Books of the Bible / Hebrews
Random Verse from Hebrews
Roll a random verse from Hebrews -- 13 chapters, 303 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.”
Hebrews 12:10
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Hebrews (summary)
Hebrews is book 58 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 13 chapters and 303 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 Hebrews compared to other books of the Bible?
Hebrews is the 30th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 303 verses across 13 chapters -- an average of 23.3 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 Hebrews sit among the other New Testament books?
Hebrews is book 19 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 58 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Hebrews?
Philemon comes directly before it (1 chapter). James comes directly after it (5 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 303 verses in Hebrews -- 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.