Revised Literal Translation
Revelation 4:1-6
1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I lookedG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,a doorθύραthuraG2374wasopenedἠνεῳγμένηēneōgmenēG455inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷ,tō ouranōG3588G3772:andκαὶkaiG2532the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413voiceἡ φωνὴhē phōnēG3588G5456whichἣνhēnG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191wasas it wereὡςhōsG5613of a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536talkingλαλούσηςlalousēsG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473;which saidλέγων·legōnG3004,Come upἀνάβαanabaG305hitherὧδε,hōdeG5602,andκαὶkaiG2532I will shewδείξωdeixōG1166theeσοιsoiG4771thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778whichἃhaG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163beγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096hereafterμετὰmetaG3326.ἡhēG3588
2AndG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151:andG2532,beholdG3708,a throneθρόνοςthronosG2362was setἔκειτοekeitoG2749inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷ,tō ouranōG3588G3772,andG2532onesatκαθήμενος.kathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the throneτὸν θρόνονton thrononG3588G2362.
3AndκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588that satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521wasG1510to look uponὁράσειhoraseiG3706likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664a jasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393andκαὶkaiG2532a sardiusG4555stoneλίθῳlithōG3037:andκαὶkaiG2532there wasa rainbowἶριςirisG2463round aboutκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362,in sightὁράσειhoraseiG3706like untoὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664an emeraldσμαραγδίνῳ.smaragdinōG4664.
4AndG2532round aboutκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943the throneθρόνουthronouG3588G2362werefourτέσσαρες,tessaresG5064andG2532twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501seatsθρόνουςthronousG2362:andG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909the seatsθρόνουςthronousG3588G2362I sawG3708fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064andG2532twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245sittingκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521,clothedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022raimentἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440;andG2532they hadG2192onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG3588G2776crownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735of goldχρυσοῦς.chrusousG5552.G3588
5AndκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362proceededἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607lightningsἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796andκαὶkaiG2532thunderingsβρονταί,brontaiG1027andκαὶkaiG2532voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456:andκαὶkaiG2532there weresevenἑπτὰheptaG2033lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442burningκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiG2545beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362,whichἅhaG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of Godτὰ θεοῦ,ta theouG3588G2316.τοῦtouG3588
6AndκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362there wasa seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281of glassὑαλίνη,hu'alinēG5193like untoὁμοίαhomoiaG3664crystalκρυστάλλῳ,krustallōG2930:andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532round aboutκύκλῳkuklōG2945the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588G2362, werefourτέσσαραtessaraG5064beastsζῷαzōaG2226full ofγέμονταgemontaG1073eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715andκαὶkaiG2532behindὄπισθεν.opisthenG3693.
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
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