Revelation 22:6

Revelation 22:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
• New International Version (NIV)The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.

Context of Revelation 22:6

4and they shall see his face; and his name [is] on their foreheads. 5And night shall not be any more, and no need of a lamp, and light of [the] sun; for [the] Lord God shall shine upon them, and they shall reign to the ages of ages. And he said to me, These words [are] faithful and true; and [the] Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to shew to his bondmen the things which must soon come to pass. 7And behold, I come quickly. Blessed [is] he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. 8And I, John, [was] he who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to do homage before the feet of the angel who shewed me these things.

Revelation 22:6 word by word

Καὶ εἶπέν μοι· οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί, καὶ ὁ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων τῶν προφητῶν ἀπέστειλεν τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ δεῖξαι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει.Read the interlinear

• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Revelation 22:6

• Revelation 19:9And he says to me, Write, Blessed [are] they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God.
• Revelation 21:5And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says [to me], Write, for these words are true and faithful.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
• Luke 1:70as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;
• Luke 16:16The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.
• Acts 3:18but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
• Romans 1:2(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,)
• 1 Peter 1:11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.
• 2 Peter 1:21for prophecy was not ever uttered by [the] will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of [the] Holy Spirit.
• 2 Peter 3:2to be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;
• Revelation 1:1Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,
• Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God!
• Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
• Matthew 13:41The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
• Acts 12:11And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that [the] Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with [the] angels of his power,

Commentaries on Revelation 22:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6These sayings are faithful and true - See the preceding chapter, Revelation 21:5. From this verse to the end of the chapter is reckoned the epilogue of this book. The angel affirms the truth of all that had been spoken, Revelation 22:6-11. Jesus Christ confirms what has been affirmed, and pledges himself for the fulfillment of all the prophecies contained in it, Revelation 22:12-17. John cautions his readers against adding or diminishing, and concludes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And he said unto me - The angel-interpreter, who had showed John the vision of the New Jerusalem, Revelation 21:9-10. As these visions are now at an end, the angel comes to John directly, and assures him that all these things are true - that there has been no deception of the senses in these visions, but that they were really divine disclosures of what would soon and certainly occur. These sayings are faithful and true - These communications - all that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Everything John records in Revelation is trustworthy and true because God, who has all authority (compare Matthew 28:18), sent the messenger. However, these visions are not easy to understand.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. These sayings are true--thrice repeated (Re 19:9; 21:5). For we are slow to believe that God is as good as He is. The news seems to us, habituated as we are to the misery of this fallen world, too good to be true [Nangle]. They are no dreams of a visionary, but the realities of God's sure word. holy--so Andreas. But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "(the Lord God of the) spirits (of the prophets)." The Lord God who with His Spirit inspired their…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