Revelation 7:10

Revelation 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
• New International Version (NIV)And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”

Context of Revelation 7:10

812,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed. 9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" 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, 12saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen."

Revelation 7:10 word by word

καὶ κράζουσιν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγοντες· ἡ σωτηρία τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Salvationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• to ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• which sittethκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• unto the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721

Cross-references for Revelation 7:10

• Zechariah 4:7Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'"
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah
• Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
• Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
• Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
• Isaiah 43:11I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.
• Isaiah 45:15Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
• Jeremiah 3:23Truly the hills are a delusion, the orgies on the mountains. Truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
• Hosea 13:4But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior.
• Jonah 2:9But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!"
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Luke 3:6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
• John 4:22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
• Revelation 4:2At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.

Commentaries on Revelation 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Salvation to our God - That is, God alone is the author of the salvation of man; and this salvation is procured for and given to them through the Lamb, as their propitiatory sacrifice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And cried with a loud voice - Compare Zechariah 4:7. This is expressive of the greatness of their joy; the ardor and earnestness of their praise. Salvation to our God - The word rendered “salvation” - ́ sōtēria- means properly “safety, deliverance, preservation”; then welfare or prosperity; then victory; then, in a Christian sense, deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life. Here the idea seems to be that their deliverance from sin…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 The first fruits of Christ having led the way, the Gentiles converted later follow, and ascribe their salvation to God and the Redeemer, with triumph. In acts of religious worship we come nigh to God, and must come by Christ; the throne of God could not be approached by sinners, were it not for a Mediator. They were clothed with the robes of justification, holiness, and victory; and they had palms in their hands, as conquerors used to appear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10In ancient times, victory parades celebrated conquerors with loud chants. The shout of Salvation means "victory" or "deliverance." It honors God's triumph and prepares readers for his rule.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. cried--Greek, "cry," in the three oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. It is their continuing, ceaseless employment. Salvation--literally, "THE salvation"; all the praise of our salvation be ascribed to our God. At the Lord's entry into Jerusalem, the type, similarly "salvation" is the cry of the palm-bearing multitudes. Hosanna means "save us now"; taken from Psa 118:25, in which Psalm (Psa 118:14, 15, 21, 26) the same connection…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 7:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Lamb of God
• Praise
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Light
• Tribe
• Adoration
• East, Children of the
• Ethics
• Gad (1)
• Hosanna
• Immortal; Immortality

Commentaries on Revelation 7

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings