KERYGMA PROThe Bible text inside KERYGMA PRO
A fair question to ask of any tool that puts Scripture on a screen: whose text is it, and who gave you permission to use it? This page answers both plainly.
KERYGMA PRO carries two translations, and both are in the public domain — the King James Version and the World English Bible. There is no licensing wall between you and the passage, and there is no third-party service that can rate-limit you or go down on a Saturday night.
What is bundled, and why these two
The passage you are working on is served from a Scripture database that ships with the app, not fetched from someone else's API. That is a deliberate choice. It means the text is in front of you at every one of the six stages without a network round trip, and it means no publisher's terms sit between a preacher and the words he is preparing to preach.
King James Version
Public domain in the United States. The translation most of the pulpits this app was built for still read from on a Sunday morning.
World English Bible
A modern-English translation, released into the public domain by its editors at eBible.org. Useful when you want to see a passage in contemporary wording while you are working out what it says.
Every passage the app displays is labelled with its translation inline — you will see the abbreviation beside the reference, so there is never a question about which text you are reading.
Preach from the Bible you preach from
None of this is a limit on what you preach. The draft KERYGMA PRO composes is built from what you wrote at each stage — your observations, your interpretation, your doctrinal statement, your application. Your own wording and your own translation carry straight through into the sermon.
If you study in the NKJV, or the ESV, or with your Greek open beside you, nothing here asks you to stop. The app supplies the questions and the ordering; the text you stand up and read on Sunday is the one you have always read. See the FAQ for more on what the app does and does not do.
Attribution
The World English Bible is public domain and legally requires no attribution. Its editors at eBible.org ask for credit as a courtesy, and it is gladly given here.
The King James Version is in the public domain in the United States. In the United Kingdom it remains under perpetual Crown copyright, administered by Cambridge University Press — a real distinction, noted here for completeness.
If you have a question about any of this, write support@kerygmapro.com and you will get a specific answer.
Common questions
Which Bible translations does KERYGMA PRO include?
Two, both public domain: the King James Version and the World English Bible. Each passage is labelled inline with its translation so you always know which text is on screen.
Can I use KERYGMA PRO if I preach from the NKJV or the ESV?
Yes. The draft is composed from what you write about the passage, so your own wording and your own translation carry through into the sermon. Keep studying in whatever Bible you already use.
Why not include a modern copyrighted translation?
Copyrighted translations are licensed per use and per publisher, and those terms would have to sit between you and your own study. Public-domain text keeps the passage freely in front of you at every stage.
Where does the Scripture text come from?
From a Scripture database that ships with the app rather than a third-party API. Nothing to rate-limit you, and no outside service to go down while you are working.