Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 14:1
1Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Revelation 14:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Context of Revelation 14:1
Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps. 3They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, but no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
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Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδοὺ τὸ ἀρνίον ἑστὸς ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος Σιὼν καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες ἔχουσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένον ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I lookedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- a Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
- stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the mountὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735
- SionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- an hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
- fortyτεσσαράκονταtessarakonta · fortyG5062
- fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
- thousandχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505
- havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- Father’sπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- foreheadsμέτωπονmetopon · foreheadG3359
Cross-references for Revelation 14:1
- Revelation 14:14Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and one like the Son of Man was seated on the cloud, with a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
- Revelation 4:1After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
- Revelation 6:8And I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.
- Revelation 15:5After this I looked, and the heavenly temple — the tabernacle of testimony — was opened.
- Jeremiah 1:11Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
- Ezekiel 1:4I looked, and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a huge cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
- Ezekiel 2:9So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and there was a written scroll in it.
- Ezekiel 8:7Then he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked there was a hole in the wall.
- Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli.
- Ezekiel 44:4Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and the glory of the Lord filled his temple. And I fell facedown.
- Daniel 12:5Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others were standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the other.
- Amos 8:2He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” The Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel; I will no longer spare them.
- Zechariah 4:2He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. The lampstand also has seven lamps at the top with seven spouts for each of the lamps.
- Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
Commentaries on Revelation 14:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A Lamb stood on the mount Sion - This represents Jesus Christ in his sacrificial office; mount Sion was a type of the Christian Church. And with him a hundred forty and four thousand - Representing those who were converted to Christianity from among the Jews. See Revelation 7:4. His Father's name written in their foreheads - They were professedly, openly, and practically, the children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus. Different sects of idolaters have the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And I looked - My attention was drawn to a new vision. The eye was turned away from the beast and his image to the heavenly world - the Mount Zion above. And, lo, a Lamb - See the notes on Revelation 5:6. Stood on the mount Zion - That is, in heaven. See the notes on Hebrews 12:22. Zion, literally the southern hill in the city of Jerusalem, was a name also given to the whole city; and, as that was the seat of the divine worship on earth, it became an…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline Those faithful to Christ celebrate the praises of God. (1-5) Three angels; one proclaiming the everlasting gospel; another, the downfal of Babylon; and a third, the dreadful wrath of God on the worshippers of the beast. The blessedness of those who die in the Lord. (6-13) A vision of Christ with a sickle, and of a harvest ripe for cutting down. (14-16) The emblem of a vintage fully ripe, trodden in the wine-press of God's wrath. (17-20)…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1standing: See Revelation 5:6; study note on Revelation 12:18. 144,000: God’s righteous remnant (see study note on Revelation 7:4–8). The mark on their foreheads (contrast Revelation 13:16–17) is the name of both the lamb and his father, showing the unity of Jesus and the Father (see John 5:20–23; 14:5–10; 17:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20In contrast to the beast, false prophet, and apostate Church (Re 13:1-18) and introductory to the announcement of judgments about to descend on them and the world (Re 14:8-11, anticipatory of Re 18:2-6), stand here the redeemed, "the divine kernel of humanity, the positive fruits of the history of the world and the Church" [Auberlen]. The fourteenth through sixteenth chapters describe the preparations for the Messianic judgment. As the fourteenth chapter…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 14
- 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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