LightLoop pulls scripture from two sources, both in the same translation picker — used in the Media Library Add Bible flow and the Sermon Builder:
- YouVersion — popular licensed English translations, listed at the top of the picker.
- Free Use Bible — a free, open library of 1,200+ translations across 1,000+ languages, available below YouVersion as a searchable option.
Search any passage, choose a translation, and customize the slide.
YouVersion translations
LightLoop has access to the following English translations via the YouVersion Platform API:
| Abbreviation | Full name |
|---|
| NIV | New International Version |
| NASB | New American Standard Bible (1995) |
| NASB2020 | New American Standard Bible (2020) |
| AMP | Amplified Bible |
| BSB | Berean Standard Bible |
| NIrV | New International Reader’s Version |
| NIVUK | New International Version (Anglicised) |
| TPT | The Passion Translation |
| WEBUS | World English Bible (American) |
| WMB | World Messianic Bible |
| ASV | American Standard Version |
| LSV | Literal Standard Version |
| GNV | Geneva Bible |
| EASY | EasyEnglish Bible 2024 |
| CPDV | Catholic Public Domain Version |
| FBV | Free Bible Version |
| PEV | Plain English Version |
| TOJB2011 | The Orthodox Jewish Bible |
ESV, NLT, NKJV, CSB, and The Message are not available through the YouVersion Platform API regardless of licensing and cannot be added at this time.
Free Use Bible (all languages)
Below the YouVersion presets, the translation picker includes Free Use Bible (all languages) — search…, powered by the Free Use Bible API. It offers 1,200+ public-domain and openly-licensed translations across 1,000+ languages — many you won’t find anywhere else.
To use it:
- Open the translation picker and choose Free Use Bible (all languages) — search…
- Type a translation name, abbreviation, or language (e.g.
Berean, Spanish, Swahili)
- Pick a result — your choice is remembered for next time
- Enter your passage reference as usual and search
If a YouVersion translation throws an error (some are intermittently unavailable), the Free Use Bible source is a reliable fallback — and the only way to display many non-English languages.
Adding a Bible slide
- In the Media Library, click Add Bible
- Type a passage reference — e.g.
John 3:16, Psalm 23, or Romans 8:28-30
- Select a translation — a YouVersion preset, or Free Use Bible (all languages) — search… for any other language/translation
- The verse text appears in the preview — review it before saving
- Customize the slide style (see below)
- Click Save — the slide is added to your library as a Bible item
Multi-verse passages
If you enter a range (e.g. Psalm 23:1-6), LightLoop fetches all verses and combines them into a single slide. Long passages are automatically split across multiple slides — each slide shows a natural break in the text.
Style options
Bible slides share the same style engine as Songs:
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Font | Family, size, weight, italic, all-caps |
| Color | Text color |
| Alignment | Horizontal (left / center / right) and vertical (top / middle / bottom) |
| Drop shadow | Offset, blur, color |
| Text stroke | Width and color |
| Text background | Color + opacity panel behind the text for contrast over busy backgrounds |
| Background | Image or solid color behind the verse text |
Using Bible slides in playlists
Bible items behave like any other media item — add them to a playlist, reorder with drag-and-drop, and set how long each slide stays on screen before auto-advancing.
In the iOS Remote app, Bible items in Control Mode expand verse by verse so the operator can advance through each slide manually during a sermon.
Caching behavior
Bible slides are rendered server-side the first time they appear on an Apple TV. The rendered image is then cached locally so the slide plays even without an internet connection. If the slide style or passage is edited, the cache is refreshed automatically. 