Hidden Word Bible Lessons

Hidden Word Bible Lessons helps your church or ministry teach Scripture through structured, engaging weekly lessons. Each lesson breaks down a single verse into five rich sections:

• The Blueprint — The core scripture with memorization practice
• The Context — Historical and cultural background
• The Narrative — Events leading up to the verse
• The Echo — Cross-references connecting to the rest of Scripture
• Discussion — Reflection questions for small groups

Features

• 500-verse curated NIV curriculum (Biblica fair-use maximum)
• King James Version and World English Bible (public domain) included
• Local Bibles — download free public-domain translations (English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and more, including Catholic/Orthodox-scope texts) into your site database for offline reading and search
• Spaced-repetition memorization (SM-2), practice modes, and review queue
• Bible chapter reader with Hello AO audio (no API key)
• Optional BYOK: API.Bible, Biblia.com, YouVersion Platform, OpenAI / Claude (or WP AI Connectors)
• Licensed translation safety: NIV/ESV/NLT and similar wording is not embedded into AI prompts (display-only via API)
• Verse of the Day, email digests, progress tracking, PDF leader guides
• Custom scheduling, cohorts, study finder, and ask-a-question tools
• Companion app support (church directory, app connect, account deletion)
• Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes; lesson catalog at /bible-lesson/

Shortcodes

• [hwbl_lesson] — Current scheduled lesson
• [hwbl_lesson_list] — Browse all lessons
• [hwbl_verse_of_week] — Compact scheduled verse
• [hwbl_bible_reader] — Read/listen to any chapter
• [hwbl_memorize_verse] / [hwbl_memorize_reviews] — Memorize and review
• [hwbl_verse_of_the_day] / [hwbl_study_finder] / [hwbl_ask_question] — Daily verse and AI study tools
• [hwbl_my_progress] — Progress and streaks

NIV Copyright

Scripture quotations marked NIV are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

The bundled NIV text is provided under Biblica’s gratis use guidelines for non-commercial WordPress plugins (fewer than 500 verses, no complete books).

External Services

Bundled NIV/KJV/WEB text is stored locally. All other external calls are optional and only happen when a site administrator explicitly enables a feature, supplies keys, or starts an import:

• Hello AO — free Bible text/audio API (no key)
• API.Bible, Biblia.com, YouVersion Platform — optional translation providers (BYOK)
• bible.com — Verse of the Day reference/image (when VOTD is enabled)
• OpenAI or Anthropic — optional AI explain/study/ask (BYOK or Connectors)
• BibleSuperSearch.com, eBible.org, BereanBible.com, theWord module archives (theword-modules.com), and the scrollmapper/bible_databases GitHub repository — used only when an administrator uses the built-in Local Bible Importer (Bible Lessons → Local Bibles) to download an additional public-domain translation
• GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com, api.github.com) — used only when an administrator browses or installs a shared «Explain Pack» from the optional community catalog, or publishes/updates their own pack

No license phone-home. No paid feature gates.