Revelation 1:10

Revelation 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
• New International Version (NIV)On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,

Context of Revelation 1:10

8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful! 9I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11saying: “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches – to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” 12I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,

Revelation 1:10 word by word

ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι ἐν τῇ κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἤκουσα ὀπίσω μου φωνὴν μεγάλην ὡς σάλπιγγοςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• theἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• Lord’sκυριακόςkuriakos · the Lord’sG2960
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• behindὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• of a trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Revelation 1:10

• Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit, and a throne was standing in heaven with someone seated on it!
• Revelation 17:3So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
• Revelation 21:10So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
• Matthew 22:43He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
• Acts 10:10He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him.
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven.
• John 20:19On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.
• 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.
• Revelation 4:1After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said: “Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things.”
• Revelation 10:3Then he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring, and when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

Commentaries on Revelation 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I was in the Spirit - That is, I received the Spirit of prophecy, and was under its influence when the first vision was exhibited. The Lord's day - The first day of the week, observed as the Christian Sabbath, because on it Jesus Christ rose from the dead; therefore it was called the Lord's day, and has taken place of the Jewish Sabbath throughout the Christian world. And heard behind me a great voice - This voice came unexpectedly and suddenly. He felt…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I was in the Spirit - This cannot refer to his own spirit, for such an expression would be unintelligible. The language then must refer to some unusual state, or to some influence that had been brought to bear upon him from without, that was appropriate to such a day. The word “Spirit” may refer either to the Holy Spirit, or to some state of mind such as the Holy Spirit produces - a spirit of elevated devotion, a state of high and uncommon religious…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witness to Christ as the Immanuel, the Saviour; and the Spirit of glory and of God rested upon this persecuted apostle. The day and time when he had this vision was the Lord's day, the Christian sabbath, the first day of the week, observed in remembrance of the resurrection of Christ. Let us who call him "Our Lord," honour him on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10the Lord’s day: In the Roman world, this term referred to celebrations for Caesar. Christians, however, used it for their weekly worship, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. The earliest Christians worshiped in Jewish synagogues on the Sabbath, the last day of the week (Acts 18:4). By the time of Revelation, they were no longer allowed in synagogues and gathered on the first day of the week, which marked the resurrection (see study note on Luke 24:1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. I was--Greek, "I came to be"; "I became." in the Spirit--in a state of ecstasy; the outer world being shut out, and the inner and higher life or spirit being taken full possession of by God's Spirit, so that an immediate connection with the invisible world is established. While the prophet "speaks" in the Spirit, the apocalyptic seer is in the Spirit in his whole person. The spirit only (that which connects us with God and the invisible world) is…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 1:10

• Day
• Inspiration
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Trumpet
• Vision

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Commentaries on Revelation 1

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings