Revelation 4:10

Revelation 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
• English Standard Version (ESV)the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

Context of Revelation 4:10

8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Revelation 4:10 word by word

πεσοῦνται οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καὶ βαλοῦσιν τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου λέγοντες·Read the interlinear

• The fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• twentyεἴκοσιeikosi · twentyG1501
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• fall downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• himὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• that livethζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• crownsστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Revelation 4:10

• Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
• Revelation 19:4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
• Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
• Psalms 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
• Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
• Revelation 4:9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
• Revelation 7:11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
• Revelation 15:4Who 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.
• Revelation 22:8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
• 1 Chronicles 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless Yhwh your God. And all the congregation blessed Yhwh God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Yhwh, and the king.
• 2 Chronicles 7:3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of Yhwh upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised Yhwh, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before Yhwh our maker.
• Matthew 4:9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
• Luke 24:52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
• Revelation 4:4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O Yhwh, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Yhwh, and thou art exalted as head above all.

Commentaries on Revelation 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Cast their crowns before the throne - Acknowledge the infinite supremacy of God, and that they have derived their being and their blessings from him alone. This is an allusion to the custom of prostrations in the east, and to the homage of petty kings acknowledging the supremacy of the emperor.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The four and twenty elders fall down before him … - The representatives of the redeemed church in heaven (see the notes at Revelation 4:4) also unite in the praise. The meaning, if the explanation of the symbol be correct, is, that the church universal unites in praise to God for all that characterizes his administration. In the connection in which this stands here, the sense would be, that as often as there is any new manifestation of the principles of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 All true believers wholly ascribe their redemption and conversion, their present privileges and future hopes, to the eternal and most holy God. Thus rise the for-ever harmonious, thankful songs of the redeemed in heaven. Would we on earth do like them, let our praises be constant, not interrupted; united, not divided; thankful, not cold and formal; humble, not self-confident.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The twenty-four elders, who speak in an antiphonal chorus (two groups taking turns), give a divine perspective on creation. One seated on the throne: This shows a common Jewish practice of not speaking God’s name directly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The ground of praise here is God's eternity, and God's power and glory manifested in the creation of all things for His pleasure. Creation is the foundation of all God's other acts of power, wisdom, and love, and therefore forms the first theme of His creatures' thanksgivings. The four living creatures take the lead of the twenty-four elders, both in this anthem, and in that new song which follows on the ground of their redemption (Re 5:8-10)…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 4:10

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Crown
• Elder
• God
• Humility
• Praise
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Receive
• Adoration
• Cherubim (1)
• Crown
• Ethics
• Isaiah
• Israel, History of
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Presbyter; Presbytery

Commentaries on Revelation 4

• 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