Revelation 21:24

Revelation 21:24 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.

Context of Revelation 21:24

22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 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. 25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

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

• 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 22:2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
• Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
• Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
• Isaiah 52:15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
• Isaiah 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
• Isaiah 66:12For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
• Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
• Zechariah 8:22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
• Romans 15:10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
• Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
• Isaiah 60:3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
• Isaiah 66:11That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

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
• Readings, Select
• Righteous
• Walking

In the dictionaries

• Glory
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• Light
• Tabernacle
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• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
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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