Inconsistent Bible text format

I am not sure what accounts for the different look of the different Bible problems (justification, where verse numbers are located in relation to the text, spacing) but some texts are much more pleasant (in my opinion) to read than others. In the example below, the NASB neatly separates verses and the paragraphs are also more neatly arranged. By contrast the ESV and LSG only propose BLOCKS. READING BLOCKS IS AS PLEASANT AS READING THESE CAPITALS RIGHT NOW. YOU NOTICE HOW I DID NOT CREATE A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH. HOW PLEASANT IS THAT TO READ? IS IT POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE ON THIS AT SOME POINT PLEASE?

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Timothy Brown

You can turn off justification in program settings.

You can separate verses by checking "Bible text only" in the visual filter. See https://wiki.logos.com/Visual_Filter_Menu

JT (alabama24)

I am not sure what accounts for the different look of the different Bible

Some of the discrepancy between translations relates to the publishers. Some translations are published in "verse by verse" (i.e. NASB) while others are published in paragraph form (ESV). Also compare the "message."

Fr Devin Roza

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/642182#Comment_642182

Adjusting the setting for line spacing can also help make the text look more natural.

My ESV does have paragraph breaks (with Jn 6:1-14 as one large paragraph).