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I'm working on modules for lectionary selections. The churches that will be using the lectionary use different verse numbering for a number of passages, particularly in the Psalms (where 'headings' are considered verse 1 in some traditions), but also in other places (e.g., Isa. 8:23 ~ 9:1).

Is there a way to adjust verse numbering in a module? Or do we just adjust the 'heading' to contain the numbers as we want them to appear (e.g., Isa. 9:1-6) and pull the \ref verses we want from our text (e.g., Isa. 9:2-7) and hope people don't pay too much attention to the little numbers in the text...? I ask because there are some "Special markers in module files" at this web page (https://lingtran.net/Bible-Modules), and wondered if there might be some more available.
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The \vrs marker sets the versification for the module. In your example, if you have \vrs English with ISA 9:1-6 it will show verses 1-6. However, if you change use \vrs Original then it will display the text for verses 2-7.

You may want to consider not showing verse numbers at all (don't include them in the \inc) and just set your headers with the \r field to what you want.
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Thanks Phil. I like your idea of not including \v at all. Some of the lectionary tools people use also don't include verse numbers, so it may actually align well with existing practise.

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