Revelation 5:11

Revelation 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
• New International Version (NIV)Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,

Context of Revelation 5:11

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. 10You 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.’ Then 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!’ 13Then I heard everything that is alive singing. That was everything in heaven and everything on the earth, and everything under the earth and everything in the sea. They were singing: ‘We praise the one who sits on the throne. We praise the one who is the Lamb. We say that they are great! We worship them! They have power to rule for ever!’

Revelation 5:11 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν ζῴων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων. καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ χιλιάδες χιλιάδωνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I beheldὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• of manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• round aboutκυκλόθενkuklothen · aroundG2943
• the throneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• the beastsζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• the numberἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ten thousand timesμυριάςmurias · myriadG3461
• thousandsχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505

Cross-references for Revelation 5:11

• Revelation 7:11All the angels were standing around the throne, and around the leaders and the four beings. The angels all bent down so that their faces touched the ground. They worshipped God who was on the throne in front of them.
• 1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah said, ‘So now listen to the Lord's message! I saw the Lord as he was sitting on his throne. The great crowd of his angels in heaven were standing around him, on his right side and on his left side.
• 2 Kings 6:16Elisha replied, ‘Do not be afraid. There are more men to fight for us than there are for them.’
• Psalms 103:20You who are the Lord's angels, you strong angels who do what he tells you to do, praise the Lord!
• Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels. Praise him all his armies in heaven.
• Revelation 4:4All around the throne there were 24 other thrones. 24 leaders were sitting on these thrones. They were wearing white clothes and they had gold crowns on their heads.
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard a sound like the noise of a very big crowd that was shouting. The sound was like the noise of water that pours quickly along a river. It was like the noise of loud thunder. The crowd of people shouted, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He rules with all power and authority!
• Deuteronomy 33:2He said this: ‘The Lord came from Sinai. He appeared to his people like the sun that rises over the hills of Edom. He shone on his people from Mount Paran. Thousands of angels came with him. In his right hand, he held his Law that burned with fire.
• Psalms 68:17God has millions of chariots. The Lord has come from Sinai mountain to his own holy place.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire poured out from the place where he was sitting. Thousands of servants were ready to do whatever he wanted. Many more thousands stood around, ready to serve him. Then the meeting of the court began. Someone opened the books to see what was in them.
• Hebrews 12:22But as believers in Christ, you have not come to God in that way. You have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the true God who lives. You have come to the city of Jerusalem that is in heaven. There are many thousands of happy angels all together in that place.

Commentaries on Revelation 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The voice of many angels - These also are represented as joining in the chorus with redeemed mortals. Ten thousand times ten thousand - "Myriads of myriads and chiliads of chiliads;" that is, an infinite or innumerable multitude. This is in reference to Daniel 7:10.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And I beheld - And I looked again. And I heard the voice of many angels - The inhabitants of heaven uniting with the representatives of the redeemed church in ascribing honor to the Lamb of God. The design is to show that there is universal sympathy and harmony in heaven, and that all worlds will unite in ascribing honor to the Lamb of God. Round about the throne and the beasts and the elders - In a circle or area beyond what was occupied by the throne…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. 11-12A massive angelic choir, with thousands and millions of voices, responds in turn. All of heaven answers creation's acknowledgment of Christ's sacrifice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I beheld--the angels: who form the outer circle, while the Church, the object of redemption, forms the inner circle nearest the throne. The heavenly hosts ranged around gaze with intense love and adoration at this crowning manifestation of God's love, wisdom, and power. ten thousand times ten thousand--Greek, "myriads of myriads."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:11

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
• Elder
• Jesus Continued
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Behold
• Loose
• Receive
• Adoration
• Amen
• Ascension
• Ethics
• General; Generally
• Heavens
• Israel, History of

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