Live scripture recognition

Scripture, the moment it is spoken.

Lumen listens to the sermon as it is preached, recognises the reference the moment it is named, and puts the verse on the sanctuary screen — within seconds, in the edition and language your congregation reads.

17 public-domain editions9 languagesNo licensing to chase
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“…and turning to the shepherd psalm, the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…”

Psalm 23:1KJV

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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This morning’s service

Every reference recognised during a service is kept, so the verses can be sent to the congregation or revisited in the week that follows.

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Sunday, 26 OctoberSample
11:04

Psalm 23:1KJV

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

11:11

John 3:16KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…

11:19

Romans 8:28ASV

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good…

11:26

Isaiah 40:31WEB

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength…

Editions in the library

Public-domain texts, so a church can read and project them freely.

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KJV

English · 1611

ASV

English · 1901

WEB

English · 2000

YLT

English · 1862

DARBY

English · 1890

DRA

English · 1899

OEB

English · 2018

OEB-CW

English (UK) · 2018

WEBBE

English (UK) · 2000

BBE

English · 1949

Beyond the canon

A comparative shelf for study and for the sermon: the early fathers and the manuscripts beside the sacred texts of other traditions, so a passage can be read in the company it was written among.

Apostolic FathersEarly church

The Didache

Teaching of the Twelve Apostles · c. 100 AD

Qur'anComparative

Sūrat Maryam 19:16–33

The nativity of Jesus, Arabic with translation

Bhagavad GitaComparative

Chapter 2, verses 47

On action and detachment · Sanskrit with translation

Tao Te ChingComparative

Chapter 1

The way that can be spoken · Classical Chinese

Dead Sea ScrollsManuscripts

1QS — Community Rule

Qumran, 1st century BC

AnalectsComparative

Book XII, verse 5

Confucius on the exemplary person