Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 22:5
5Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
- New International Version (NIV)There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Context of Revelation 22:5
3and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever. 6Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” 7“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Read all of Revelation 22Revelation 22:5 word by word
καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶ φωτὸς ἡλίου ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς. καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- nightνύξnux · nightG3571
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- theyἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- needχρείαchreia · needG5532
- candleλύχνοςluchnos · lampG3088
- lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- of the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- givethφωτίζωphōtizō · to illuminateG5461
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- they shall reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
Cross-references for Revelation 22:5
- Revelation 18:23the light of a lamp will never shine in you again; and the voice of a groom and bride will never be heard in you again. All this will happen because your merchants were the nobility of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
- Revelation 21:22I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Psalms 36:9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor; he does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
- Revelation 3:21“To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.
- Daniel 7:18But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’
- Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Romans 5:17If by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
- 2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Commentaries on Revelation 22:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5There shall be no night there - See the 23d (note) and 25th (note) verses of the preceding chapter ( Revelation 21:23; and Revelation 21:25;).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And there shall be no night there - notes on Revelation 21:25. And they need no candle - No lamp; no artificial light, as in a world where there is night and darkness. Neither light of the sun; for the Lord God, - See the notes on Revelation 21:23. And they shall reign forever and ever - That is, with God; they shall be as kings. See the notes on Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6. Compare the Romans 8:16 note; 2 Timothy 2:11-12 note. Remarks On…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5They will rule with God forever (see Revelation 20:4; see also 5:10) in his bright light that removes night and the need for lamps (see Isaiah 60:19–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. there--so Andreas. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac read, "(there shall be no night) any longer"; Greek, "eti," for "ekei." they need--A, Vulgate, and Coptic read the future, "they shall not have need." B reads, "(and there shall be) no need." candle--Greek, "lamp." A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic insert "light (of a candle, or lamp)." B Omits it. of the sun--so A. But B omits it. giveth ... light--"illumines." So Vulgate and Syriac. But A reads, "shall…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 22
- 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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