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Revelation 19:13
13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Revelation 19:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.
Context of Revelation 19:13
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
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καὶ περιβεβλημένος ἱμάτιον βεβαμμένον αἵματι, καὶ κέκληται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- heπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
- a vestureἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
- dippedβάπτωbaptō · to dipG911
- in bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- The Wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for Revelation 19:13
- Revelation 14:20They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Isaiah 9:5Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 34:3Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will be soaked with their blood.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.”
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
- 1 John 5:7For there are three that testify:
Commentaries on Revelation 19:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - To show that he was just come from recent slaughter. The description is taken from Isaiah 63:2, Isaiah 63:3, where Judas Maccabeus, or some other conqueror, is described. The Word of God - Written in the Targum, and in other Jewish writings, דיי מימרא meimera daiya, "the word of Jehovah;" by which they always mean a person, and not a word spoken. See the notes on John 1:1, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - Red, as if dipped in blood - emblem of slaughter. The original of this image is probably Isaiah 63:2-3. See the notes on that passage. And his name is called The Word of God - The name which in Revelation 19:12, it is said that no one knew but he himself. This name is ̔ ́ ͂ ͂ Ho logos tou Theouor “the Logos of God.” That is, this is his unique name; a name which belongs only to him, and which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood: This may refer to: the blood of Christ’s enemies, showing his complete victory (Isaiah 63:2–4); or Christ’s sacrificial death for humanity (Revelation 1:7). The Word of God is John's unique name for Jesus (see John 1:1, 14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. vesture dipped in blood--Is 63:2 is alluded to here, and in Re 19:15, end. There the blood is not His own, but that of His foes. So here the blood on His "vesture," reminding us of His own blood shed for even the ungodly who trample on it, is a premonition of the shedding of their blood in righteous retribution. He sheds the blood, not of the godly, as the harlot and beast did, but of the blood-stained ungodly, including them both. The Word of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 19
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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