Revelation 19:11

Revelation 19:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
• New International Version (NIV)I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

Context of Revelation 19:11

9Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” 10Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

Revelation 19:11 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἠνεῳγμένον καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος λευκός καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν καλούμενος πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός, καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ·Read the interlinear

• And I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• and beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• horseἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
• and He who satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• and Trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• He judgesκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• and wagesπολεμέωpolemeō · to fightG4170

Cross-references for Revelation 19:11

• Revelation 4:1After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”
• Revelation 11:19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 15:5After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,
• Revelation 6:2I looked, and behold, a white horse, and the one who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
• Zechariah 1:8I saw at night, and behold, a man was riding on a red horse, and he was standing among the myrtle trees which were in the ravine, with red, sorrel, and white horses behind him.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
• Revelation 3:7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
• Psalms 45:3Strap Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty One, In Your splendor and majesty!
• Psalms 50:6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah
• Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice.
• Psalms 96:13Before the Lord, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness.
• Psalms 98:9Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.
• Psalms 99:4The strength of the King loves justice; You have established order; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isaiah 11:3And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

Commentaries on Revelation 19:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A white horse - This is an exhibition of the triumph of Christ after the destruction of his enemies. The white horse is the emblem of this, and Faithful and True are characters of Christ. See Revelation 3:14. In righteousness he doth judge and make war - The wars which he wages are from no principle of ambition, lust of power, or extension of conquest and dominion; they are righteous in their principle and in their object. And this is perhaps what no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And I saw heaven opened - He saw a new vision, as if an opening were made through the sky, and he was permitted to look into heaven. See the notes on Revelation 4:1. And behold, a white horse - On the white horse as a symbol, see the notes on Revelation 6:2. He is here the symbol of the final victory that is to be obtained over the beast and the false prophet Revelation 19:20, and of the final triumph of the church. And he that sat upon him was called…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The rider serves as both a judge and a righteous warrior (see Isaiah 11:1–5). He is called Faithful and True, representing God's authenticity and reliability (see Revelation 19:2; 21:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him--identical with Re 6:2. Here as there he comes forth "conquering and to conquer." Compare the ass-colt on which He rode into Jerusalem (Mt 21:1-7). The horse was used for war: and here He is going forth to war with the beast. The ass is for peace. His riding on it into Jerusalem is an earnest of His reign in Jerusalem over the earth, as the Prince of peace, after all hostile powers have been overthrown…Read the comment

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• White Horse
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• Eschatology of the New Testament
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Commentaries on Revelation 19

• 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