Revelation 11:17

Revelation 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
• New International Version (NIV)saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.

Context of Revelation 11:17

15Then the seventh angel trumpeted, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Anointed One. And He shall reign forever and ever!” 16And the twenty-four elders seated on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, “We thank you, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and begun to reign. 18The nations were enraged, but Your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged— to reward Your servants, the prophets and kedoshim, and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.” 19Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the Ark of His Covenant appeared in His Temple. And there were flashes of lightning and rumblings and clashes of thunder and an earthquake and heavy hail.

Revelation 11:17 word by word

λέγοντες· εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν ὅτι εἴληφας τὴν δύναμίν σου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐβασίλευσας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• We giveεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• O Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
• which artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• art to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thou hast taken to theeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• hast reignedβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936

Cross-references for Revelation 11:17

• Revelation 4:9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• Daniel 2:23To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise! For You gave me wisdom and power. You have made known to me what we asked of You. You revealed to us the word of the king.”
• Daniel 6:10Thereupon King Darius issued the written decree.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
• Luke 10:21In that very hour, He was overjoyed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and said, “I praise You, Father, Master of the universe, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was pleasing to You.
• John 11:41So they rolled away the stone. Yeshua lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard Me.
• 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who in Messiah always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us reveals everywhere the aroma of the knowledge of Himself.
• 2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
• 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Messiah Yeshua our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to service—
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says Adonai Elohim, “Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty!”
• Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes all around and within. They do not rest day or night, chanting, “Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, asher haya v’hoveh v’yavo! Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts, who was and who is and who is to come!”
• Revelation 15:3And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Revelation 16:7Then I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot , true and righteous are Your judgments!”
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, Adonai appeared to Abram, and He said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Continually walk before Me and you will be blameless.
• Revelation 1:4John, To Messiah’s seven communities in Asia: Grace to you and shalom from Him who is and who was and who is to come, as well as from the seven spirits who are before His throne,
• Revelation 16:5Then I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You—the Holy One, who is and who was— because You have passed these judgments.

Commentaries on Revelation 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17O Lord God Almighty, which art - This gives a proper view of God in his eternity; all times are here comprehended, the present, the past, and the future. This is the infinitude of God. Hast taken to thee - Thou hast exercised that power which thou ever hast; and thou hast broken the power of thy enemies, and exalted thy Church.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Saying, We give thee thanks - We, as the representatives of the church, and as identified in our feelings with it (see the notes on Revelation 4:4), acknowledge thy goodness in tires delivering the church from all its troubles, and having conducted it through the times of fiery persecution, thus establishing it upon the earth. The language here used is an expression of their deep interest in the church, and of the fact that they felt themselves identified…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Before the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, there is the usual demand of attention. The saints and angels in heaven know the right of our God and Saviour to rule over all the world. But the nations met God's wrath with their own anger. It was a time in which he was beginning to reward his people's faithful services, and sufferings; and their enemies fretted against God, and so increased their guilt, and hastened their destruction. By…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The thanksgiving prayer describes God as the one who is and who always was. The phrase is to come (see Revelation 1:4, 8) no longer applies. In this scene, eternity has arrived, and God has begun to reign.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. thanks--for the answer to our prayers (Re 6:10, 11) in destroying them which destroy the earth (Re 11:18), thereby preparing the way for setting up the kingdom of Thyself and Thy saints. and art to come--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Cyprian, and Andreas. The consummation having actually come, they do not address Him as they did when it was still future, "Thou that art to come." Compare Re 11:18, "is come." From the sounding of the seventh…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 11:17

• God
• Power
• Praise
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Omnipotence
• Power
• Reign
• Rekem
• Revelation of John
• Worship

Commentaries on Revelation 11

• 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