diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e277274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[submodule "jsword-minimalbible"]
+	path = jsword-minimalbible
+	url = http://github.com/MinimalBible/jsword-minimalbible
+[submodule "jsword"]
+	path = jsword
+	url = http://github.com/crosswire/jsword
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1859dec..27d8aec 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
+    packagingOptions {
+        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
+        exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
+        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
+        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    compile project(path: ':jsword-minimalbible', configuration: 'buildJSword')
+
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.+'
 }
diff --git a/jsword b/jsword
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..b0d6b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsword
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b0d6b287cb03af33e719ba880bce144cb0051d2c
diff --git a/jsword-minimalbible b/jsword-minimalbible
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..584c931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsword-minimalbible
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 584c9314f768e9e09aa6d147287062e2c796263e
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e7b4def..0b6bec1 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 include ':app'
+include ':jsword-minimalbible'