Revelation 1:10

Revelation 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
• New International Version (NIV)On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,

Context of Revelation 1:10

8“I am the Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].” 9I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, [exiled there] because of [my preaching of] the word of God [regarding eternal salvation] and the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit [in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowered to receive and record the revelation from Jesus Christ] on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, 11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see [in this revelation], and send it to the seven churches—to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw seven golden lampstands;

Revelation 1:10 word by word

ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι ἐν τῇ κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἤκουσα ὀπίσω μου φωνὴν μεγάλην ὡς σάλπιγγοςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• theἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• Lord’sκυριακόςkuriakos · the Lord’sG2960
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• behindὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• of a trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Revelation 1:10

• Revelation 4:2At once I was in [special communication with] the Spirit; and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with One seated on the throne.
• Revelation 17:3And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was entirely covered with blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
• Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a vast and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy (sanctified) city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
• Matthew 22:43Jesus asked them, “How is it then that David by the inspiration of the Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord,’ saying,
• Acts 10:10but he became hungry and wanted something to eat. While the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance;
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven.
• John 20:19So when it was evening on that same day, the first day of the week, though the disciples were [meeting] behind barred doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace to you.”
• Acts 20:7Now on the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were gathered together to break bread (share communion), Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight.
• 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of every week each one of you is to put something aside, in proportion to his prosperity, and save it so that no collections [will need to] be made when I come.
• Revelation 4:1After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a [war] trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”
• Revelation 10:3and he shouted with a loud voice, like the roaring of a lion [compelling attention and inspiring awe]; and when he had shouted out, the seven peals of thunder spoke with their own voices [uttering their message in distinct words].

Commentaries on Revelation 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I was in the Spirit - That is, I received the Spirit of prophecy, and was under its influence when the first vision was exhibited. The Lord's day - The first day of the week, observed as the Christian Sabbath, because on it Jesus Christ rose from the dead; therefore it was called the Lord's day, and has taken place of the Jewish Sabbath throughout the Christian world. And heard behind me a great voice - This voice came unexpectedly and suddenly. He felt…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I was in the Spirit - This cannot refer to his own spirit, for such an expression would be unintelligible. The language then must refer to some unusual state, or to some influence that had been brought to bear upon him from without, that was appropriate to such a day. The word “Spirit” may refer either to the Holy Spirit, or to some state of mind such as the Holy Spirit produces - a spirit of elevated devotion, a state of high and uncommon religious…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witness to Christ as the Immanuel, the Saviour; and the Spirit of glory and of God rested upon this persecuted apostle. The day and time when he had this vision was the Lord's day, the Christian sabbath, the first day of the week, observed in remembrance of the resurrection of Christ. Let us who call him "Our Lord," honour him on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10the Lord’s day: In the Roman world, this term referred to celebrations for Caesar. Christians, however, used it for their weekly worship, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. The earliest Christians worshiped in Jewish synagogues on the Sabbath, the last day of the week (Acts 18:4). By the time of Revelation, they were no longer allowed in synagogues and gathered on the first day of the week, which marked the resurrection (see study note on Luke 24:1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. I was--Greek, "I came to be"; "I became." in the Spirit--in a state of ecstasy; the outer world being shut out, and the inner and higher life or spirit being taken full possession of by God's Spirit, so that an immediate connection with the invisible world is established. While the prophet "speaks" in the Spirit, the apocalyptic seer is in the Spirit in his whole person. The spirit only (that which connects us with God and the invisible world) is…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 1:10

• Day
• Inspiration
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Trumpet
• Vision

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Revelation 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings