Revelation 5:10

Revelation 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

Context of Revelation 5:10

8When he had taken the book, the four beings and the 24 leaders fell down to the ground in front of the Lamb. They worshipped him. Each leader had a harp to make music. They were also holding gold bowls which were full of incense. That nice smell shows what it is like when God's people pray to him. 9The beings that are alive and the leaders sang a new song. They sang: ‘You are so good! You are good enough to take the book. You can break its seals and open it. You can do this because they killed you. When you died, you bought people for God with your blood. You bought them from every tribe, from every language and every nation. You have caused them to belong to the kingdom of our God. You have made them priests, so that they serve God. And they will rule on the earth.’ 11Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of many angels. There were thousands and millions of them. They were standing around the throne, with the beings that are alive and the leaders. 12They all sang with loud voices: ‘The Lamb that people killed is completely good! He has all authority, and all things belong to him. He is wise and powerful. Everyone must agree that he is great! Everyone must praise him and worship him!’

Revelation 5:10 word by word

καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hast madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• priestsἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• we shall reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Revelation 5:10

• Revelation 1:6Jesus has brought us into his family, so that we belong to God's kingdom. He has made us priests, so that we serve his God and Father. So we praise Jesus Christ! He will always be very great! He has power for all time. Amen. This is true!
• Revelation 20:6God has blessed those people that he raises up that first time. They belong to God as his holy people. The second death has no power over them. Instead, they will be priests who serve God and Christ. They will rule as kings with him for 1,000 years.
• Revelation 22:5There will be no more night, so nobody will need a lamp to make light. They will not need light from the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule as kings for ever.
• Exodus 19:6You will be my priests who serve in my kingdom. You will be a nation that is special to me.” These are the words that you must speak to the Israelites.’
• 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to Jesus Christ.
• Daniel 7:18But the holy people of the Most High God will receive authority to rule as kings. God's kingdom will belong to them for ever.”

Commentaries on Revelation 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Kings and priests - See Exodus 19:6; (note); 1 Peter 2:5; (note), 1 Peter 2:9; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests - See the notes on Revelation 1:6. And we shall reign on the earth - The redeemed, of whom we are the representatives. The idea clearly is, in accordance with what is so frequently said in the Scriptures, that the dominion on the earth will be given to the saints; that is, that there will be such a prevalence of true religion, and the redeemed will be so much in the ascendency, that the affairs of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were instruments of praise; the vials were full of odours, or incense, which signify the prayers of the saints: prayer and praise should always go together. Christ has redeemed his people from the bondage of sin, guilt, and Satan. He has not only purchased…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Describing God's people as a kingdom of priests who will achieve ultimate victory and reign with Christ reflects Jesus as both king (Romans 1:3) and high priest (Hebrews 6:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. made us--A, B, Aleph, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "them." The Hebrew construction of the third person for the first, has a graphic relation to the redeemed, and also has a more modest sound than us, priests [Bengel]. unto our God--So B and Aleph read. But A omits the clause. kings--So B reads. But A, Aleph, Vulgate, Coptic, and Cyprian, read, "A kingdom." Aleph reads also "a priesthood" for priests. They who cast their crowns before the throne…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
• Assurance
• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Praise
• Priest
• Redemption
• Song

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Commentaries on Revelation 5

• 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