Revelation 21:24

Revelation 21:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
• New International Version (NIV)The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

Context of Revelation 21:24

22I saw no temple in her, for its Temple is Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot and the Lamb. 23And the city has no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations shall walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. 25Its gates shall never be shut by day, for there shall be no night there! 26And they shall bring into it the glory and honor of the nations.

Revelation 21:24 word by word

καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the nationsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• which are savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• shall walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• do bringφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Revelation 21:24

• Revelation 22:2down the middle of the city’s street. On either side of the river was a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
• Deuteronomy 32:43Make His people rejoice, O nations, for He will avenge the blood of His servants. He will return vengeance on His foes, and atone for the land of His people.”
• Psalms 22:27Let the poor eat and be satisfied. Let them who seek after Him praise Adonai. May your hearts live forever!
• Isaiah 2:2It will come to pass in the last days that the mountain of Adonai’s House will stand firm as head of the mountains and will be exalted above the hills. So all nations will flow to it.
• Isaiah 52:15So He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him, for what had not been told them they will see, and what they had not heard they will perceive.
• Isaiah 55:5Behold, you will summon a nation you do not know, and a nation that did not know you will run to you, because of Adonai your God and the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.”
• Isaiah 66:12For thus says Adonai: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream. You will be nursed, carried on the hip, and bounced on her knees.
• Jeremiah 4:2You will swear, ‘As Adonai lives!’ in truth, in justice and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in Him and in Him they will glory.”
• Zechariah 2:11“Oy , Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.”
• Zechariah 8:22Indeed, many peoples and powerful nations will come to seek Adonai-Tzva’ot in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Adonai.”
• Romans 15:10And again it says, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
• Isaiah 2:5Come house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of Adonai.
• Psalms 72:10May kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
• Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, kings to the brilliance of your rising.
• Isaiah 66:11For you will nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breast. You will drink deeply and delight from her glorious abundance.

Commentaries on Revelation 21:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The nations of them which are saved - This is an illusion to the promise that the Gentiles should bring their riches, glory, and excellence, to the temple at Jerusalem, after it should be rebuilt. See Revelation 21:26.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And the nations of them which are saved - All the nations that are saved; or all the saved considered as nations. This imagery is doubtless derived from that in Isaiah, particularly Isaiah 60:3-9. See the notes on that passage. Shall walk in the light of it - Shall enjoy its splendor, and be continually in its light. And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it - All that they consider as constituting their glory, treasures, crowns…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will be an everlasting Fountain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25the nations: God’s promise to Abraham comes true (Genesis 12:3; see Isaiah 2:3). In Revelation, the kings of the world often represent God’s enemies (Revelation 6:15; 17:18; 18:3, 9). Now that these enemies are destroyed (Revelation 16:9, 11; 19:1–2, 19–21), the image is of God’s glory shown in those who have repented (Revelation 14:6–7; compare 11:13) and walk with God (5:9; 15:4). The gates that are never closed contrast with ancient times when closed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. of them which are saved ... in--A, B, Vulgate, Coptic, and Andreas read "(the nations shall walk) by means of her light": omitting "of them which are saved." Her brightness shall supply them with light. the kings of the earth--who once had regard only to their glory, having been converted, now in the new Jerusalem do bring their glory into it, to lay it down at the feet of their God and Lord. and honour--so B, Vulgate, and Syriac. But A omits the…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:24

• Church
• Heaven
• Jerusalem
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• Righteous
• Walking

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Commentaries on Revelation 21

• 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
• 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