New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 9:20
20The rest of 1mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, 2did not repent of 3the works of their hands, so as not to 4worship demons, and 5the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;
Revelation 9:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
- New International Version (NIV)The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk,
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
Context of Revelation 9:20
18A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm. The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.
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καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, οἳ οὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις, οὐδὲ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ προσκυνήσουσιν τὰ δαιμόνια καὶ τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χαλκᾶ καὶ τὰ λίθινα καὶ τὰ ξύλινα, ἃ οὔτε βλέπειν δύνανται οὔτε ἀκούειν οὔτε περιπατεῖν,Read the interlinear
- The restλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
- mankindἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- were not killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
- by theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- plaguesπληγήplēgē · plague/blow/woundG4127
- did not repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
- the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
- of their handsχείρcheir · handG5495
- soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
- demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
- the idolsεἴδωλονeidōlon · idolG1497
- of goldχρύσεοςchruseos · goldenG5552
- and of silverἀργύρεοςargureos · silverG693
- and of brassχάλκεοςchalkeos · bronzeG5470
- and of stoneλίθινοςlithinos · stoneG3035
- and of woodξύλινοςxulinos · woodenG3585
- canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
- seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
Cross-references for Revelation 9:20
- Revelation 9:21and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.
- Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.
- Revelation 16:8The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire.
- Deuteronomy 31:29For I know that after my death you will act corruptly and turn from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days, for you will do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of your hands.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
- Jeremiah 8:4“You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent?
- Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.
- Leviticus 17:7They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the harlot. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.”’
- Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons who were not God, To gods whom they have not known, New gods who came lately, Whom your fathers did not dread.
- 2 Kings 22:17Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.”’
- 2 Chronicles 34:25Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place and it shall not be quenched.”’
- Psalms 106:37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,
- Isaiah 2:8Their land has also been filled with idols; They worship the work of their hands, That which their fingers have made.
- Jeremiah 25:6and do not go after other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I will do you no harm.’
Commentaries on Revelation 9:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Yet repented not - The commission which these horsemen had was against idolaters; and though multitudes of them were destroyed, yet the residue continued their senseless attachment to dumb idols, and therefore heavier judgments might be expected. These things are supposed to refer to the desolation brought upon the Greek Church by the Ottomans, who entirely ruined that Church and the Greek empire. The Church which was then remaining was the Latin or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues - One third part is represented as swept off, and it might have been expected that a salutary effect would have been produced on the remainder, in reforming them, and restraining them from error and sin. The writer proceeds to state, however, that these judgments did not have the effect which might reasonably have been anticipated. No reformation followed; there was no abandonment of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems the subject. Their time is limited. They not only slew in war, but brought a poisonous and ruinous religion. The antichristian generation repented not under these dreadful judgments. From this sixth trumpet learn that God can make one enemy of the church a scourge and a plague to another. The idolatry in the remains of the eastern church and elsewhere, and the sins of professed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21Even when faced with plagues and death, people do not automatically repent. They often continue their evil actions and worship demons and idols (things from the created world) instead of worshiping the Creator (see Revelation 13:4; 14:9–10; Romans 1:25; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 10:19–22). murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft: What people worship reflects how they live (see Revelation 21:8; 22:15; Romans 1:23, 29–32). Revelation shows how strongly sin…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. the rest of the men--that is, the ungodly. yet--So A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. B and Aleph read, "did not even repent of," namely, so as to give up "the works," &c. Like Pharaoh hardening his heart against repentance notwithstanding the plagues. of their hands--(De 31:29). Especially the idols made by their hands. Compare Re 13:14, 15, "the image of the beast" Re 19:20. that they should not--So B reads. But A, C, and Aleph read "that they shall…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 9
- 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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