Revelation 19:16

Revelation 19:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• New International Version (NIV)On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Context of Revelation 19:16

14And the armies of heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15From His mouth comes a sharp sword—so that with it He may strike down the nations—and He shall rule them with an iron rod, and He treads the winepress of the furious wrath of Elohei-Tzva’ot. On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “King of kings, and Lord of lords.” 17Then I saw a single angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he cried out to all the birds flying high in the sky, “Come, gather for the great banquet of God— 18to eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of generals and the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and those riding on them, the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great!”

Revelation 19:16 word by word

καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ὄνομα γεγραμμένον· βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κύριος κυρίων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• vestureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• vestureἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thighμηρόςmēros · thighG3382
• a nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• KINGβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• LORDκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• OF LORDSκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962

Cross-references for Revelation 19:16

• Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a flame of fire, and many royal crowns are on His head. He has a name written that no one knows except Himself.
• Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them—because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”
• Psalms 72:11So let all kings bow down before him, and all nations serve him.
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign and princes decree justice.
• Daniel 2:47In response the king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this secret!”
• Philippians 2:9For this reason God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name,
• 1 Timothy 6:15This He will reveal in His own time—the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and the Lord of lords,

Commentaries on Revelation 19:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16On his vesture and on his thigh a name written - Dr. Dodd has well observed on this passage, that "it appears to have been an ancient custom among several nations to adorn the images of their deities, princes, victors at public games, and other eminent persons, with inscriptions, expressing either the character of the persons, their names, or some other circumstance which might contribute to their honor; and to that custom the description here given of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And he hath on his vesture - That is, this name was conspicuously written on his garment - probably his military robe. And on his thigh - The robe or military cloak may be conceived of as open and flowing, so as to expose the limbs of the rider; and the idea is, that the name was conspicuously written not only on the flowing robe, but on the other parts of his dress, so that it must be conspicuous whether his military cloak were wrapped closely around…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. 16KING … LORD: See Revelation 1:5; 15:3; 17:14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. "His name written on His vesture and on His thigh," was written partly on the vesture, partly on the thigh itself, at the part where in an equestrian figure the robe drops from the thigh. The thigh symbolizes Christ's humanity as having come, after the flesh, from the loins of David, and now appearing as the glorified "Son of man." On the other hand, His incommunicable divine name, "which no man knew," is on His head (Re 19:12), [Menochius]. KING 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