Getting access to Verbum for free has never been easier. Simply open the app, whether on desktop, mobile, or the web, and sign-in with your free Verbum account to automatically unlock the app. Then, anytime you open the app in a different language or a different brand (Logos/Verbum), the free version will also be unlocked. If you don't already have Verbum, you can download it at verbum.com.
In this article, we'll demonstrate using the web app.
Note: You can access the web app without signing in, but signing in with a free account unlocks many of the features discussed below.
By default, Verbum opens to the Dashboard, where you can access your workflows, prayer lists, and reading plans as well as browse up-to-date Bible study content, and more. You can customize how this content displays by clicking the settings icon which allows you to select the number of columns for your display as well as to refresh the Get Started section.
You can return to this screen from anywhere in Verbum by clicking the Dashboard icon .
Note: Anytime you want to clear your workspace, you may do so by clicking the Close all icon on the toolbar. When you close panels in this way, they will return to the last place you were when you open them again.
Learn more about the Dashboard
What do you want to do?
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Layouts
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- From the Dashboard, click the plus icon . From here, you can choose a resource or a Layout that you would like to add to your Get Started section.
- Select a option (such as Bible and Commentary) and click Add.
- Click the Layout's card on the Dashboard to open it.
- Type the Scripture reference you would like to read in the reference box. Because these resources are linked together, you only need to enter the reference in one of the boxes.
Note: Entering the book name and chapter will open the Bible to verse 1 of that chapter. When entering a reference, Verbum recognizes multiple formats.
For example:
- John 1:1
- jn 1 1
- See the complete list of recognized abbreviations here.
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Choosing a Devotional or Lectionary
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- From the Get Started section, click the plus icon .
- Select Daily Devotional or Lectionary to open a window that allows you to choose an available devotional or lectionary. Then, click Add. Once you select a resource, a new card will be added to the Get Started section.
- Click the card to open the devotional or lectionary to today’s reading. Hovering over any Scripture reference in this panel opens a window showing the full text.
- Click a Scripture reference to open a panel in your preferred Bible. Learn how to change your preferred Bible here.
- You may arrange the cards in the Get Started section by dragging and dropping them into your preferred order, or you may remove a card by clicking the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of the card and clicking Remove card.
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Information and Context Menu
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Library
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- To locate a resource by title, enter the title in the search bar (e.g., Easton’s Bible Dictionary); then click the title link to open the resource in a new panel.
- You can also find works by a particular author by entering the word “author”, followed by a colon and the author’s name (author:heiser). Click a book's title to open it in a new panel.
- You can also use the Library filter panel on the left to explore your library and find books by attributes like subject, type, author, or publisher. To find all of your New Testament commentaries, for example, select Bible N.T. from the Subject filter options, then scroll to the Type filter and select Commentaries.
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Notes
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- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
- Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.
- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
This section orients you to some opening steps and features to launch you to a deeper study of God’s Word.
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Workflows
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- Click Guided study on the main navigation bar.
- Select the Lectio Divina workflow.
- Enter the passage you want to study, and Verbum will generate your study outline.
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Original Language Study
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- In an open Bible window, click Interlinear on the View tab.
- Click the slider at the top to toggle Interlinear view on.
- With the Interlinear menu open, choose which options to display by ticking the relevant boxes for:
- Its manuscript form in the original language and/or transliterated form,
- Its lemma (or dictionary) form of the word in its original language and/or transliterated form,
- Its root in the original language and/or in transliterated form,
- Morphological data for the word
- Strong’s and/or Louw-Nida Numbers
- Its sense.
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Information and Context Menu
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Layouts
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- From the Dashboard, click the plus icon . From here, you can choose a resource or a Layout that you would like to add to your Get Started section.
- Select a option (such as Bible and Commentary) and click Add.
- Click the Layout's card on the Dashboard to open it.
- Type the Scripture reference you would like to read in the reference box. Because these resources are linked together, you only need to enter the reference in one of the boxes.
Note: Entering the book name and chapter will open the Bible to verse 1 of that chapter. When entering a reference, Verbum recognizes multiple formats.
For example:
- John 1:1
- jn 1 1
- See the complete list of recognized abbreviations here.
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Guides
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- Open the Passage Guide.
- Type the reference you’re studying, and press Enter.
- In the Guide, Verbum queues all of your resources discussing this text, such as commentaries, journal articles, cross-references from the Bible, other ancient literature, and more.
- Passage Guides are meant for in-depth study of Bible passages.
- Exegetical and Bible Word Study Guides provide information on the original languages.
- Sermon Starter Guides help with preaching outlines and illustrations.
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Link Sets
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- Open the books and tools you want to link.
- In both panels, click Link set from the Home tab and choose the same letter.
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Searching
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Factbook
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- Click Factbook icon on the toolbar.
- Enter the name of a person, place, thing, event, or topic into the search field and press Enter.
Alternatively, you can also access the Factbook from the Context Menu. Simply right-click what you want to look up. Words with existing Factbook tags display a label in the left-hand column. Click the label to expand options in the right-hand column. Click Factbook to open the entry for your chosen word.
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Notes
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- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
- Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.
- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
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Guides
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- Open the Passage Guide.
- Type the reference you’re studying, and press Enter.
- In the Guide, Verbum queues all of your resources discussing this text, such as commentaries, journal articles, cross-references from the Bible, other ancient literature, and more.
- Passage Guides are meant for in-depth study of Bible passages.
- Exegetical and Bible Word Study Guides provide information on the original languages.
- Sermon Starter Guides help with preaching outlines and illustrations.
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Notes
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- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
- Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.
- Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
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Media Tool
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Exporting and Sharing
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- Open the Share tab on the resource toolbar.
- Select the text you wish to share and click Copy link.
- You can also create a Media file that can be exported to PowerPoint or Proclaim by choosing Create slides.
In addition to articles and videos on the topics discussed above, the Verbum Help Center features training resources on a variety of other topics designed to help you get the most out of Verbum.