Revelation 7:10

Revelation 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”

Context of Revelation 7:10

8from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000. 9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” 11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

Revelation 7:10 word by word

καὶ κράζουσιν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγοντες· ἡ σωτηρία τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Salvationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• to ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• which sittethκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• unto the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721

Cross-references for Revelation 7:10

• Zechariah 4:7“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Psalms 3:8From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
• Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
• Psalms 68:19Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
• Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
• Isaiah 43:11I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.
• Isaiah 45:15Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel.
• Jeremiah 3:23Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
• Hosea 13:4“But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
• Jonah 2:9But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ”
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Luke 3:6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
• John 4:22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
• Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
• Revelation 4:2At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.

Commentaries on Revelation 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Salvation to our God - That is, God alone is the author of the salvation of man; and this salvation is procured for and given to them through the Lamb, as their propitiatory sacrifice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And cried with a loud voice - Compare Zechariah 4:7. This is expressive of the greatness of their joy; the ardor and earnestness of their praise. Salvation to our God - The word rendered “salvation” - ́ sōtēria- means properly “safety, deliverance, preservation”; then welfare or prosperity; then victory; then, in a Christian sense, deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life. Here the idea seems to be that their deliverance from sin…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 The first fruits of Christ having led the way, the Gentiles converted later follow, and ascribe their salvation to God and the Redeemer, with triumph. In acts of religious worship we come nigh to God, and must come by Christ; the throne of God could not be approached by sinners, were it not for a Mediator. They were clothed with the robes of justification, holiness, and victory; and they had palms in their hands, as conquerors used to appear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10In ancient times, victory parades celebrated conquerors with loud chants. The shout of Salvation means "victory" or "deliverance." It honors God's triumph and prepares readers for his rule.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. cried--Greek, "cry," in the three oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. It is their continuing, ceaseless employment. Salvation--literally, "THE salvation"; all the praise of our salvation be ascribed to our God. At the Lord's entry into Jerusalem, the type, similarly "salvation" is the cry of the palm-bearing multitudes. Hosanna means "save us now"; taken from Psa 118:25, in which Psalm (Psa 118:14, 15, 21, 26) the same connection…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 7:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Lamb of God
• Praise
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Light
• Tribe
• Adoration
• East, Children of the
• Ethics
• Gad (1)
• Hosanna
• Immortal; Immortality

Commentaries on Revelation 7

• 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