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LlamaPresenter - Show Bible Verses

Find the passage, choose the verses, and send scripture to the screen without building slides by hand.

Showing a Bible verse should begin with the reference, not with copying text into a presentation. LlamaPresenter turns a passage into ready-to-present verse cards while keeping the translation, reference, and sequence together.

You can type an exact reference, browse through a book, or search for words you remember. Once the passage is added, organize the reading and choose how scripture should look on each screen.

What this guide helps you do

Move from a reference or remembered phrase to clear, ordered, ready-to-present Bible slides.

01

Add a passage by reference

Open the Scripture workspace and type the reference you need, such as “John 3:16” or “Matthew 1:16-18.” Choose Add and LlamaPresenter retrieves the passage from the active Bible translation, creates its verse cards, and selects the first one for presentation.

Add the readings for the service in the order you expect to use them. Each passage remains its own block, so a sermon text, responsive reading, and closing verse can stay prepared in the same workspace.

  1. 01Choose the Bible translation your service will use.
  2. 02Type a reference with a single verse, verse range, or chapter.
  3. 03Choose Add, then select any verse card when you are ready to show it.
LlamaPresenter Scripture workspace with a reference search bar and several prepared Bible passages
Add several readings to one workspace and expand the passage you are preparing now.

02

Choose the translation and its outputs

The Browsing in controls decide which language and Bible edition you use while finding passages. Choose the translation your operator should read, then add the reference as usual.

Under Projector, turn each scripture language on or off for the congregation. The Stage and Lower3rd selectors can use a single language even when the projector carries more than one, so each audience receives the version it needs without changing the live verse.

LlamaPresenter scripture controls with English, Ukrainian, and Arabic translations and separate stage and lower-third choices
Choose the Bible used for browsing, then decide which scripture languages appear on each output.

Need several languages together?

The “Multiple Bible Languages” guide explains how synchronized translations work across the projector, stage display, and stream.

03

Browse a book and select a verse range

When you do not want to type a reference, choose Browse. Pick a Bible book, choose its chapter, then select the first verse you need. Select another verse to extend the range between them.

Choose the highlighted range to add only those verses, or choose Whole chapter when the reading should include everything. This is useful when a speaker gives you a book and chapter but has not yet settled on the final range.

LlamaPresenter Bible browser selecting Philippians chapter 3 verses 3 through 17
Select two verse numbers to define a range, or add the whole chapter in one step.

04

Search for words you remember

If you remember the wording but not the reference, enter a phrase in the Bible browser. LlamaPresenter searches the text and shows the matching words in context with each result’s book, chapter, and verse.

Limit the search to one translation or one Bible book when the result list is broad. Select a result to add that verse directly to the Scripture workspace.

LlamaPresenter Bible text search showing verses containing the word Jesus
Search the words inside scripture when the phrase is familiar but the reference is not.

05

Present one clear verse card at a time

An expanded passage displays its verses as individual cards. Select a card to send it live, then move through the reading in order. The card shows the same verse text and reference the congregation will receive, so the operator can confirm the next cue before selecting it.

Use the tiles at either end to add an adjacent verse when the reading changes. Verse groups can also be joined or split when two short verses belong on one slide or a longer section needs more breathing room.

LlamaPresenter showing Esther chapter 8 as individual selectable verse cards
Every card is a presentation cue, with the live verse clearly outlined for the operator.

06

Keep every service reading organized

Collapse passages when you only need their titles and translation names. The compact list makes a longer service easy to scan without removing any prepared verses.

Drag a passage or use the arrow controls to change its order. Expand the passage you need, collapse everything else, and remove readings that are no longer part of the service.

LlamaPresenter compact passage list with several Bible readings and reorder controls
Collapse prepared passages into a clean running order, then expand one when it is time to present.

07

Choose how scripture appears on screen

Open Slide layout and select the Verses tab to choose a scripture design. Built-in layouts place the reference below, above, beside, or inside the verse treatment, giving you a clear starting point without designing from scratch.

Pick a layout for the Main Screen or another configured screen, then assign useful designs to the A, B, C, and D look positions. You can also create a custom template when the service needs its own typography, spacing, background treatment, or reference style.

LlamaPresenter scripture slide layout gallery with several verse and reference arrangements
Start with a built-in verse layout or create a template for your church’s visual style.

Design for the longest verse

Test the layout with a short verse and a long one. The best scripture template keeps both readable without changing the operator’s workflow.

Keep these three

The short version

  • Add scripture by exact reference, chapter browsing, or full-text search.
  • Organize passages once, then present each verse as a clear live cue.
  • Choose a reusable verse layout instead of rebuilding scripture slides.
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