Revelation 21:24

Revelation 21:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
• New International Version (NIV)The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

Context of Revelation 21:24

22I did not see any temple in it, because the Lord God Almighty and the lamb are its temple. 23The city doesn’t need any sun or moon to give it light because the glory of God gave it light. The lamb was its lamp. The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will be open all day. They will never close because there won’t be any night there. 26They will bring the glory and wealth of the nations into the holy city.

Revelation 21:24 word by word

καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the nationsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• which are savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• shall walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• do bringφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Revelation 21:24

• Revelation 22:2Between the street of the city and the river there was a tree of life visible from both sides. It produced 12 kinds of fruit. Each month had its own fruit. The leaves of the tree will heal the nations.
• Deuteronomy 32:43Joyfully sing with the Lord’s people, you nations, because he will take revenge for the death of his servants. He will get even with his enemies and make peace for his people’s land.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord. All the families from all the nations will worship you
• Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills. All the nations will stream to it.
• Isaiah 52:15He will cleanse many nations ⌞with his blood⌟. Kings will shut their mouths because of him. They will see things that they had never been told. They will understand things that they had never heard.
• Isaiah 55:5You will summon a nation that you don’t know, and a nation that doesn’t know you will run to you because of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel. He has honored you.”
• Isaiah 66:12This is what the Lord says: I will offer you peace like a river and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. You will nurse and be carried in Jerusalem’s arms and cuddled on her knees.
• Jeremiah 4:2if you take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives …’ in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and they will be honored by me.”
• Zechariah 2:11On that day many nations will join the Lord and become my people. I will live among you. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you.
• Zechariah 8:22Many people and powerful nations will come to seek the Lord of Armies in Jerusalem and to ask the Lord for a blessing.
• Romans 15:10And Scripture says again, “You nations, be happy together with his people!”
• Isaiah 2:5Come, descendants of Jacob, let’s live in the light of the Lord.
• Psalms 72:10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
• Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn.
• Isaiah 66:11You will nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breasts. You will nurse to your heart’s delight at her full breasts.

Commentaries on Revelation 21:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The nations of them which are saved - This is an illusion to the promise that the Gentiles should bring their riches, glory, and excellence, to the temple at Jerusalem, after it should be rebuilt. See Revelation 21:26.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And the nations of them which are saved - All the nations that are saved; or all the saved considered as nations. This imagery is doubtless derived from that in Isaiah, particularly Isaiah 60:3-9. See the notes on that passage. Shall walk in the light of it - Shall enjoy its splendor, and be continually in its light. And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it - All that they consider as constituting their glory, treasures, crowns…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will be an everlasting Fountain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25the nations: God’s promise to Abraham comes true (Genesis 12:3; see Isaiah 2:3). In Revelation, the kings of the world often represent God’s enemies (Revelation 6:15; 17:18; 18:3, 9). Now that these enemies are destroyed (Revelation 16:9, 11; 19:1–2, 19–21), the image is of God’s glory shown in those who have repented (Revelation 14:6–7; compare 11:13) and walk with God (5:9; 15:4). The gates that are never closed contrast with ancient times when closed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. of them which are saved ... in--A, B, Vulgate, Coptic, and Andreas read "(the nations shall walk) by means of her light": omitting "of them which are saved." Her brightness shall supply them with light. the kings of the earth--who once had regard only to their glory, having been converted, now in the new Jerusalem do bring their glory into it, to lay it down at the feet of their God and Lord. and honour--so B, Vulgate, and Syriac. But A omits the…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:24

• Church
• Heaven
• Jerusalem
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• Righteous
• Walking

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Commentaries on Revelation 21

• 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
• 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