Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 4
1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I lookedG3708andκαὶkaiG2532sawἰδοὺidouG2400a doorθύραthuraG2374standing openἠνεῳγμένηēneōgmenēG455inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772.AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ἣνhēnG3739I had previously heardἡ πρώτη ἤκουσαhē prōtē ēkousaG3588G4413G191speakλαλούσηςlalousēsG2980toμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473likeὡςhōsG5613a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536was sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Come upἀνάβαanabaG305hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,andκαὶkaiG2532I will showδείξωdeixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771whatἃhaG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096afterμετὰmetaG3326these thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778.”
2At onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532I sawἰδοὺidouG2400a throneθρόνοςthronosG2362standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772, withκαὶkaiG2532someoneseatedκαθήμενος.kathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588itθρόνονthrononG2362.
3καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588Oneseated thereκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521lookedὁράσειhoraseiG3706likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664jasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393andκαὶkaiG2532carnelianλίθῳ σαρδίῳlithō sardiōG4556G3037,andκαὶkaiG2532a rainbowἶριςirisG2463that gleamedὁράσειhoraseiG3706likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664an emeraldσμαραγδίνῳ.smaragdinōG4664encircledκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362.
4καὶkaiG2532SurroundingκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362weretwenty-fourεἴκοσιeikosiG1501τέσσαρες,tessaresG5064other thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theseτοὺςtousG3588thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362satκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521twenty-fourεἴκοσιeikosiG1501τέσσαραςtessarasG5064eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245dressedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022ἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440, withκαὶkaiG2532goldenχρυσοῦς.chrusousG5552crownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776.
Worship of the Creator
5καὶkaiG2532FromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362cameἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607flashes of lightningἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796καὶkaiG2532,rumblingsφωναὶphōnaiG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532peals of thunderβρονταί,brontaiG1027καὶkaiG2532.BeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362burnedκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiG2545sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033torchesλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.TheseἅhaG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510theτὰtaG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362was somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613a seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281of glassὑαλίνη,hu'alinēG5193, as clear asὁμοίαhomoiaG3664crystalκρυστάλλῳ,krustallōG2930καὶkaiG2532.InἐνenG1722thecenterμέσῳmesōG3319τοῦtouG3588θρόνουthronouG2362καὶkaiG2532,aroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362, werefourτέσσαραtessaraG5064living creaturesζῷαzōaG2226,covered withγέμονταgemontaG1073eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715andκαὶkaiG2532backὄπισθεν.opisthenG3693.
7καὶkaiG2532TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413living creatureζῷονzōonG2226waslikeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a lionλέοντι,leontiG3023καὶkaiG2532,theτὸtoG3588secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208ζῷονzōonG2226likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a calfμόσχῳ,moschōG3448καὶkaiG2532,theτὸtoG3588thirdτρίτονtritonG5154ζῷονzōonG2226hadἔχωνechōnG2192τὸtoG3588a faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383likeὡςhōsG5613a manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588fourthτέταρτονtetartonG5067ζῷονzōonG2226waslikeὅμοιονhomoionG3664an eagleἀετῷaetōG105in flightπετομένῳ.petomenōG4072.
8AndκαὶkaiG2532eachκαθ᾽kath᾽G1520G2596ofαὐτῶνautōnG846theτὰtaG3588fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064living creaturesζῷα,zōaG2226hadἔχωνechōnG2192sixἕξhexG1803wingsπτέρυγαςpterugasG4420ἀνὰanaG303and wascovered withγέμουσινgemousinG1073eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788all aroundκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943andκαὶkaiG2532withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081καὶkaiG2532.DayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571they neverοὐκ ἔχουσινouk echousinG3756G2192stopἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40,HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40,HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40, is theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588Almightyπαντοκράτωρ,pantokratōrG3841,whoὁhoG3588wasἦνēnG1510andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588isὢνōnG1510andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588is to comeἐρχόμενος.erchomenosG2064!”
9AndκαὶkaiG2532wheneverὅτανhotanG3752theτὰtaG3588living creaturesζῷαzōaG2226giveδώσουσινdōsousinG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391καὶkaiG2532,honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532thanksεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169to theτῷtōG3588OneseatedκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳ,thronōG2362,whoτῷtōG3588livesζῶντιzōntiG2198foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165,
10theοἱhoiG3588twenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαρεςeikosi tessaresG1501G5064eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245fall downπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588OneseatedκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532they worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352Him whoτῷtōG3588livesζῶντιzōntiG2198foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165καὶkaiG2532.They castβαλοῦσινbalousinG906theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588crownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004:
11“WorthyἄξιοςaxiosG514are Youεἶ,eiG1510,ourG1473ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983τὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411,forὅτιhotiG3754YouσὺsuG4771createdἔκτισαςektisasG2936τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956καὶkaiG2532;byδιὰdiaG1223YourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588willθέλημάthelēmaG2307they existἦσανēsanG1510andκαὶkaiG2532were createdἐκτίσθησαν.¶ektisthēsanG2936.”
Commentaries on Revelation 4
- 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
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