Books of the Bible / James
Random Verse from James
Roll a random verse from James -- 5 chapters, 108 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.”
James 3:13
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About James (summary)
James is book 59 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 5 chapters and 108 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 James compared to other books of the Bible?
James is the 43th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 108 verses across 5 chapters -- an average of 21.6 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 James sit among the other New Testament books?
James is book 20 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 59 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after James?
Hebrews comes directly before it (13 chapters). 1 Peter 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 108 verses in James -- 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.