Reference + text
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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When you need a verse while writing sermon notes, a bulletin or slides, there is no need to open a Bible or a website — press a shortcut right where you are typing, find it, and paste it.
CtrlAltB on Windows · ⌥ Space on a Mac
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Windows 10/11 · macOS (Intel and Apple silicon) · the interface is in Korean; the KJV is built in and works offline
Three steps, that's all
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Ctrl Alt B
Open the search window
A small window opens on top of whatever you are working in. Clicking the notification-area icon works too.
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John 3:16
Type a reference
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Enter
Copy and go back
The passage goes to the clipboard in the format you chose and the window closes. With auto-paste on, it lands right in your document.
Copied the way you want it
Choose where the reference goes, whether each verse starts a new line, and whether verse numbers are included. Three of the five presets are shown here.
Verse numbers + line breaks
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
For sermon notes
John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
These were produced by the app's own copy function (KJV, with English book names). With several translations on, each one is labelled.
See it in action
Made for one job: verses
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Abbreviations, names, initials
John 3:16 · Jn 3:16 · 요 3:16 · ㅇㅎㅂㅇ 3:16. Periods (John 3.16) and full-width digits work too.
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Ranges and several passages
John 3:16-4:2 · Gen 1-2 · Matt 5:3-12; 6:9-13 — found and copied together.
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Side by side
Turn on Korean 개역한글 and the KJV together to see and copy both. Alt+1–9 toggles them.
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Word search
Can't remember the reference? Search by word, pick with the arrow keys and press Enter.
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Paste for you
With auto-paste on, the app presses Ctrl+V in your document after copying. On a Mac this needs the Accessibility permission.
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Always ready
Waits quietly in the notification area (the menu bar on a Mac), with your recent references one click away.
Two translations are built in
Built in
- 개역한글 (Korean Revised Version)Korean Bible Society, 1961. The copyright term has expired.
- KJV (King James Version)1769 Oxford edition. Public domain.
Add your own, if you wish
- API.BibleEnter your own free key from scripture.api.bible to add the translations it allows. Only the chapters you look up are downloaded, and kept no longer than 30 days, as the terms require.
- Your own Bible fileImport a TXT, CSV or XML (Zefania, OSIS, OpenSong) file as a new translation. You can also export 개역한글, adjust it, and import it again.
The app contains only 개역한글 and the KJV, whose copyrights have expired. Please add other translations only if you have the right to use them.
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