For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16
King James Version
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16
King James Version
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The mechanism
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A curated collection of King James passages, each tagged with its themes and testament.
Each light is one verse in the library. Hover to read its reference; select one to reveal it.
By the numbers
How the curated verses are distributed across the nine themes. A verse can carry more than one theme.
| Theme | Verses | Share of library |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 15 | 20% |
| Faith | 14 | 19% |
| Hope | 14 | 19% |
| Love | 11 | 15% |
| Peace | 11 | 15% |
| Strength | 11 | 15% |
| Courage | 10 | 13% |
| Wisdom | 10 | 13% |
| Joy | 9 | 12% |
Questions
It is a free tool that reveals a single Bible verse at random from a curated library of King James Version passages. You can narrow the draw by theme and by Old or New Testament.
The tool uses your browser's cryptographic random number generator with rejection sampling, so every eligible verse has exactly the same chance of being drawn.
No. Recently shown verses are held back for a while, and the size of that window adapts to how many verses match your filters.
All verses are quoted from the King James Version, which is in the public domain. The verse text stays in English on every language version of the site.
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