New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 7

An Interlude

1AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sawG3708fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476at thefourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064cornersγωνίαςgōniasG1137of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,holdingκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902backG2902the fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064windsἀνέμουςanemousG417of the earthγῆςgēsG1093soἵναinaG2443thatG2443noμὴmēG3361windἄνεμοςanemosG417would blowπνέῃpneēG4154on the earthγῆςgēsG1093,orμήτεmēteG3383on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,orμήτεmēteG3383on anyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρον.¶dendronG1186.

2And I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32ascendingἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305from the risingἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395of the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,holdingἔχονταechontaG2192thesealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973ofthe livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;and he calledG2896outG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456to thefourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32to whomοἷςhoisG3739it was grantedἐδόθηedothēG1325to harmἀδικῆσαιadikēsaiG91the earthγῆνgēnG1093and the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,

3sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do not harmἀδικήσητεadikēsēteG91the earthγῆνgēnG1093,orμήτεmēteG3383the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,orμήτεmēteG3383the treesδένδραdendraG1186untilἄχριachriG891we havesealedσφραγίσωμενsphragisōmenG4972the bond-servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316on theirforeheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3359.”

The 144,000

4And I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thenumberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706of thoseG3588who were sealedἐσφραγισμένων·esphragismenōnG4972:144,000ἑκατὸν χιλιάδεςhekaton chiliadesG1540 G5065 G5505,sealedἐσφραγισμένοιesphragismenoiG4972from everyπάσηςpasēsG3956tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

5from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505weresealedἐσφραγισμένοι·esphragismenoiG4972,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ReubenῬουβὴνRhoubēnG4502twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of GadΓὰδGadG1045twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,

6from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσὴρAsērG768twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of NaphtaliΝεφθαλὶμNephthalimG3508twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ManassehΜανασσῆManassēG3128twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,

7from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of IssacharG2475twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,

8from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505, andfrom the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμὶνBeniaminG958,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505weresealedἐσφραγισμένοι.¶esphragismenoiG4972.

A Multitude from the Tribulation

9AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a greatπολὺςpolusG4183multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793whichὃνhonG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410countἀριθμῆσαιarithmēsaiG705, fromeveryπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484and all thetribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443,peoplesλαῶνlaōnG2992,and languagesγλωσσῶνglōssōnG1100,standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362andbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lambἀρνίου,arniouG721,clothedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016inwhiteλευκὰςleukasG3022robesστολὰςstolasG4749, andpalmφοίνικεςphoinikesG5404branchesG5404werein their handsχερσὶνchersinG5495;

10and they criedκράζουσινkrazousinG2896outG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991belongsto our GodθεῷtheōG2316who sitsκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521on the throneθρόνῳthronōG2362,and to the Lambἀρνίῳ.arniōG721.”

11And allπάντεςpantesG3956the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32were standingεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476aroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945the throneθρόνουthronouG2362and aroundthe eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245and thefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226; and theyfellἔπεσανepesanG4098on their facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362and worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352GodθεῷtheōG2316,

12sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Amenἀμήν,amēnG281,blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129,gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678,thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαeucharistiaG2169,honorτιμὴtimēG5092,powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411,and mightἰσχὺςischusG2479belongto our GodθεῷtheōG2316foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.”

13ThenG2532oneεἷςheisG1520of the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to me, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778who are clothedπεριβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoiG4016in thewhiteλευκάς,leukasG3022robesστολὰςstolasG4749,whoτίνεςtinesG5101are they, and whereπόθενpothenG4159have they comeἦλθον;ēlthonG2064from?”

14IsaidG3004to him, “My lordκύριέkurieG2962,you knowG3609.”And he saidG3004to me, “TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who comeἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064out of thegreatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173tribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347, and they havewashedἔπλυνανeplunanG4150their robesστολὰςstolasG4749and madeG3021themwhiteG3021in thebloodαἵματιaimatiG129of the Lambἀρνίου.arniouG721.

15For thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223they arebeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG2362of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, and theyserveλατρεύουσινlatreuousinG3000Him dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571in HistempleναῷnaōG3485; andHe who sitsκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on the throneθρόνουthronouG2362will spreadG4637HistabernacleσκηνώσειskēnōseiG4637overG1909them.

16They will noοὐouG3756longerG2089hungerπεινάσουσινpeinasousinG3983norοὐδὲoudeG3761thirstδιψήσουσινdipsēsousinG1372,norοὐδὲoudeG3761will the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246beatG4098downG4098on them, norοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956scorchingG2738heatκαῦμα,kaumaG2738;

17for the LambἀρνίονarnionG721in the centerμέσονmesonG3319of the throneθρόνουthronouG2362will be theirshepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165,and will guideὁδηγήσειhodēgēseiG3594them to springsπηγὰςpēgasG4077of thewaterὑδάτων,hudatōnG5204of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222; andGodθεὸςtheosG2316will wipeἐξαλείψειexaleipseiG1813everyπᾶνpanG3956tearδάκρυονdakruonG1144from their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

An Interlude

The 144,000

A Multitude from the Tribulation

Commentaries on Revelation 7