Revelation 4:9

Revelation 4:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
• New International Version (NIV)Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

Context of Revelation 4:9

7and the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature having the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. 8And the four living creatures, each one of them having respectively six wings; round and within they are full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come. And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanksgiving to him that sits upon the throne, who lives to the ages of ages, 10the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11Thou art worthy, O our Lord and [our] God, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created.

Revelation 4:9 word by word

καὶ ὅταν δώσουσιν τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,Read the interlinear

• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• creaturesζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαeucharistia · thankfulnessG2169
• sitsκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• agesαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165

Cross-references for Revelation 4:9

• Revelation 5:13And every creature which is in the heaven and upon the earth and under the earth, and [those that are] upon the sea, and all things in them, heard I saying, To him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, blessing, and honour, and glory, and might, to the ages of ages.
• Revelation 7:11And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,
• Revelation 1:18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
• Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.
• Revelation 10:6and swore by him that lives to the ages of ages, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no longer delay;
• Revelation 15:7And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls, full of the fury of God, who lives to the ages of ages.
• Exodus 15:18Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever!
• Psalms 48:14For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.
• Hebrews 7:8And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;

Commentaries on Revelation 4:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And when those beasts give glory … - As often as those living beings ascribe glory to God. They did this continually Revelation 4:8; and, if the above explanation be correct, then the idea is that the ways and acts of God in his providential government are continually of such a nature as to honor him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 All true believers wholly ascribe their redemption and conversion, their present privileges and future hopes, to the eternal and most holy God. Thus rise the for-ever harmonious, thankful songs of the redeemed in heaven. Would we on earth do like them, let our praises be constant, not interrupted; united, not divided; thankful, not cold and formal; humble, not self-confident.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The twenty-four elders, who speak in an antiphonal chorus (two groups taking turns), give a divine perspective on creation. One seated on the throne: This shows a common Jewish practice of not speaking God’s name directly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The ground of praise here is God's eternity, and God's power and glory manifested in the creation of all things for His pleasure. Creation is the foundation of all God's other acts of power, wisdom, and love, and therefore forms the first theme of His creatures' thanksgivings. The four living creatures take the lead of the twenty-four elders, both in this anthem, and in that new song which follows on the ground of their redemption (Re 5:8-10)…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 4:9

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
• God
• Praise
• Thankfulness
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Receive
• Adoration
• Cherubim (1)
• Ethics
• Isaiah
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Revelation of John
• Seraphim

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