: a.label });
+				main.onClickEvent(() => void runVerseAction(this.plugin, a.kind, selection, defFormat, this.passageEl));
+				const chevron = group.createEl("button", {
+					cls: "dj-split-chevron",
+					attr: { "aria-label": `${a.label}: choose format` },
+				});
+				setIcon(chevron, "chevron-down");
+				chevron.onClickEvent((e) => this.openFormatMenu(e, a.kind, a.label, selection));
+			}
+		}
+
+		const close = bar.createEl("button", {
+			cls: "dj-verse-action-close",
+			attr: { "aria-label": "Clear verse selection" },
+		});
+		setIcon(close, "x");
+		close.onClickEvent(() => this.onClose());
+
+		this.position();
+	}
+
+	private openFormatMenu(e: MouseEvent, kind: VerseActionKind, label: string, selection: VerseSelection): void {
+		const menu = new Menu();
+		for (const f of FORMATS) {
+			menu.addItem((item) =>
+				item.setTitle(`${label}: ${FORMAT_LABEL[f]}`)
+					.onClick(() => void runVerseAction(this.plugin, kind, selection, f, this.passageEl)));
+		}
+		menu.showAtMouseEvent(e);
+	}
+
+	private position(): void {
+		if (!this.root) return;
+		const r = this.passageEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+		// Anchor just below the passage; CSS bottom-docks it on narrow layouts.
+		this.root.setCssStyles({ left: `${r.left}px`, top: `${r.bottom + 4}px` });
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/VerseActions.ts b/src/components/VerseActions.ts
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+++ b/src/components/VerseActions.ts
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+import { MarkdownView, Notice, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import { VerseSelection } from "../core/VerseSelection";
+import { formatBlockquote, formatCodeBlock, formatInlineReference } from "../utils/VerseFormatter";
+import { InsertTargetModal } from "./InsertTargetModal";
+import DisciplesJournalPlugin from "../core/DisciplesJournalPlugin";
+
+export type InsertFormat = "inline" | "codeblock" | "blockquote";
+export type VerseActionKind = "copy" | "insert" | "append";
+
+/**
+ * Build the markdown payload for a selection in the chosen format. `sourceEl` is the
+ * rendered passage the selection came from — only the blockquote format reads it (to
+ * pull the visible verse text in its own document, which keeps popout windows correct).
+ */
+export function buildPayload(
+	plugin: DisciplesJournalPlugin,
+	selection: VerseSelection,
+	format: InsertFormat,
+	sourceEl: HTMLElement,
+): string {
+	const label = selection.label();
+	if (format === "inline") return formatInlineReference(label);
+	if (format === "codeblock") return formatCodeBlock(label);
+	const text = extractSelectedText(selection, sourceEl);
+	return formatBlockquote(label, text, plugin.settings.preferredBibleVersion);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pull the visible text of the selected verses out of the rendered passage, reading
+ * the `.dj-verse` spans the wrapper created (skipping verse-number markers/footnotes).
+ */
+function extractSelectedText(selection: VerseSelection, sourceEl: HTMLElement): string {
+	const parts: string[] = [];
+	for (const { chapter, verse } of selection.verseList()) {
+		const spans = sourceEl.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+			`.dj-verse[data-chapter="${chapter}"][data-verse="${verse}"]`,
+		);
+		let text = "";
+		spans.forEach((span) => {
+			const clone = span.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+			clone.querySelectorAll(".verse-num, .chapter-num, .footnote, .footnotes").forEach((n) => n.remove());
+			text += clone.textContent ?? "";
+		});
+		const trimmed = text.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+		if (trimmed) parts.push(trimmed);
+	}
+	return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+export async function runVerseAction(
+	plugin: DisciplesJournalPlugin,
+	kind: VerseActionKind,
+	selection: VerseSelection,
+	format: InsertFormat,
+	sourceEl: HTMLElement,
+): Promise<void> {
+	const payload = buildPayload(plugin, selection, format, sourceEl);
+
+	if (kind === "copy") {
+		await navigator.clipboard.writeText(payload);
+		new Notice(`Copied ${selection.label()}`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (kind === "insert") {
+		const editor = plugin.app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView)?.editor;
+		if (!editor) {
+			new Notice("Open a note and place your cursor to insert.");
+			return;
+		}
+		editor.replaceSelection(payload);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// append: pick a note and add to its end (background edit → Vault.process)
+	new InsertTargetModal(plugin.app, async (file: TFile) => {
+		await plugin.app.vault.process(file, (data) => {
+			const sep = data.length === 0 || data.endsWith("\n") ? "" : "\n";
+			return `${data}${sep}\n${payload}\n`;
+		});
+		new Notice(`Appended ${selection.label()} to ${file.basename}`);
+	}).open();
+}
diff --git a/src/components/VerseSelectionController.ts b/src/components/VerseSelectionController.ts
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index 0000000..ef53b15
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+++ b/src/components/VerseSelectionController.ts
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+import { Component } from "obsidian";
+import { VerseSelection } from "../core/VerseSelection";
+import { VerseRef } from "../utils/VerseId";
+import { VerseSelectionService, SelectionOwner } from "../core/VerseSelectionService";
+import { VerseActionBar } from "./VerseActionBar";
+import { wrapPassageVerses } from "./VerseWrapper";
+import DisciplesJournalPlugin from "../core/DisciplesJournalPlugin";
+
+let nextId = 0;
+const LONG_PRESS_MS = 400;
+const MOVE_CANCEL_PX = 10;
+
+export class VerseSelectionController extends Component implements SelectionOwner {
+	readonly id = `dj-passage-${nextId++}`;
+	private selection: VerseSelection;
+	private anchor: VerseRef | null = null;
+	private bar: VerseActionBar | null = null;
+
+	// touch state
+	private pressTimer: number | null = null;
+	private dragging = false;
+	private touchStart: { x: number; y: number } | null = null;
+
+	constructor(
+		private plugin: DisciplesJournalPlugin,
+		public readonly sourceEl: HTMLElement,
+		private book: string,
+		private service: VerseSelectionService,
+	) {
+		super();
+		this.selection = new VerseSelection(book);
+	}
+
+	onload(): void {
+		wrapPassageVerses(this.sourceEl);
+		this.sourceEl.addClass("dj-selectable");
+
+		this.registerDomEvent(this.sourceEl, "click", (e) => this.onClick(e));
+		this.registerDomEvent(this.sourceEl, "touchstart", (e) => this.onTouchStart(e), { passive: true });
+		this.registerDomEvent(this.sourceEl, "touchmove", (e) => this.onTouchMove(e), { passive: false });
+		this.registerDomEvent(this.sourceEl, "touchend", () => this.onTouchEnd());
+
+		this.register(this.service.onChange(() => this.reflect()));
+	}
+
+	onunload(): void {
+		// If this passage owned the selection (e.g. note re-rendered), drop it.
+		this.service.clearIfOwner(this);
+		this.clearPressTimer();
+	}
+
+	private verseAt(node: Element | null): { ref: VerseRef } | null {
+		const el = node?.closest<HTMLElement>(".dj-verse") ?? null;
+		if (!el || !this.sourceEl.contains(el)) return null;
+		const chapter = Number(el.dataset.chapter);
+		const verse = Number(el.dataset.verse);
+		if (!chapter || !verse) return null;
+		return { ref: { chapter, verse } };
+	}
+
+	private onClick(e: MouseEvent): void {
+		const hit = this.verseAt(e.target instanceof Element ? e.target : null);
+		if (!hit) return;
+		e.preventDefault();
+		if (e.shiftKey && this.anchor) {
+			this.selection.selectRange(this.anchor, hit.ref);
+		} else {
+			this.selection.toggle(hit.ref);
+			this.anchor = hit.ref;
+		}
+		this.commit();
+	}
+
+	private onTouchStart(e: TouchEvent): void {
+		const hit = this.verseAt(e.target instanceof Element ? e.target : null);
+		if (!hit) return;
+		const t = e.touches[0];
+		this.touchStart = { x: t.clientX, y: t.clientY };
+		this.anchor = hit.ref;
+		this.pressTimer = this.sourceEl.win.setTimeout(() => {
+			this.dragging = true; // long-press engaged: subsequent moves select, not scroll
+		}, LONG_PRESS_MS);
+	}
+
+	private onTouchMove(e: TouchEvent): void {
+		if (!this.touchStart) return;
+		const t = e.touches[0];
+		if (!this.dragging) {
+			// Moved before the long-press fired → treat as a scroll, cancel selection.
+			const moved = Math.hypot(t.clientX - this.touchStart.x, t.clientY - this.touchStart.y);
+			if (moved > MOVE_CANCEL_PX) this.clearPressTimer();
+			return;
+		}
+		e.preventDefault(); // we own the gesture now; stop the page scrolling
+		const under = this.sourceEl.doc.elementFromPoint(t.clientX, t.clientY);
+		const hit = this.verseAt(under);
+		if (hit && this.anchor) {
+			this.selection.selectRange(this.anchor, hit.ref);
+			this.commit();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private onTouchEnd(): void {
+		const wasDragging = this.dragging;
+		this.clearPressTimer();
+		if (!wasDragging && this.anchor) {
+			// short tap → toggle a single verse
+			this.selection.toggle(this.anchor);
+			this.commit();
+		}
+		this.dragging = false;
+		this.touchStart = null;
+	}
+
+	private clearPressTimer(): void {
+		if (this.pressTimer !== null) {
+			this.sourceEl.win.clearTimeout(this.pressTimer);
+			this.pressTimer = null;
+		}
+		this.dragging = false;
+	}
+
+	/** Push our selection into the shared service (it decides ownership). */
+	private commit(): void {
+		this.service.set(this.selection, this);
+	}
+
+	/** Re-render highlight + bar from the service's current state. */
+	private reflect(): void {
+		const active = this.service.get();
+		const owned = active?.owner.id === this.id ? active.selection : null;
+
+		this.sourceEl.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".dj-verse").forEach((el) => {
+			const ref = { chapter: Number(el.dataset.chapter), verse: Number(el.dataset.verse) };
+			el.toggleClass("dj-verse-selected", !!owned && owned.has(ref));
+		});
+
+		if (owned) {
+			if (!this.bar) {
+				this.bar = new VerseActionBar(this.plugin, this.sourceEl, () => this.clearSelection());
+				this.addChild(this.bar);
+			}
+			this.bar.render(owned);
+		} else {
+			this.hideBar();
+		}
+	}
+
+	clearSelection(): void {
+		this.selection.clear();
+		this.anchor = null;
+		this.service.clearIfOwner(this);
+	}
+
+	private hideBar(): void {
+		if (this.bar) {
+			this.removeChild(this.bar);
+			this.bar = null;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/core/VerseSelectionService.ts b/src/core/VerseSelectionService.ts
index 21c7039..3542e95 100644
--- a/src/core/VerseSelectionService.ts
+++ b/src/core/VerseSelectionService.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { VerseSelection } from "./VerseSelection";
 /** Anything that can own the current selection (a per-passage controller). */
 export interface SelectionOwner {
 	readonly id: string;
+	/** The rendered passage element — used to extract verse text in the right document. */
+	readonly sourceEl: HTMLElement;
 }
 
 interface ActiveSelection {