Revelation 22:12

Revelation 22:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
• New International Version (NIV)“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

Context of Revelation 22:12

10Then he tells me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do righteousness, and the holy still be holy. Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to pay back each one according to his deeds. 13“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14How fortunate are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life and may enter through the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:12 word by word

ἰδοὺ ἔρχομαι ταχύ, καὶ ὁ μισθός μου μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἑκάστῳ ὡς τὸ ἔργον ἐστὶν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• quicklyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• rewardὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• to giveἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• according asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• workἔργονergon · workG2041
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Revelation 22:12

• Revelation 22:7Behold, I am coming soon! How fortunate is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
• Zephaniah 1:14The great day of Adonai is near— near and coming very quickly! The sound of the day of Adonai is bitter— the shouting of the warrior is there.
• Revelation 11:18The 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.”
• Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous, he will be well, eating the fruit of their deeds.
• Isaiah 40:10Look, Adonai Elohim comes with might, with His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.
• Isaiah 62:11Behold, Adonai has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the Daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation comes! See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:8Now he who plants and he who waters work as one, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have been entrusted with a commission.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne. The books were opened, and another book was opened—the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then ‘He will repay everyone according to his deeds.’
• Romans 2:6He will pay back each person according to his deeds.
• Romans 14:12So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Commentaries on Revelation 22:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Behold, I come quickly - I come to establish nay cause, comfort and support my followers, and punish the wicked.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And behold, I come quickly - See the notes on Revelation 1:1, Revelation 1:3. These are undoubtedly the words of the Redeemer; and the meaning is, that the period when the unchanging sentence would be passed on each individual - on the unjust, the filthy, the righteous, and the holy - would not be remote. The design of this seems to be to impress on the mind the solemnity of the truth that the condition hereafter will soon be fixed, and to lead people to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Christ is coming soon to repay everyone, not just based on their faith, but according to their actions (see Revelation 2:23; 11:18; 14:13; 20:12–13; see also Proverbs 24:12; Matthew 16:27; 2 Corinthians 5:10). Not every statement of belief is sincere (John 2:23–25); true faith shows through actions (James 2:14–26). We are saved by God's grace and power in Christ. Our actions do not save us, but they show the seriousness of our confession and provide a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. And--in none of our manuscripts. But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and Cyprian omit it. behold, I come quickly--(Compare Re 22:7). my reward is with me--(Is 40:10; 62:11). to give--Greek, "to render." every man--Greek, "to each." shall be--so B in Mai. But B in Tischendorf, and A, Syriac, read, "is."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 22

• 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