Revelation 19:12

Revelation 19:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
• New International Version (NIV)His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.

Context of Revelation 19:12

10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].” 11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who was riding it is called Faithful and True (trustworthy, loyal, incorruptible, steady), and in righteousness He judges and wages war [on the rebellious nations]. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many royal crowns; and He has a name inscribed [on Him] which no one knows or understands except Himself. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, [dazzling] white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

Revelation 19:12 word by word

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ διαδήματα πολλὰ ἔχων ὄνομα γεγραμμένον ὃ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν εἰ μὴ αὐτὸςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a flameφλόξphlox · flameG5395
• of fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• crownsδιάδημαdiadēma · diademG1238
• andδέde · thenG1161
• he hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Revelation 19:12

• Revelation 1:14His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being].
• Revelation 2:18“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes [that flash] like a flame of fire [in righteous judgment], and whose feet are like burnished [white-hot] bronze:
• Revelation 6:2I looked, and behold, a white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.
• Revelation 12:3Then another sign [of warning] was seen in heaven: behold, a great fiery red dragon (Satan) with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal crowns (diadems).
• Revelation 13:1And the dragon (Satan) stood on the sandy shore of the sea. Then I saw a [vicious] beast coming up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten royal crowns (diadems), and on his heads were blasphemous names.
• Psalms 8:5Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
• Isaiah 62:3You will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God.
• Zechariah 9:16And the Lord their God shall save them on that day As the flock of His people; For they are like the [precious] jewels of a crown, Displayed and glittering in His land.
• Matthew 21:5“Tell the daughter of Zion (the people of Jerusalem), ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Gentle and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• Hebrews 2:9But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while [by taking on the limitations of humanity], crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering of death, so that by the grace of God [extended to sinners] He might experience death for [the sins of] everyone.
• Revelation 19:16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name inscribed, “KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LORDS.”
• Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], to him I will give [the privilege of eating] some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone with a new name engraved on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.’
• Revelation 3:12He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My [own] new name.
• Genesis 32:29Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He said, “Why is it that you ask My name?” And He declared a blessing [of the covenant promises] on Jacob there.
• Exodus 23:21Be on your guard before Him, listen to and obey His voice; do not be rebellious toward Him or provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgression, since My Name (authority) is in Him.

Commentaries on Revelation 19:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12His eyes were as a flame of fire - To denote the piercing and all-penetrating nature of his wisdom. On his head were many crowns - To denote the multitude of his conquests, and the extent of his dominion. A name written, that no man knew - This is a reference to what the rabbins call the shem hammephorash, or tetragrammaton, יהוה Yhvh ; or what we call Jehovah. This name the Jews never attempt to pronounce: when they meet with it in the Bible, they read…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12His eyes were as a flame of fire - See the notes on Revelation 1:14. And on his head were many crowns - Many diadems, indicative of his universal reign. It is not said how these were worn or arranged on his head - perhaps the various diadems worn by kings were in some way wreathed into one. And he had a name written - That is, probably on the frontlet of this compound diadem. Compare the notes on Revelation 13:1; Revelation 14:1. That no man knew but he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12He has eyes like blazing fire: See Revelation 1:14–16; Daniel 10:6. Christ, wearing many crowns, contrasts with the dragon, whose seven heads each had a crown (see Revelation 12:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Identifying Him with the Son of man similarly described, Re 1:14. many crowns--Greek, "diadems": not merely (Greek, "stephanoi") garlands of victory, but royal crowns, as King of kings. Christ's diadem comprises all the diadems of the earth and of heavenly powers too. Contrast the papal tiara composed of three diadems. Compare also the little horn (Antichrist) that overcomes the three horns or kingdoms, Da 7:8, 24 (Quære, the Papacy? or some three…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Flame of fire
• Diadem
• Fall
• Fornication
• Lord
• Marriage
• Rod
• Salvation
• Crown
• Eschatology of the New Testament

Commentaries on Revelation 19

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings