Revelation 1:14

Revelation 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
• New International Version (NIV)The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire,
• New King James Version (NKJV)His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;

Context of Revelation 1:14

12I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands, 13and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest. His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. 15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

Revelation 1:14 word by word

ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ τρίχες λευκαὶ ὡς ἔριον λευκὸν ὡς χιὼν καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρὸςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hairsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hairsθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• likeὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• woolἔριονerion · woolG2053
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• as snowχιώνchiōn · snowG5510
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• a flameφλόξphlox · flameG5395
• of fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• ·δέde · thenG1161

Cross-references for Revelation 1:14

• Daniel 7:9“While I was watching, thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His attire was white like snow; the hair of his head was like lamb’s wool. His throne was ablaze with fire and its wheels were all aflame.
• Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
• Revelation 2:18“To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze:
• Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.
• Daniel 10:6His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

Commentaries on Revelation 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14His head and his hairs were white like wool - This was not only an emblem of his antiquity, but it was the evidence of his glory; for the whiteness or splendor of his head and hair doubtless proceeded from the rays of light and glory which encircled his head, and darted from it in all directions. The splendor around the head was termed by the Romans nimbus, and by us a glory; and was represented round the heads of gods, deified persons, and saints. It is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow - Exceedingly or perfectly white - the first suggestion to the mind of the apostle being that of wool, and then the thought occurring of its extreme whiteness resembling snow - the purest white of which the mind conceives. The comparison with wool and snow to denote anything especially white is not uncommon. See Isaiah 1:18. Prof. Stuart supposes that this means, not that his hairs were…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and hold it forth to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pure; not only the ministers, but the members of the churches; their light should so shine before men, as to engage others to give glory to God. And the apostle saw as though of the Lord Jesus Christ appeared in the midst of the golden candlesticks. He is with his churches always, to the end of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14White hair symbolizes wisdom and maturity. This image reflects Daniel’s vision of the Ancient One (Daniel 7:9). His eyes, like flames of fire, see through deception. The one who knows everything will judge everyone (see Daniel 10:6; Hebrews 4:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 1:14

• Colors
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In the dictionaries

• Flame of fire
• Alpha
• Beginning
• Fire
• Star
• Alliance
• Asia Minor
• Canon of the New Testament
• Color; Colors
• Ephesians, Epistle to the

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