Revelation 17:14

Revelation 17:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
• New International Version (NIV)They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”

Context of Revelation 17:14

12And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. 13These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful." 15And the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 16And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire,

Revelation 17:14 word by word

οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσιν, καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον νικήσει αὐτούς, ὅτι κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶν καὶ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shall make warπολεμέωpolemeō · to fightG4170
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the Lambὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shall overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• of lordsκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• calledκλητόςklētos · calledG2822
• chosenἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for Revelation 17:14

• Revelation 11:7And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,
• Revelation 8:6Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
• Revelation 16:14For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
• Revelation 19:15From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
• Daniel 7:21As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them,
• Daniel 11:9Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.
• Zechariah 2:8For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
• Matthew 25:40And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
• Acts 9:4And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
• Revelation 6:12When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
• Jeremiah 50:44"Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?
• Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
• Daniel 7:26But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.

Commentaries on Revelation 17:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and, faithful - The ten powers of the beast must compose the secular kingdom of antichrist, for they make war with the Lamb, who is Christ Jesus. This is perfectly true of all popish states, for they have constantly opposed, as long as they have had any secular power, the progress of pure…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14These shall make war with the Lamb - The Lamb of God - the Lord Jesus (See the notes at Revelation 5:6); that is, they would combine with the papacy in opposing evangelical religion. It is not meant that they would openly and avowedly proclaim war against the Son of God, but that they would practically do this in sustaining a persecuting power. It is unnecessary to show how true this has been in history; how entirely they sustained the papacy in all its…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The beast on which the woman sat was, and is not, and yet is. It was a seat of idolatry and persecution, and is not; not in the ancient form, which was pagan: yet it is; it is truly the seat of idolatry and tyranny, though of another sort and form. It would deceive into stupid and blind submission all the inhabitants of the earth within its influence, except the remnant of the elect. This beast was seven heads, seven mountains, the seven hills…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14No matter how much power the beast and ten kings gather (Revelation 17:11–12), they cannot win because Jesus is the Lord of all lords (see 19:11–16). Those whom God has called and chosen, and who stay faithful, will stand with him as victors.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. These shall ... war with the Lamb--in league with the beast. This is a summary anticipation of Re 19:19. This shall not be till after they have first executed judgment on the harlot (Re 17:15, 16). Lord of lords, &c.--anticipating Re 19:16. are--not in the Greek. Therefore translate, "And they that are with Him, called chosen, and faithful (shall overcome them, namely, the beast and his allied kings)." These have been with Christ in heaven unseen, but…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 17:14

• Call
• Character
• Chosen, or Elected
• Horn
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lamb of God
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Antichrist
• Carry
• Choose; Chosen
• Christ, Offices of
• Ephod (1)
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• God, Names of
• Images
• King, Christ As
• Lion

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