Books of the Bible / Acts
Random Verse from Acts
Roll a random verse from Acts -- 28 chapters, 1,004 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;”
Acts 18:9
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Acts (summary)
Acts is book 44 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 28 chapters and 1,004 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 Acts compared to other books of the Bible?
Acts is the 11th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 1,004 verses across 28 chapters -- an average of 35.9 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 Acts sit among the other New Testament books?
Acts is book 5 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 44 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Acts?
John comes directly before it (21 chapters). Romans comes directly after it (16 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 1,004 verses in Acts -- 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.