Books of the Bible / Romans
Random Verse from Romans
Roll a random verse from Romans -- 16 chapters, 433 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.”
Romans 9:5
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Romans (summary)
Romans is book 45 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the New Testament. It runs 16 chapters and 433 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 Romans compared to other books of the Bible?
Romans is the 26th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 433 verses across 16 chapters -- an average of 27.1 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 Romans sit among the other New Testament books?
Romans is book 6 of 27 in the New Testament, and book 45 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Romans?
Acts comes directly before it (28 chapters). 1 Corinthians 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 433 verses in Romans -- 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.