Revelation 22:5

Revelation 22:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
• New International Version (NIV)There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

Context of Revelation 22:5

3There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; 4they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever. 6And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. 7“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Revelation 22:5 word by word

καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶ φωτὸς ἡλίου ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς. καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.¶Read the interlinear

• there will noοὐou · noG3756
• longerἔτιeti · stillG2089
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• will not haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532
• of the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• of a lampλύχνοςluchnos · lampG3088
• norκαίkai · andG2532
• of the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• will illuminateφωτίζωphōtizō · to illuminateG5461
• reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
• foreverαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165

Cross-references for Revelation 22:5

• Revelation 18:23and the light of a lamp will never shine in you again; and the voice of the groom and bride will never be heard in you again; for your merchants were the powerful people of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your witchcraft.
• Revelation 21:22I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
• Psalms 36:9For the fountain of life is with You; In Your light we see light.
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Isaiah 60:19No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor will the moon give you light for brightness; But you will have the Lord as an everlasting light, And your God as your glory.
• Revelation 3:21The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”
• Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.’
• Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Romans 5:17For if by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
• 2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us;
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Commentaries on Revelation 22:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5There shall be no night there - See the 23d (note) and 25th (note) verses of the preceding chapter ( Revelation 21:23; and Revelation 21:25;).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And there shall be no night there - notes on Revelation 21:25. And they need no candle - No lamp; no artificial light, as in a world where there is night and darkness. Neither light of the sun; for the Lord God, … - See the notes on Revelation 21:23. And they shall reign forever and ever - That is, with God; they shall be as kings. See the notes on Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6. Compare the Romans 8:16 note; 2 Timothy 2:11-12 note. Remarks On…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5They will rule with God forever (see Revelation 20:4; see also 5:10) in his bright light that removes night and the need for lamps (see Isaiah 60:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. there--so Andreas. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac read, "(there shall be no night) any longer"; Greek, "eti," for "ekei." they need--A, Vulgate, and Coptic read the future, "they shall not have need." B reads, "(and there shall be) no need." candle--Greek, "lamp." A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic insert "light (of a candle, or lamp)." B Omits it. of the sun--so A. But B omits it. giveth ... light--"illumines." So Vulgate and Syriac. But A reads, "shall…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 22

• 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