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
• 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)
• Verse of the Day, email digests, progress tracking, PDF leader guides
• Custom scheduling, cohorts, study finder, and ask-a-question tools
• 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. Optional services are used only when a site administrator enables them and supplies keys (or uses WordPress AI Connectors):

• 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)

No license phone-home. No paid feature gates.