New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 4:2-10

2ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112I wasin the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a throneθρόνοςthronosG2362was standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749in heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772, andOne sittingκαθήμενος.kathēmenosG2521on the throneθρόνονthrononG2362.

3And He who was sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521waslikeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664ajasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393stoneλίθῳlithōG3037and asardiusσαρδίῳsardiōG4556in appearanceὁράσειhoraseiG3706; and there was arainbowἶριςirisG2463aroundκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943the throneθρόνουthronouG2362,likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664anemeraldσμαραγδίνῳ.smaragdinōG4664in appearanceὁράσειhoraseiG3706.

4AroundκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943the throneθρόνουthronouG2362weretwenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαρες,eikosi tessaresG1501 G5064thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362;and upon the thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362I sawtwenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαραςeikosi tessarasG1501 G5064eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245sittingκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521,clothedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016inwhiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022garmentsἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440, andgoldenχρυσοῦς.chrusousG5552crownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735on their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776.

5Out from the throneθρόνουthronouG2362comeἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607flashesG796of lightningἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796and soundsφωναὶphōnaiG5456and pealsG1027of thunderG1027. And there weresevenἑπτὰheptaG2033lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442burningκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiG2545beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362,whichἅhaG3739arethe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6and beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneG2362there was somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613aseaθάλασσαthalassaG2281of glassὑαλίνη,hu'alinēG5193,likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664crystalκρυστάλλῳ,krustallōG2930; and in thecenterμέσῳmesōG3319andaroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945the throneG2362,fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226fullγέμονταgemontaG1073of eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715and behindὄπισθεν.opisthenG3693.

7The firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413creatureζῷονzōonG2226waslikeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a lionλέοντι,leontiG3023,and the secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208creatureζῷονzōonG2226likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a calfμόσχῳ,moschōG3448,and the thirdτρίτονtritonG5154creatureζῷονzōonG2226hadἔχωνechōnG2192a faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383likeὡςhōsG5613that of a manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,and the fourthτέταρτονtetartonG5067creatureζῷονzōonG2226waslikeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a flyingπετομένῳ.petomenōG4072eagleἀετῷaetōG105.

8And thefourτέσσαραtessaraG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226,eachκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneG1520of them havingG2192sixἕξhexG1803wingsπτέρυγαςpterugasG4420, arefullγέμουσινgemousinG1073of eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788aroundκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943and withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081; anddayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571they do not ceaseἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372to sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HolyἅγιοςhagiosG40,holyἅγιοςhagiosG40,holyἅγιοςhagiosG40is theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316,the Almightyπαντοκράτωρ,pantokratōrG3841,whoG3588was and who is and whois to comeἐρχόμενος.erchomenosG2064.”

9And whenὅτανhotanG3752the livingζῷαzōaG2226creaturesG2226giveδώσουσινdōsousinG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092and thanksεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169to Him whositsκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521on the throneθρόνῳ,thronōG2362, toHim who livesζῶντιzōntiG2198foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165,

10thetwenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαρεςeikosi tessaresG1501 G5064eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245willfallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098downG4098beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Him whositsκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521on the throneθρόνουthronouG2362,and will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352Him who livesζῶντιzōntiG2198foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165,and will castβαλοῦσινbalousinG906theircrownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,

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