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HTML

<html><head><title>Hallelujah!</title></head>
<body>
<span verse-id='12'>Christ</span>
<span verse-id='13'>is</span>
<span verse-id='14'>risen!</span>
</body>
</html>

CSS

span::before {
   content: attr(verse-id);
   vertical-align: super;
   font-size: 50%;
   margin: 0 0.4em 0 0;
}