God’s Word Translation
Revelation 19:13
13He wears clothes dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Revelation 19:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
- New International Version (NIV)He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
Context of Revelation 19:13
11I saw heaven standing open. There was a white horse, and its rider is named Faithful and True. With integrity he judges and wages war. 12His eyes are flames of fire. On his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, but only he knows what it is. He wears clothes dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14The armies of heaven, wearing pure, white linen, follow him on white horses. 15A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to defeat the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty.
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καὶ περιβεβλημένος ἱμάτιον βεβαμμένον αἵματι, καὶ κέκληται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- heπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
- a vestureἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
- dippedβάπτωbaptō · to dipG911
- in bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- The Wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for Revelation 19:13
- Revelation 14:20The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city. Blood flowed out of the winepress as high as a horse’s bridle for 1,600 stadia.
- Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
- Isaiah 9:5Every warrior’s boot marching to the sound of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel in the fire.
- Isaiah 34:3Their dead bodies will be thrown out. A stench will rise from their corpses. Mountains will be red with their blood.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”
- John 1:1In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- 1 John 1:1The Word of life existed from the beginning. We have heard it. We have seen it. We observed and touched it.
- 1 John 5:7There are three witnesses:
Commentaries on Revelation 19:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - To show that he was just come from recent slaughter. The description is taken from Isaiah 63:2, Isaiah 63:3, where Judas Maccabeus, or some other conqueror, is described. The Word of God - Written in the Targum, and in other Jewish writings, דיי מימרא meimera daiya, "the word of Jehovah;" by which they always mean a person, and not a word spoken. See the notes on John 1:1, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - Red, as if dipped in blood - emblem of slaughter. The original of this image is probably Isaiah 63:2-3. See the notes on that passage. And his name is called The Word of God - The name which in Revelation 19:12, it is said that no one knew but he himself. This name is ̔ ́ ͂ ͂ Ho logos tou Theouor “the Logos of God.” That is, this is his unique name; a name which belongs only to him, and which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood: This may refer to: the blood of Christ’s enemies, showing his complete victory (Isaiah 63:2–4); or Christ’s sacrificial death for humanity (Revelation 1:7). The Word of God is John's unique name for Jesus (see John 1:1, 14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. vesture dipped in blood--Is 63:2 is alluded to here, and in Re 19:15, end. There the blood is not His own, but that of His foes. So here the blood on His "vesture," reminding us of His own blood shed for even the ungodly who trample on it, is a premonition of the shedding of their blood in righteous retribution. He sheds the blood, not of the godly, as the harlot and beast did, but of the blood-stained ungodly, including them both. The Word of…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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