New English Translation
Revelation 15:4
4Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Revelation 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
- New International Version (NIV)Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.”
Context of Revelation 15:4
2Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. 3They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations! Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.” 5After these things I looked, and the temple (the tent of the testimony) was opened in heaven, 6and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean bright linen, wearing wide golden belts around their chests.
Read all of Revelation 15Revelation 15:4 word by word
τίς οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇ κύριε, καὶ δοξάσει τὸ ὄνομά σου; ὅτι μόνος ὅσιος, ὅτι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἥξουσιν καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν ἐνώπιόν σου, ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐφανερώθησαν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
- shallφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
- ·οὐou · noG3756
- notμήmē · notG3361
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- O Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
- nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
- holyὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- shall comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
- worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
- judgmentsδικαίωμαdikaiōma · righteous actG1345
- are made manifestφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
Cross-references for Revelation 15:4
- Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Psalms 89:7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?
- Isaiah 60:5Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.
- Jeremiah 5:22“You should fear me!” says the Lord. “You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”
- Jeremiah 10:7Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.
- Hosea 3:5Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings in the future.
- Luke 12:4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.
- Psalms 22:23You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!
- Psalms 86:9All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.
- Isaiah 24:15So in the east extol the Lord, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the Lord God of Israel.
- Isaiah 25:3So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.
- Romans 15:9and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe our testimony.
- Revelation 3:7“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:
- Revelation 4:8Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
- Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
Commentaries on Revelation 15:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who shall not fear thee - That is, All should fear and worship this true God, because he is just and true and holy; and his saints should love and obey him, because he is their King; and they and all men should acknowledge his judgments, because they are made manifest.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord - Reverence and adore thee; for the word “fear,” in the Scriptures, is commonly used in this sense when applied to God. The sense here is, that the judgments about to be inflicted on the beast and his image should and would teach people to reverence and adore God. There is, perhaps, included here also the idea of awe, inasmuch as this would be the effect of punishment. And glorify thy name - Honor thee - the name being put…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Who will not fear … and glorify Your name?: This rhetorical question (see Jeremiah 10:7) suggests that only a fool would fail to do so (see Revelation 14:7; 16:9; Psalms 14:1; 53:1). You alone are holy: See Revelation 16:5; Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:16. God's holiness is the reason for our worship and salvation. All nations will come and worship: Some will be forced to acknowledge God (compare Philippians 2:10–11), but all will recognize that God's deeds…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Who shall not--Greek, "Who is there but must fear Thee?" Compare Moses' song, Ex 15:14-16, on the fear which God's judgments strike into the foe. thee--so Syriac. But A, B, C, Vulgate, and Cyprian reject "thee." all nations shall come--alluding to Psa 22:27-31; compare Is 66:23; Jr 16:19. The conversion of all nations, therefore, shall be when Christ shall come, and not till then; and the first moving cause will be Christ's manifested judgments…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 15
- 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
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