Revelation 4:9

Revelation 4:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
• New International Version (NIV)Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),

Context of Revelation 4:9

7the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. 8And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."

Revelation 4:9 word by word

καὶ ὅταν δώσουσιν τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• beastsζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• thanksεὐχαριστίαeucharistia · thankfulnessG2169
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• livethζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165

Cross-references for Revelation 4:9

• Revelation 5:13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!"
• Revelation 7:11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
• Revelation 1:18and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
• Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped.
• Revelation 10:6and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay,
• Revelation 15:7And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever,
• Exodus 15:18The Lord will reign forever and ever."
• Psalms 48:14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.
• Hebrews 7:8In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.

Commentaries on Revelation 4:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And when those beasts give glory … - As often as those living beings ascribe glory to God. They did this continually Revelation 4:8; and, if the above explanation be correct, then the idea is that the ways and acts of God in his providential government are continually of such a nature as to honor him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 All true believers wholly ascribe their redemption and conversion, their present privileges and future hopes, to the eternal and most holy God. Thus rise the for-ever harmonious, thankful songs of the redeemed in heaven. Would we on earth do like them, let our praises be constant, not interrupted; united, not divided; thankful, not cold and formal; humble, not self-confident.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The twenty-four elders, who speak in an antiphonal chorus (two groups taking turns), give a divine perspective on creation. One seated on the throne: This shows a common Jewish practice of not speaking God’s name directly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The ground of praise here is God's eternity, and God's power and glory manifested in the creation of all things for His pleasure. Creation is the foundation of all God's other acts of power, wisdom, and love, and therefore forms the first theme of His creatures' thanksgivings. The four living creatures take the lead of the twenty-four elders, both in this anthem, and in that new song which follows on the ground of their redemption (Re 5:8-10)…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 4:9

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
• God
• Praise
• Thankfulness
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Receive
• Adoration
• Cherubim (1)
• Ethics
• Isaiah
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Revelation of John
• Seraphim

Commentaries on Revelation 4

• 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