Korean to English Live Sermon Translation
Translate sermons from Korean into English (English) live, with low-latency captions and automatic Bible verse popups. A core focus pair: Korean-preached services rendered into natural English for second-generation members and English-speaking visitors.
Why Korean → English congregations choose Sermon Translate
Most translation apps were built for tourism, not preaching. Sermon Translate is tuned on church vocabulary, hymn titles, and proper nouns, so theological terms render correctly in English.
- Low-latency captions from speaker to English
- Bible verse popup in English when the pastor references it
- Runs in the browser on phones, tablets and laptops, with no app install required
- Custom glossary so Korean names and church-specific terms stay consistent
Preaching register and honorifics, not tourist Korean
Korean is a core focus pair. Korean → English output keeps the formal preaching register a Korean pulpit uses (합쇼체), applies honorifics correctly for God, the pastor and the congregation, and avoids the casual phrasing generic translation apps fall back to.
- Formal sermon register held consistently for the whole service
- Honorific forms applied to God, elders, deacons and the congregation
- Prayer, benediction and announcement phrasing that sounds native
- Every Korean sermon line is checked against church vocabulary before it appears
Korean Bible book names and chapter-verse formatting
When the pastor says a reference, the caption uses the Korean book name your congregation reads (요한복음, 요한일서, 로마서) and the Korean 장/절 format, with the verse text pulled from the Korean version your church selects in Settings.
- 요한일서 3장 16절, never a literal '1 Gospel of John'
- Pick your preferred Korean Bible version once; every popup follows it
- Bilingual verse view so Korean and English readers stay on the same line
Your church's Korean terms, defined once
Names of elders, deacons, ministries, hymn titles and doctrinal terms are stored in your church glossary in both languages and enforced on every translation, so the same word never comes out three different ways in one sermon.
Reading the sermon in English
English captions let second-generation members, spouses and visitors follow a sermon preached in another language. When the preacher cites a passage, the popup shows it in the English version your church chooses, and names in your church glossary keep the same English spelling every week.
- Verse popups in BSB, WEB or KJV
- Member, ministry and place names spelled the way your glossary defines them
- The subtitle screen can show the original language and English together
You choose the speaker language and the translation language
Nothing is locked to one language or direction. Before the service, choose the language being spoken and the language, or languages, the congregation reads. English, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese and 53 more can be set as the source, and English, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, Fuzhounese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and 115 more are available as targets.
- Speaker language picker: choose whatever the pulpit is preaching in
- Translation language picker: choose the reading language for the screen, and members using the app on their own phone pick their own
- 61 languages can be spoken from the pulpit, and all 123 can be read as captions
- The full list, and which ones have built-in Bible book names, is on the languages page
How to start Korean → English translation this Sunday
Open Sermon Translate on the speaker's laptop, pick Korean as the speaker language and English as the translation language, and put the captions on the projector with the Subtitles screen. The congregation reads along in English from their seat, and members who want captions in their hand can use Sermon Translate on their own phone with their own account.
Does Korean → English run at the same speed as the other pairs?
Yes. Both Korean directions use the same low-latency pipeline as English and Chinese.
Can second-generation members read English while the sermon is preached in Korean?
Yes. Set Korean as the speaker language and show English captions on the sanctuary screen, or members can open Sermon Translate on their own phone and choose English.
How do churches translate sermons live with this app?
The speaker opens Sermon Translate on a phone, tablet or laptop, selects the spoken language and the translation language, and starts listening. Transcripts and translations appear on that device, and the whole room can read them as captions on a projector or livestream. No headsets, no interpreter booth, no extra hardware.
Which languages are supported?
Sermon Translate supports 123 languages. 61 of them can be spoken from the pulpit, including English, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese and 53 more, and all 123 can be read as captions. Every listener can pick their own reading language. The full list is on the languages page.
How is this different from Google Translate or generic AI translation apps?
Google Translate is a powerful general-purpose translator. Sermon Translate is designed around the workflow of a Christian service: church vocabulary, hymn titles, proper names, Bible book names, and verse-reference popups that appear when the speaker clearly references a passage.
Do we need to install anything?
No. It runs in a modern browser on iPhone, Android and desktop. The speaker opens it on one device, and the congregation reads the captions on the projector or livestream. Anyone who wants captions on their own phone opens Sermon Translate there and signs in; each listener needs their own account or trial after the free period.
Can it replace a human interpreter?
Sermon Translate works as a sermon interpreter app for live services and handles common preaching vocabulary well. A church can use it as the main translation for weekly services, or alongside a human interpreter for rare languages or high-stakes events. It is a tool, not a person.