Books of the Bible / 3 John
Random Verse from 3 John
Roll a random verse from 3 John -- 1 chapter, 14 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.”
3 John 1:12
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About 3 John (summary)
3 John is book 64 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 1 chapter and 14 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 3 John compared to other books of the Bible?
3 John is the 65th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 14 verses across 1 chapter -- an average of 14 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 3 John sit among the other New Testament books?
3 John is book 25 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 64 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after 3 John?
2 John comes directly before it (1 chapter). Jude comes directly after it (1 chapter).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 14 verses in 3 John -- 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.