Books of the Bible / John
Random Verse from John
Roll a random verse from John -- 21 chapters, 879 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Jesus answered them, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?””
John 6:70
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About John (summary)
John is book 43 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 21 chapters and 879 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 John compared to other books of the Bible?
John is the 15th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 879 verses across 21 chapters -- an average of 41.9 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 John sit among the other New Testament books?
John is book 4 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 43 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after John?
Luke comes directly before it (24 chapters). Acts comes directly after it (28 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 879 verses in 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.