Revelation 17:1

Revelation 17:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
• New International Version (NIV)One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
• New Living Translation (NLT)One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. “Come with me,” he said, “and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters.

Context of Revelation 17:1

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, 2with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk." 3And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:1 word by word

Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ λέγων δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὸ κρίμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ ὑδάτων πολλῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• theἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• which hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• theφιάληphialē · bowlG5357
• talkedλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Come hitherδεῦροdeuro · comeG1204
• I will shewδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• the judgmentκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• of the greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• whoreπόρνηpornē · prostituteG4204
• that sittethκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204

Cross-references for Revelation 17:1

• Revelation 15:1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
• Revelation 21:9Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb."
• Revelation 4:1After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
• Revelation 21:15And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
• Luke 9:30And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,
• Luke 24:32They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?"
• Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.
• Revelation 18:16"Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!
• Revelation 17:4The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
• Revelation 19:2for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
• Isaiah 57:3But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
• Nahum 3:4And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms.
• Revelation 17:15And the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
• Jeremiah 51:13O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

Commentaries on Revelation 17:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters - That idolatrous worship is frequently represented in Scripture under the character of a whore or whoredom, is evident from numerous passages which it is unnecessary to quote. See 1 Chronicles 5:25; Ezekiel 16:1-63; 23:1-49, etc. The woman mentioned here is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials - See the notes on Revelation 15:1, Revelation 15:7. Reference is again made to these angels in the same manner in Revelation 21:9, where one of them says that he would show to John “the bride, the Lamb‘s wife.” No particular one is specified. The general idea seems to be, that to those seven angels was entrusted the execution of the last things, or the winding up of affairs introductory to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1One of the angels who had the vials, explains the meaning of the former vision of the antichristian beast that was to reign 1260 years, and then to be destroyed. (1-6) And interprets the mystery of the woman, and the beast that had seven heads and ten horns. (7-18) Verses 1-6 Rome clearly appears to be meant in this chapter. Pagan Rome subdued and ruled with military power, not by art and flatteries. She left the nations in general to their ancient usages…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1One of the angels who carry out God’s judgment speaks to John and calls him to a new scene. In this scene, John sees the coming judgment of the great prostitute, who rules over many waters. Rome, which stood on the Tiber River, controlled major centers of power and the water trade routes across the Mediterranean world. Its influence reached from the British Isles to the Euphrates River.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-18As Re 16:12 stated generally the vial judgment about to be poured on the harlot, Babylon's power, as the seventeenth and eighteen chapters give the same in detail, so the nineteenth chapter gives in detail the judgment on the beast and the false prophet, summarily alluded to in Re 16:13-15, in connection with the Lord's coming. 1. unto me--A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic omit. many--So A. But B, "the many waters" (Jr 51:13); Re 17:15, below, explains…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 17:1

• Idolatry
• Water

In the dictionaries

• Antichrist
• Carry
• Harlot
• Damn; Damnation; Damnable
• Danites
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Palestine
• Revelation
• Revelation of John
• Samson

Commentaries on Revelation 17

• 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