Revelation 6:11

Revelation 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

Context of Revelation 6:11

9When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had given about him. 10They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?” Each of the souls was given a white robe. They were told to rest a little longer until all their coworkers, the other Christians, would be killed as they had been killed. 12I watched as the lamb opened the sixth seal. A powerful earthquake struck. The sun turned as black as sackcloth made of hair. The full moon turned as red as blood. 13The stars fell from the sky to the earth like figs dropping from a fig tree when it is shaken by a strong wind.

Revelation 6:11 word by word

καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳ στολὴ λευκὴ καὶ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα ἀναπαύσονται ἔτι χρόνον μικρὸν ἕως πληρωθῶσιν καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν, οἱ μέλλοντες ἀποκτέννεσθαι ὡς καὶ αὐτοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• robesστολήstolē · robeG4749
• were givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto every one of themἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• it was saidἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they should restἀναπαύωanapauō · to give restG373
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• for a littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• seasonχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• fellowservantsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fellowservantsσύνδουλοςsundoulos · fellow slaveG4889
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• that should beμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• should be fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137

Cross-references for Revelation 6:11

• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,
• Revelation 14:13I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: From now on those who die believing in the Lord are blessed.” “Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their hard work. What they have done goes with them.”
• Isaiah 26:20My people, go to your rooms, and shut the doors behind you. Hide for a little while until his fury has ended.
• Daniel 12:13But go on until the end. You will rest, and you will rise for your inheritance at the end of time.”
• Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.
• Revelation 13:15The second beast was allowed to put breath into the statue of the ⌞first⌟ beast. Then the statue of the ⌞first⌟ beast could talk and put to death whoever would not worship it.
• Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people and of those who testify about Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.
• Matthew 10:21“Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them.
• Matthew 23:34I’m sending you prophets, wise men, and teachers of the Scriptures. You will kill and crucify some of them. Others you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
• John 16:2You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God.
• Hebrews 11:40God planned to give us something very special so that we would gain eternal life with them.

Commentaries on Revelation 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11White robes - The emblems of purity, innocence, and triumph. They should rest yet for a little season - This is a declaration that, when the cup of the iniquity of the Jews should be full, they should then be punished in a mass. They were determined to proceed farther, and God permits them so to do; reserving the fullness of their punishment till they had filled up the measure of their iniquity. If this book was written before the destruction of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 And when he had opened the fifth seal - notes at Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1. I saw under the altar - The four living creatures are no longer heard as in the opening of the first four seals. No reason is given for the change in the manner of the representation; and none can be assigned, unless it be, that having represented each one of the four living creatures in their turn as calling attention to the remarkable events about to occur…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 The sight the apostle beheld at the opening the fifth seal was very affecting. He saw the souls of the martyrs under the altar; at the foot of the altar in heaven, at the feet of Christ. Persecutors can only kill the body; after that there is no more they can do; the soul lives. God has provided a good place in the better world, for those who are faithful unto death. It is not their own death, but the sacrifice of Christ, that gives them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11A white robe symbolizes the victory of the martyrs and God's complete acceptance. told to rest: Death is a state of rest (compare John 11:11–12) where martyrs await God's justice. the full number: Only God knows how many Christians will be killed because of their faith before the end. In his complete authority and power, God will achieve his purposes through his martyred children and will vindicate them at the right time. brothers: The Greek word adelphoi…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. white robes--The three oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, read, "A white robe was given." every one of--One oldest manuscript, B, omits this. A and C read, "unto them, unto each," that is, unto them severally. Though their joint cry for the riddance of the earth from the ungodly is not yet granted, it is intimated that it will be so in due time; meanwhile, individually they receive the white robe, indicative of light, joy, and triumphant victory over their…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 6

• 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