Books of the Bible / 1 Peter
Random Verse from 1 Peter
Roll a random verse from 1 Peter -- 5 chapters, 105 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“To them it was revealed that they served not themselves, but you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.”
1 Peter 1:12
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About 1 Peter (summary)
1 Peter is book 60 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 5 chapters and 105 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is 1 Peter compared to other books of the Bible?
1 Peter is the 45th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 105 verses across 5 chapters -- an average of 21 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does 1 Peter sit among the other New Testament books?
1 Peter is book 21 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 60 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after 1 Peter?
James comes directly before it (5 chapters). 2 Peter comes directly after it (3 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 105 verses in 1 Peter -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.