Revelation 1:15

Revelation 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
• New International Version (NIV)His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;

Context of Revelation 1:15

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. 14His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. His 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. 17When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

Revelation 1:15 word by word

καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• unto fine brassχαλκολίβανοςchalkalibanon · bronzeG5474
• as ifὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• they burnedπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a furnaceκάμινοςkaminos · furnace/ovenG2575
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• ofὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Revelation 1:15

• 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:
• Ezekiel 1:7Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like calves’ feet. They gleamed like polished bronze.
• Ezekiel 40:3When he brought me there, I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.
• 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.
• Revelation 14:2I also heard a sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, reigns!
• Psalms 93:4Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.
• Isaiah 17:13Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.
• Ezekiel 43:2I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water; and the earth radiated his glory.

Commentaries on Revelation 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15His feet like unto fine brass - An emblem of his stability and permanence, brass being considered the most durable of all metallic substances or compounds. The original word, , means the famous aurichalcum, or factitious metal, which, according to Suidas, was , , "a kind of amber, more precious than gold." It seems to have been a composition of gold, silver, and brass, and the same with the Corinthian brass, so highly famed and valued; for when Lucius…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And his feet like unto fine brass - Compare Daniel 10:6, “And his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass.” See also Ezekiel 1:7, “and they” (the feet of the living creatures) “sparkled like the color of burnished brass.” The word used here - ́ chalkolibanō- occurs in the New Testament only here and in Revelation 2:18. It is not found in the Septuagint. The word properly means “white brass” (probably compounded of ́ chalkosbrass, and ́…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. 15Refined or hardened bronze feet suggest stability, firmness, and security (compare Daniel 10:6). The thundering voice shows God's power. When God speaks, people will listen (compare Ezekiel 43:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fine brass--Greek, "chalcolibanus," derived by some from two Greek words, "brass" and "frankincense"; derived by Bochart from Greek, "chalcos," "brass," and Hebrew, "libbeen," "to whiten"; hence, "brass," which in the furnace has reached a white heat. Thus it answers to "burnished (flashing, or glowing) brass," Eze 1:7; Re 10:1, "His feet as pillars of fire." Translate, "Glowing brass, as if they had been made fiery (red-hot) in a furnace." The feet…Read the comment

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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