diff --git a/biblerefparsingtests.html b/biblerefparsingtests.html
index dbcce60c..c69f9166 100644
--- a/biblerefparsingtests.html
+++ b/biblerefparsingtests.html
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@
                 ["John 1-2", "John 1:1 - 2:*"],
                 ["John 1 - 2", "John 1:1 - 2:*"],
                 ["1 John 1-2", "1 John 1:1 - 2:*"],
-                ["1 John 1 - 2 ", "1 John 1:1 - 2:*"]
+                ["1 John 1 - 2 ", "1 John 1:1 - 2:*"],
+				["John 3", "John 3:1 - 3:*"],
+				["John 2:1-John 3:3", "John 2:1 - 3:3"],
+                ["John 2 : 1 - John 3 : 3 ", "John 2:1 - 3:3"],
+                ["John 3-4", "John 3:1 - 4:*"],
+                ["John 4 - 7", "John 4:1 - 7:*"],
+                ["1 John 4-6", "1 John 4:1 - 6:*"],
+                ["1 John 4 - 5 ", "1 John 4:1 - 5:*"]
             ];
             var b = $("body");
             var passed = 0;
diff --git a/js/bible_ref_parsing.js b/js/bible_ref_parsing.js
index 26dc4c62..252787cf 100644
--- a/js/bible_ref_parsing.js
+++ b/js/bible_ref_parsing.js
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function maybeParseRangeSep(ref, r, errAcc) {
 
 function Reference(ref)
 {
-    r = {
+    var r = {
         start:  {
             first: '',
             second: ''
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ function Reference(ref)
     // Determine end chapter and verse
     if (r.end.first == '') {
         if (r.start.second == '' || typeof r.end.book != 'undefined') {
-            this.endchapter = r.end.second || '1';
+            this.endchapter = r.end.second || r.start.first;
             this.endverse = '*';
         }
     } else {