English Standard Version
Revelation 19:5
5And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."
Revelation 19:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
- New International Version (NIV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)And from the throne came a voice that said, “Praise our God, all his servants, all who fear him, from the least to the greatest.”
Context of Revelation 19:5
3Once more they cried out, "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever." 4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great." 6Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;
Read all of Revelation 19Revelation 19:5 word by word
Καὶ φωνὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου ἐξῆλθεν λέγουσα· αἰνεῖτε τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι αὐτόν, οἱ μικροὶ καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Praiseαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- ye hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
- smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
Cross-references for Revelation 19:5
- Revelation 7:15"Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.
- Revelation 11:19Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
- Revelation 16:17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
- Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
- Psalms 134:1Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
- Psalms 135:1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord,
- Psalms 148:11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!
- Psalms 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
- Revelation 11:18The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth."
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
Commentaries on Revelation 19:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Praise our God, etc. - Let all, whether redeemed from among Jews or Gentiles, give glory to God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And a voice came out of the throne - A voice seemed to come from the very midst of the throne. It is not said by whom this voice was uttered. It cannot be supposed, however, that it was uttered by God himself, for the command which it gave was this: “Praise our God,” etc. For the same reason it seems hardly probable that it was the voice of the Messiah, unless it be supposed that he here identifies himself with the redeemed church, and speaks of God as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10This section expands on the message of the sixth song of response (Revelation 18:20; see study note on Revelation 18:1–24), which called for rejoicing. Various groups offer praises to the Lord. The praises can be divided into two sections: thankfulness for the destruction of evildoers (Revelation 19:1–4) and thankfulness for the reward of God’s people (19:5–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. out of--Greek, "out from the throne" in A, B, C. Praise our God--Compare the solemn act of praise performed by the Levites, 1Ch 16:36; 23:5, especially when the house of God was filled with the divine glory (2Ch 5:13). both--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Coptic, and Syriac. Translate as Greek, "the small and the great."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 19
- 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
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