Revelation 5:10

Revelation 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

Context of Revelation 5:10

8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” 11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. 12In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

Revelation 5:10 word by word

καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• You have madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• them to beαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• priestsἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• toὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• they will reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Revelation 5:10

• Revelation 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
• Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
• Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
• Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
• 1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’

Commentaries on Revelation 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Kings and priests - See Exodus 19:6; (note); 1 Peter 2:5; (note), 1 Peter 2:9; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests - See the notes on Revelation 1:6. And we shall reign on the earth - The redeemed, of whom we are the representatives. The idea clearly is, in accordance with what is so frequently said in the Scriptures, that the dominion on the earth will be given to the saints; that is, that there will be such a prevalence of true religion, and the redeemed will be so much in the ascendency, that the affairs of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were instruments of praise; the vials were full of odours, or incense, which signify the prayers of the saints: prayer and praise should always go together. Christ has redeemed his people from the bondage of sin, guilt, and Satan. He has not only purchased…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Describing God's people as a kingdom of priests who will achieve ultimate victory and reign with Christ reflects Jesus as both king (Romans 1:3) and high priest (Hebrews 6:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. made us--A, B, Aleph, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "them." The Hebrew construction of the third person for the first, has a graphic relation to the redeemed, and also has a more modest sound than us, priests [Bengel]. unto our God--So B and Aleph read. But A omits the clause. kings--So B reads. But A, Aleph, Vulgate, Coptic, and Cyprian, read, "A kingdom." Aleph reads also "a priesthood" for priests. They who cast their crowns before the throne…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
• Assurance
• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Praise
• Priest
• Redemption
• Song

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Behold
• Loose
• Receive
• Adoration
• Amen
• Ascension
• Ethics
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Revelation 5

• 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