Books of the Bible / Philippians
Random Verse from Philippians
Roll a random verse from Philippians -- 4 chapters, 104 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.”
Philippians 3:17
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Philippians (summary)
Philippians is book 50 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 4 chapters and 104 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 Philippians compared to other books of the Bible?
Philippians is the 47th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 104 verses across 4 chapters -- an average of 26 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 Philippians sit among the other New Testament books?
Philippians is book 11 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 50 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Philippians?
Ephesians comes directly before it (6 chapters). Colossians comes directly after it (4 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 104 verses in Philippians -- 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.