New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 14

The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion

1ThenG2532I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the LambἀρνίονarnionG721wasstandingἑστὸςhestosG2476onMountὄροςorosG3735ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622, and with HimoneἑκατὸνhekatonG1540hundredG1540and forty-fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5065 G5064thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,havingἔχουσαιechousaiG2192His nameὄνομαonomaG3686and thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of His FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125on their foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3359.

2And I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,likeὡςhōsG5613the soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204and likeὡςhōsG5613thesoundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of loudμεγάλης,megalēsG3173thunderβροντῆςbrontēsG1027,and the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456whichἣνhēnG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191waslikeὡςhōsG5613the sound ofharpistsκιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnG2790playingκιθαριζόντωνkitharizontōnG2789on their harpsκιθάραιςkitharaisG2788.

3And theysangᾄδουσινadousinG103a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362and beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226and theeldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245; andnoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129the songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603exceptG1508theoneἑκατὸνhekatonG1540hundredG1540and forty-fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5065 G5064thousandχιλιάδες,chiliadesG5505who had beenpurchasedἠγορασμένοιēgorasmenoiG59from the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

4TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have not been defiledἐμολύνθησαν,emolunthēsanG3435with womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135, for theyhave kept themselvesG1510chasteπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are the ones whofollowἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesG190the LambἀρνίῳarniōG721whereverὅπου ἂνhopou anG3699 G302He goesὑπάγῃ·hupagēG5217.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778have beenpurchasedἠγοράσθησανēgorasthēsanG59from amongἀπὸapoG575menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444as firstG536fruitsG536to GodθεῷtheōG2316and to the Lambἀρνίῳ·arniōG721.

5AndnoοὐχouchG3756lieψεῦδος,pseudosG5579was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147in their mouthστόματιstomatiG4750; they areblamelessἄμωμοίamōmoiG299.

Vision of the Angel with the Gospel

6And I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32flyingπετόμενονpetomenonG4072inmidheavenμεσουρανήματιmesouranēmatiG3321,havingἔχονταechontaG2192an eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098to preachεὐαγγελίσαιeuangelisaiG2097tothoseG3588wholiveκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521on the earthγῆςgēsG1093, and toeveryπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443and tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100and peopleλαὸνlaonG2992;

7and he saidλέγωνlegōnG3004with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “FearφοβήθητεphobēthēteG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316, andgiveδότεdoteG1325Him gloryδόξαν,doxanG1391,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the hourὥραhōraG5610of His judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064;worshipπροσκυνήσατεproskunēsateG4352Him whomadeποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG4160the heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and the earthγῆνgēnG1093and seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andspringsπηγὰςpēgasG4077of waters.”

8And anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32,a secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208oneG1208,followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “FallenἔπεσενepesenG4098,fallenἔπεσενepesenG4098isBabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173,she whoἣhēG3739hasmadeG4222allπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνη.¶ethnēG1484drinkπεπότικενpepotikenG4222of thewineοἴνουoinouG3631of thepassionθυμοῦthumouG2372of her immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202.”

Doom for Worshipers of the Beast

9ThenG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32,a thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154oneG5154,followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190them, sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100worshipsπροσκυνεῖproskuneiG4352the beastθηρίονthērionG2342and hisimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504,and receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983amarkχάραγμαcharagmaG5480on his foreheadμετώπουmetōpouG3359orἢēG2228on his handχεῖραcheiraG5495,

10he alsoG2532will drinkπίεταιpietaiG4095of thewineοἴνουoinouG3631of the wrathθυμοῦthumouG2372of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,which is mixedκεκερασμένουkekerasmenouG2767in fullG194strengthG194in the cupποτηρίῳpotēriōG4221of His angerὀργῆςorgēsG3709;and he will be tormentedβασανισθήσεταιbasanisthēsetaiG928withfireπυρὶpuriG4442andbrimstoneθείῳtheiōG2303in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theholyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32and in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the Lambἀρνίου.arniouG721.

11And thesmokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586of their tormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929goesἀναβαίνει,anabaineiG305up foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165;they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,thoseG3588whoworshipπροσκυνοῦντεςproskunountesG4352the beastθηρίονthērionG2342and hisimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504, andwhoeverεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983themarkχάραγμαcharagmaG5480of his nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.”

12HereὯδεHōdeG5602is theperseveranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40whokeepτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andtheir faithπίστινpistinG4102in JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13And I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004, “Writeγράψον·grapsonG1125, ‘BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498whodieἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962from nowἄρτι.artiG737on!’” “Yesναί,naiG3483,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151, “soἵναinaG2443that they mayrestἀναπαήσονταιanapaēsontaiG373from their laborsκόπωνkopōnG2873, for theirdeedsἔργαergaG2041followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190with them.”

The Reapers

14ThenG2532I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, awhiteλευκή,leukēG3022cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507,and sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521on the cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507wasoneG3664likeG3664a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552crownστέφανονstephanonG4735on His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776and a sharpὀξύ.¶oxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407in His handχειρὶcheiriG5495.

15And anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of thetempleναοῦnaouG3485,cryingκράζωνkrazōnG2896out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456to Him who satκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521on the cloudνεφέλης·nephelēsG3507, “PutπέμψονpempsonG3992in your sickleδρέπανόνdrepanonG1407and reapθέρισον,therisonG2325,for the hourὥραhōraG5610to reapθερίσαι,therisaiG2325has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064,becauseG3754theharvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093is ripeἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583.”

16ThenG2532He who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on the cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507swungἔβαλενebalenG906His sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407overG1909the earthγῆν,gēnG1093,and the earthγῆ.¶gēG1093was reapedἐθερίσθηetheristhēG2325.

17And anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of thetempleναοῦnaouG3485whichG3588is in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,and he alsoG2532hadἔχωνechōnG2192a sharpὀξύ.¶oxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407.

18ThenG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32,the one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out fromthe altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379;and he calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456to him who hadἔχοντιechontiG2192the sharpὀξὺoxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “PutπέμψονpempsonG3992in your sharpὀξὺoxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407and gatherτρύγησονtrugēsonG5166the clustersβότρυαςbotruasG1009from the vineἀμπέλουampelouG288of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093,becauseὅτιhotiG3754her grapesσταφυλαὶstaphulaiG4718are ripeἤκμασανēkmasanG187.”

19SoG2532the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32swungἔβαλενebalenG906his sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407to the earthγῆνgēnG1093and gatheredἐτρύγησενetrugēsenG5166the clusters fromthe vineἄμπελονampelonG288of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,and threwἔβαλενebalenG906them intothe greatμέγαν.meganG3173wineG3025pressG3025of the wrathθυμοῦthumouG2372of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

20Andthe wineG3025pressG3025was troddenἐπατήθηepatēthēG3961outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172, andbloodαἷμαhaimaG129cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out from the wineG3025pressG3025,up to the horses’ἵππωνippōnG2462bridlesχαλινῶνchalinōnG5469,for a distanceἀπὸapoG575oftwoἑξακοσίων.¶hexakosiōnG1812hundred milesσταδίωνstadiōnG4712.

The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion

Vision of the Angel with the Gospel

Doom for Worshipers of the Beast

The Reapers

Commentaries on Revelation 14