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Verse	Translation	Text
Re 7:14	Strong Concordance	And [2532] I said [2046] unto him [846], Sir [2962], thou [4771] knowest [1492]. And [2532] he said [2036] to me [3427], These [3778] are they [1526] which came [2064] out of [1537] great [3173] tribulation [2347], and [2532] have washed [4150] their [846] robes [4749], and [2532] made [3021] them [4749] [846] white [3021] in [1722] the blood [129] of the Lamb [721].
	King James	And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Sir--Greek, "Lord." B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic versions, and CYPRIAN read, "My Lord." A omits "My," as English Version. thou knowest--taken from Eze 37:3. Comparatively ignorant ourselves of divine things, it is well for us to look upward for divinely communicated knowledge. came--rather as Greek, "come"; implying that they are just come. great tribulation--Greek, "THE great tribulation"; "the tribulation, the great one," namely, the tribulation to which the martyrs were exposed under the fifth seal, the same which Christ foretells as about to precede His coming (Mat 24:21, great tribulation), and followed by the same signs as the sixth seal (Mat 24:29-30), compare Dan 12:1; including also retrospectively all the tribulation which the saints of all ages have had to pass through. Thus this seventh chapter is a recapitulation of the vision of the six seals, Rev. 6:1-17, to fill up the outline there given in that part of it which affects the faithful of that day. There, however, their number was waiting to be completed, but here it is completed, and they are seen taken out of the earth before the judgments on the Antichristian apostasy; with their Lord, they, and all His faithful witnesses and disciples of past ages, wait for His coming and their coming to be glorified and reign together with Him. Meanwhile, in contrast with their previous sufferings, they are exempt from the hunger, thirst, and scorching heats of their life on earth (Rev 7:16), and are fed and refreshed by the Lamb of God Himself (Rev 7:17; Rev 14:1-4, Rev 14:13); an earnest of their future perfect blessedness in both body and soul united (Rev 21:4-6; Rev 22:1-5). washed . . . robes . . . white in the blood of . . . Lamb-- (Rev 1:5; Isa 1:18; Heb 9:14; Jo1 1:7; compare Isa 61:10; Zac 3:3-5). Faith applies to the heart the purifying blood; once for all for justification, continually throughout the life for sanctification.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Sir--Greek, "Lord." B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic versions, and CYPRIAN read, "My Lord." A omits "My," as English Version.

thou knowest--taken from Eze 37:3. Comparatively ignorant ourselves of divine things, it is well for us to look upward for divinely communicated knowledge.

came--rather as Greek, "come"; implying that they are just come.

great tribulation--Greek, "THE great tribulation"; "the tribulation, the great one," namely, the tribulation to which the martyrs were exposed under the fifth seal, the same which Christ foretells as about to precede His coming (Mat 24:21, great tribulation), and followed by the same signs as the sixth seal (Mat 24:29-30), compare Dan 12:1; including also retrospectively all the tribulation which the saints of all ages have had to pass through. Thus this seventh chapter is a recapitulation of the vision of the six seals, Rev. 6:1-17, to fill up the outline there given in that part of it which affects the faithful of that day. There, however, their number was waiting to be completed, but here it is completed, and they are seen taken out of the earth before the judgments on the Antichristian apostasy; with their Lord, they, and all His faithful witnesses and disciples of past ages, wait for His coming and their coming to be glorified and reign together with Him. Meanwhile, in contrast with their previous sufferings, they are exempt from the hunger, thirst, and scorching heats of their life on earth (Rev 7:16), and are fed and refreshed by the Lamb of God Himself (Rev 7:17; Rev 14:1-4, Rev 14:13); an earnest of their future perfect blessedness in both body and soul united (Rev 21:4-6; Rev 22:1-5).

washed . . . robes . . . white in the blood of . . . Lamb-- (Rev 1:5; Isa 1:18; Heb 9:14; Jo1 1:7; compare Isa 61:10; Zac 3:3-5). Faith applies to the heart the purifying blood; once for all for justification, continually throughout the life for sanctification.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest - The word "sir" in this place - κύριέ kurie, "lord" - is a form of respectful address, such as would be used when speaking to a superior, Gen 43:20; Mat 13:27; Mat 21:30; Mat 27:63; Joh 4:11, Joh 4:15, Joh 4:19, Joh 4:49; Joh 5:7; Joh 12:21; Joh 20:15. The simple meaning of the phrase "thou knowest" is, that he who had asked the question must be better informed than he to whom he had proposed it. It is, on the part of John, a modest confession that he did not know, or could not be presumed to know, and at the same time the respectful utterance of an opinion that he who addressed this question to him must be in possession of this knowledge. And he said unto me - Not offended with the reply, and ready, as he had evidently intended to do, to give him the information which he needed. These are they which came out of great tribulation - The word rendered "tribulation" - θλίψις thlipsis - is a word of general character, meaning "affliction," though perhaps there is here an allusion to persecution. The sense, however, would be better expressed by the phrase great trials. The object seems to have been to set before the mind of the apostle a view of those who had suffered much, and who by their sufferings had been sanctified and prepared for heaven, in order to encourage those who might be yet called to suffer. And have washed their robes - To wit, in the blood of the Lamb. And made them white in the blood of the Lamb - There is some incongruity in saying that they had made them white in the blood of the Lamb; and the meaning therefore must be, that they had cleansed or purified them in that blood. Under the ancient ritual, various things about the sanctuary were cleansed from ceremonial defilement by the sprinkling of blood on them - the blood of sacrifice. In accordance with that usage, the blood of the Lamb - of the Lord Jesus - is said to cleanse and purify. John sees a great company with white robes. The means by which it is said they became white or pure is the blood of the Lamb. It is not said that they were made white as the result of their sufferings or their afflictions but by the blood of the Lamb. The course of thought here is such that it would be natural to suppose that, if at any time the great deeds or the sufferings of the saints could contribute to the fact that they will wear white robes in heaven, this is an occasion on which there might be such a reference. But there is no allusion to that. It is not by their own sufferings and trials, their persecutions and sorrows, that they are made holy, but by the blood of the Lamb that had been shed for sinners. This reference to the blood of the Lamb is one of the incidental proofs that occur so frequently in the Scriptures of the reality of the atonement. It could be only in allusion to that, and with an implied belief in that, that the blood of the Lamb could be referred to as cleansing the robes of the saints in heaven. If he sheds his blood merely as other people have done; if he died only as a martyr, what propriety would there have been in referring to his blood more than to the blood of any other martyr? And what influence could the blood of any martyr have in cleansing the robes of the saints in heaven? The fact is, that if that were all, such language would be unmeaning. It is never used except in connection with the blood of Christ; and the language of the Bible everywhere is such as would be employed on the supposition that he shed his blood to make expiation for sin, and on no other supposition. On the general meaning of the language used here, and the sentiment expressed, see the Heb 9:14 note and Jo1 1:7 note.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
tribulation The great tribulation is the period of unexampled trouble predicted in the passages cited under that head from (Psa 2:5) to (Rev 7:14) and described in Revelation 11-18. Involving in a measure the whole earth (Rev 3:10) it is yet distinctly "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jer 30:7) and its vortex Jerusalem and the Holy Land. It involves the people of God who will have returned to Palestine in unbelief. Its duration is three and a half years, or the last half of the seventieth week of Daniel. (See Scofield) - (Dan 9:24). (Rev 11:2); (Rev 11:3) The elements of the tribulation are: (1) The cruel reign of the "beast out of the sea" (Rev 13:1) who at the beginning of the three and a half years, will break his covenant with the Jews (by virtue of which they will have re-established the temple worship, (Dan 9:27) and show himself in the temple, demanding that he be worshipped as God. (Mat 24:15); (Th2 2:4). (2) The active interposition of Satan "having great wrath" (Rev 12:12) who gives his power to the Beast. (Rev 13:4); (Rev 13:5). (3) The unprecedented activity of demons (Rev 9:2); (Rev 9:11), and (4) the terrible "bowl" judgments of Revelation 16. The great tribulation will be, however, a period of salvation. An election out of Israel is seen as sealed for God (Rev 7:4-8) and, with an innumerable multitude of Gentiles (Rev 7:9) are said to have come "out of the great tribulation" (Rev 7:14). They are not of the priesthood, the church, to which they seem to stand somewhat in the relation of the Levites to the priests under the Mosaic Covenant. The great tribulation is immediately followed by the return of Christ in glory, and the events associated therewith. (Mat 24:29); (Mat 24:30). See "Remnant" (Isa 1:9). (See Scofield) - (Rom 11:5). "Beast" (See Scofield) - (Dan 9:24). (See Scofield) - (Rev 19:20) "Armageddon" (Rev 16:14). (See Scofield) - (Rev 19:17).

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
I said (εἴρηκα) Lit., I have said. Rev., renders by the present, I say. See on cried, Joh 1:15. Sir (κύριε) Add μου my, and render, as Rev., my Lord. An address of reverence as to a heavenly being. See on Mat 21:3. Which came (οἱ ἐρχόμενοι) The present participle. Hence, as Rev., which come. Out of great tribulation (ἐκ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς μεγάλης) Lit., out of the tribulation, the great (tribulation). Rev., properly, gives the force of the article, "the great." See on Mat 13:21. Have washed (ἔπλυναν) The aorist tense. Rev., correctly, they washed. Only here and Luk 5:2, on which see note. For the New Testament words for washing, see on Act 16:33. Made them white Compare Isa 1:18; Psa 51:7; Mar 9:3. Milligan remarks that robes are the expression of character, and compares the word habit used of dress.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
My lord - Or, my master; a common term of respect. So Zechariah, likewise, bespeaks the angel, Zac 1:9; Zac 4:4; Zac 6:4. Thou knowest - That is, I know not; but thou dost. These are they - Not martyrs; for these are not such a multitude as no man can number. But as all the angels appear here, so do all the souls of the righteous who had lived from the beginning of the world. Who come - He does not say, who did come; but, who come now also: to whom, likewise, pertain all who will come hereafter. Out of great affliction - Of various kinds, wisely and graciously allotted by God to all his children. And have washed their robes - From all guilt. And made them white - In all holiness. By the blood of the Lamb - Which not only cleanses, but adorns us also.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Sir, thou knowest - That is, I do not know, but thou canst inform me. Came out of great tribulation - Persecutions of every kind. And have washed their robes - Have obtained their pardon and purity, through the blood of the Lamb. Their white robes cannot mean the righteousness of Christ, for this cannot be washed and made white in his own blood. This white linen is said to be the righteousness of the saints, Rev 19:8, and this is the righteousness in which they stand before the throne; therefore it is not Christ's righteousness, but it is a righteousness wrought in them by the merit of his blood, and the power of his Spirit.

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³ Now Joshua [03091] was clothed [03847] with filthy [06674] garments [0899], and stood [05975] before [06440] the angel [04397].
⁴ And he answered [06030] and spake [0559] unto those that stood [05975] before [06440] him, saying [0559], Take away [05493] the filthy [06674] garments [0899] from him. And unto him he said [0559], Behold [07200], I have caused thine iniquity [05771] to pass [05674] from thee, and I will clothe [03847] thee with change of raiment [04254].
⁵ And I said [0559], Let them set [07760] a fair [02889] mitre [06797] upon his head [07218]. So they set [07760] a fair [02889] mitre [06797] upon his head [07218], and clothed [03847] him with garments [0899]. And the angel [04397] of the LORD [03068] stood by [05975].

¹⁰ I will greatly [07797] rejoice [07797] in the LORD [03068], my soul [05315] shall be joyful [01523] in my God [0430]; for he hath clothed [03847] me with the garments [0899] of salvation [03468], he hath covered [03271] me with the robe [04598] of righteousness [06666], as a bridegroom [02860] decketh [03547] himself with ornaments [06287], and as a bride [03618] adorneth [05710] herself with her jewels [03627].

⁷ But [1161] if [1437] we walk [4043] in [1722] the light [5457], as [5613] he [846] is [2076] in [1722] the light [5457], we have [2192] fellowship [2842] one with another [3326] [240], and [2532] the blood [129] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] his [846] Son [5207] cleanseth [2511] us [2248] from [575] all [3956] sin [266].

¹⁴ How much [4214] more [3123] shall [2511] the blood [129] of Christ [5547], who [3739] through [1223] the eternal [166] Spirit [4151] offered [4374] himself [1438] without spot [299] to God [2316], purge [2511] your [5216] conscience [4893] from [575] dead [3498] works [2041] to [1519] serve [3000] the living [2198] God [2316]?

¹⁸ Come now [03212], and let us reason together [03198], saith [0559] the LORD [03068]: though your sins [02399] be as scarlet [08144], they shall be as white [03835] as snow [07950]; though they be red [0119] like crimson [08438], they shall be as wool [06785].

⁵ And [2532] from [575] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], who is the faithful [4103] witness [3144], and the first begotten [4416] of [1537] the dead [3498], and [2532] the prince [758] of the kings [935] of the earth [1093]. Unto him that loved [25] us [2248], and [2532] washed [3068] us [2248] from [575] our [2257] sins [266] in [1722] his own [846] blood [129],

¹ And [2532] he shewed [1166] me [3427] a pure [2513] river [4215] of water [5204] of life [2222], clear [2986] as [5613] crystal [2930], proceeding [1607] out of [1537] the throne [2362] of God [2316] and [2532] of the Lamb [721].
² In [1722] the midst [3319] of the street [4113] of it [846], and [2532] on either [2532] side [1782] [1782] of the river [4215], was there the tree [3586] of life [2222], which bare [4160] twelve [1427] manner of fruits [2590], and yielded [591] her [846] fruit [2590] every [2596] [1538] [1520] month [3376]: and [2532] the leaves [5444] of the tree [3586] were for [1519] the healing [2322] of the nations [1484].
³ And [2532] there shall be [2071] no [3756] more [2089] [3956] curse [2652]: but [2532] the throne [2362] of God [2316] and [2532] of the Lamb [721] shall be [2071] in [1722] it [846]; and [2532] his [846] servants [1401] shall serve [3000] him [846]:
⁴ And [2532] they shall see [3700] his [846] face [4383]; and [2532] his [846] name [3686] shall be in [1909] their [846] foreheads [3359].
⁵ And [2532] there shall be [2071] no [3756] night [3571] there [1563]; and [2532] they need [5532] no [3756] candle [3088] [2192], neither [2532] light [5457] of the sun [2246]; for [3754] the Lord [2962] God [2316] giveth [5461] them [846] light [5461]: and [2532] they shall reign [936] for [1519] ever [165] and ever [165].

⁴ And [2532] God [2316] shall wipe away [1813] all [3956] tears [1144] from [575] their [846] eyes [3788]; and [2532] there shall be [2071] no [3756] more [2089] death [2288], neither [3777] sorrow [3997], nor [3777] crying [2906], neither [3777] [3756] shall there be [2071] any more [2089] pain [4192]: for [3754] the former things [4413] are passed away [565].
⁵ And [2532] he that sat [2521] upon [1909] the throne [2362] said [2036], Behold [2400], I make [4160] all things [3956] new [2537]. And [2532] he said [3004] unto me [3427], Write [1125]: for [3754] these [3778] words [3056] are [1526] true [228] and [2532] faithful [4103].
⁶ And [2532] he said [2036] unto me [3427], It is done [1096]. I [1473] am [1510] Alpha [1] and [2532] Omega [5598], the beginning [746] and [2532] the end [5056]. I [1473] will give [1325] unto him that is athirst [1372] of [1537] the fountain [4077] of the water [5204] of life [2222] freely [1432].

¹³ And [2532] I heard [191] a voice [5456] from [1537] heaven [3772] saying [3004] unto me [3427], Write [1125], Blessed [3107] are the dead [3498] which [3588] die [599] in [1722] the Lord [2962] from henceforth [534]: Yea [3483], saith [3004] the Spirit [4151], that [2443] they may rest [373] from [1537] their [846] labours [2873]; and [1161] their [846] works [2041] do follow [190] [3326] them [846].

¹ And [2532] I looked [1492], and [2532], lo [2400], a Lamb [721] stood [2476] on [1909] the mount [3735] Sion [4622], and [2532] with [3326] him [846] an hundred [1540] forty [5062] and four [5064] thousand [5505], having [2192] his [846] Father's [3962] name [3686] written [1125] in [1909] their [846] foreheads [3359].
² And [2532] I heard [191] a voice [5456] from [1537] heaven [3772], as [5613] the voice [5456] of many [4183] waters [5204], and [2532] as [5613] the voice [5456] of a great [3173] thunder [1027]: and [2532] I heard [191] the voice [5456] of harpers [2790] harping [2789] with [1722] their [846] harps [2788]:
³ And [2532] they sung [103] as it were [5613] a new [2537] song [5603] before [1799] the throne [2362], and [2532] before [1799] the four [5064] beasts [2226], and [2532] the elders [4245]: and [2532] no man [3762] could [1410] learn [3129] that song [5603] but [1508] the hundred [1540] and forty [5062] and four [5064] thousand [5505], which [3588] were redeemed [59] from [575] the earth [1093].
⁴ These [3778] are they [1526] which [3739] were [3435] not [3756] defiled [3435] with [3326] women [1135]; for [1063] they are [1526] virgins [3933]. These [3778] are they [1526] which [3588] follow [190] the Lamb [721] whithersoever [3699] [302] he goeth [5217]. These [3778] were redeemed [59] from [575] among men [444], being the firstfruits [536] unto God [2316] and [2532] to the Lamb [721].

¹⁷ For [3754] the Lamb [721] which [3588] is in the midst [303] [3319] of the throne [2362] shall feed [4165] them [846], and [2532] shall lead [3594] them [846] unto [1909] living [2198] fountains [4077] of waters [5204]: and [2532] God [2316] shall wipe away [1813] all [3956] tears [1144] from [575] their [846] eyes [3788].

¹⁶ They shall hunger [3983] no [3756] more [2089], neither [3761] thirst [1372] any more [2089]; neither [3761] [3361] shall [4098] the sun [2246] light [4098] on [1909] them [846], nor [3761] any [3956] heat [2738].

¹ And at that time [06256] shall Michael [04317] stand up [05975], the great [01419] prince [08269] which standeth [05975] for the children [01121] of thy people [05971]: and there shall be [01961] a time [06256] of trouble [06869], such as never was since there was a nation [01471] even to that same time [06256]: and at that time [06256] thy people [05971] shall be delivered [04422], every one that shall be found [04672] written [03789] in the book [05612].

²⁹ Immediately [1161] [2112] after [3326] the tribulation [2347] of those [1565] days [2250] shall the sun [2246] be darkened [4654], and [2532] the moon [4582] shall [1325] not [3756] give [1325] her [846] light [5338], and [2532] the stars [792] shall fall [4098] from [575] heaven [3772], and [2532] the powers [1411] of the heavens [3772] shall be shaken [4531]:
³⁰ And [2532] then [5119] shall appear [5316] the sign [4592] of the Son [5207] of man [444] in [1722] heaven [3772]: and [2532] then [5119] shall [2875] all [3956] the tribes [5443] of the earth [1093] mourn [2875], and [2532] they shall see [3700] the Son [5207] of man [444] coming [2064] in [1909] the clouds [3507] of heaven [3772] with [3326] power [1411] and [2532] great [4183] glory [1391].

²¹ For [1063] then [5119] shall be [2071] great [3173] tribulation [2347], such as [3634] was [1096] not [3756] since [575] the beginning [746] of the world [2889] to this [2193] time [3568], no [3761], nor ever [3364] shall be [1096].

³ And he said [0559] unto me, Son [01121] of man [0120], can these bones [06106] live [02421]? And I answered [0559], O Lord [0136] GOD [03069], thou knowest [03045].

¹⁵ Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto her [846], Woman [1135], why [5101] weepest thou [2799]? whom [5101] seekest thou [2212]? She [1565], supposing [1380] [3754] him to be [2076] the gardener [2780], saith [3004] unto him [846], Sir [2962], if [1487] thou [4771] have borne [941] him [846] hence [941], tell [2036] me [3427] where [4226] thou hast laid [5087] him [846], and I [2504] will take [142] him [846] away [142].

²¹ The same [3778] came [4334] therefore [3767] to Philip [5376], which was of [575] Bethsaida [966] of Galilee [1056], and [2532] desired [2065] him [846], saying [3004], Sir [2962], we would [2309] see [1492] Jesus [2424].

⁷ The impotent man [770] answered [611] him [846], Sir [2962], I have [2192] no [3756] man [444], when [3752] the water [5204] is troubled [5015], to [2443] put [906] me [3165] into [1519] the pool [2861]: but [1161] while [1722] [3739] I [1473] am coming [2064], another [243] steppeth down [2597] before [4253] me [1700].

⁴⁹ The nobleman [937] saith [3004] unto [4314] him [846], Sir [2962], come down [2597] ere [4250] my [3450] child [3813] die [599].

¹⁹ The woman [1135] saith [3004] unto him [846], Sir [2962], I perceive [2334] that [3754] thou [4771] art [1488] a prophet [4396].

¹⁵ The woman [1135] saith [3004] unto [4314] him [846], Sir [2962], give [1325] me [3427] this [5124] water [5204], that [3363] I thirst [1372] not [3363], neither [3366] come [2064] hither [1759] to draw [501].

¹¹ The woman [1135] saith [3004] unto him [846], Sir [2962], thou hast [2192] nothing [3777] to draw with [502], and [2532] the well [5421] is [2076] deep [901]: from whence [4159] then [3767] hast thou [2192] that living [2198] water [5204]?

⁶³ Saying [3004], Sir [2962], we remember [3415] that [3754] that [1565] deceiver [4108] said [2036], while he was yet [2089] alive [2198], After [3326] three [5140] days [2250] I will rise again [1453].

³⁰ And [2532] he came [4334] to the second [1208], and said [2036] likewise [5615]. And [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036], I [1473] go, sir [2962]: and [2532] went [565] not [3756].

²⁷ So [1161] the servants [1401] of the householder [3617] came [4334] and said [2036] unto him [846], Sir [2962], didst [4687] not [3780] thou sow [4687] good [2570] seed [4690] in [1722] thy [4674] field [68]? from whence [4159] then [3767] hath it [2192] tares [2215]?

²⁰ And said [0559], O [0994] sir [0113], we came indeed [03381] down [03381] at the first time [08462] to buy [07666] food [0400]:

¹⁷ And [2532] I saw [1492] an [1520] angel [32] standing [2476] in [1722] the sun [2246]; and [2532] he cried [2896] with a loud [3173] voice [5456], saying [3004] to all [3956] the fowls [3732] that fly [4072] in [1722] the midst of heaven [3321], Come [1205] and [2532] gather yourselves together [4863] unto [1519] the supper [1173] of the great [3173] God [2316];

¹⁴ For [1063] they are [1526] the spirits [4151] of devils [1142], working [4160] miracles [4592], which go forth [1607] [3739] [1607] unto [1909] the kings [935] of the earth [1093] and [2532] of the whole [3650] world [3625], to gather [4863] them [846] to [1519] the battle [4171] of that [1565] great [3173] day [2250] of God [2316] Almighty [3841].

²⁰ And [2532] the beast [2342] was taken [4084], and [2532] with [3326] him [5127] the false prophet [5578] that wrought [4160] miracles [4592] before [1799] him [846], with [1722] which [3739] he deceived [4105] them that had received [2983] the mark [5480] of the beast [2342], and [2532] them that worshipped [4352] his [846] image [1504]. These both [1417] were cast [906] alive [2198] into [1519] a lake [3041] of fire [4442] burning [2545] with [1722] brimstone [2303].

²⁴ Seventy [07657] weeks [07620] are determined [02852] upon thy people [05971] and upon thy holy [06944] city [05892], to finish [03607] the transgression [06588], and to make an end [08552] [02856] of sins [02403], and to make reconciliation [03722] for iniquity [05771], and to bring in [0935] everlasting [05769] righteousness [06664], and to seal up [02856] the vision [02377] and prophecy [05030], and to anoint [04886] the most [06944] Holy [06944].

⁵ Even so [3779] then [3767] at [1722] this present [3568] time [2540] also [2532] there is [1096] a remnant [3005] according [2596] to the election [1589] of grace [5485].

⁹ Except [03884] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] had left [03498] unto us a very small [04592] remnant [08300], we should have been [01961] as Sodom [05467], and we should have been like [01819] unto Gomorrah [06017].

³⁰ And [2532] then [5119] shall appear [5316] the sign [4592] of the Son [5207] of man [444] in [1722] heaven [3772]: and [2532] then [5119] shall [2875] all [3956] the tribes [5443] of the earth [1093] mourn [2875], and [2532] they shall see [3700] the Son [5207] of man [444] coming [2064] in [1909] the clouds [3507] of heaven [3772] with [3326] power [1411] and [2532] great [4183] glory [1391].

¹⁴ And [2532] I said [2046] unto him [846], Sir [2962], thou [4771] knowest [1492]. And [2532] he said [2036] to me [3427], These [3778] are they [1526] which came [2064] out of [1537] great [3173] tribulation [2347], and [2532] have washed [4150] their [846] robes [4749], and [2532] made [3021] them [4749] [846] white [3021] in [1722] the blood [129] of the Lamb [721].

⁹ After [3326] this [5023] I beheld [1492], and [2532], lo [2400], a great [4183] multitude [3793], which [3739] no man [3762] could [1410] number [705] [846], of [1537] all [3956] nations [1484], and [2532] kindreds [5443], and [2532] people [2992], and [2532] tongues [1100], stood [2476] before [1799] the throne [2362], and [2532] before [1799] the Lamb [721], clothed [4016] with white [3022] robes [4749], and [2532] palms [5404] in [1722] their [846] hands [5495];

⁴ And [2532] I heard [191] the number [706] of them which were sealed [4972]: and there were sealed [4972] an hundred [1540] and forty [5062] and four [5064] thousand [5505] of [1537] all [3956] the tribes [5443] of the children [5207] of Israel [2474].
⁵ Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Juda [2455] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Reuben [4502] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Gad [1045] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505].
⁶ Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Aser [768] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Nepthalim [3508] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Manasses [3128] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505].
⁷ Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Simeon [4826] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Levi [3017] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Issachar [2466] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505].
⁸ Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Zabulon [2194] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Joseph [2501] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505]. Of [1537] the tribe [5443] of Benjamin [958] were sealed [4972] twelve [1427] thousand [5505].

¹¹ And [2532] they had [2192] a king [935] over [1909] them [848], which is the angel [32] of the bottomless pit [12], whose [846] name [3686] in the Hebrew tongue [1447] is Abaddon [3], but [2532] in [1722] the Greek tongue [1673] hath [2192] his name [3686] Apollyon [623].

² And [2532] he opened [455] the bottomless [12] pit [5421]; and [2532] there arose [305] a smoke [2586] out of [1537] the pit [5421], as [5613] the smoke [2586] of a great [3173] furnace [2575]; and [2532] the sun [2246] and [2532] the air [109] were darkened [4654] by reason of [1537] the smoke [2586] of the pit [5421].

⁵ And [2532] there was given [1325] unto him [846] a mouth [4750] speaking [2980] great things [3173] and [2532] blasphemies [988]; and [2532] power [1849] was given [1325] unto him [846] to continue [4160] forty [5062] and two [1417] months [3376].

⁴ And [2532] they worshipped [4352] the dragon [1404] which [3739] gave [1325] power [1849] unto the beast [2342]: and [2532] they worshipped [4352] the beast [2342], saying [3004], Who [5101] is like [3664] unto the beast [2342]? who [5101] is able [1410] to make war [4170] with [3326] him [846]?

¹² Therefore [1223] [5124] rejoice [2165], ye heavens [3772], and [2532] ye that dwell [4637] in [1722] them [846]. Woe [3759] to the inhabiters [2730] of the earth [1093] and [2532] of the sea [2281]! for [3754] the devil [1228] is come down [2597] unto [4314] you [5209], having [2192] great [3173] wrath [2372], because he knoweth [1492] that [3754] he hath [2192] but a short [3641] time [2540].

⁴ Who [3588] opposeth [480] and [2532] exalteth [5229] himself above [1909] all [3956] that is called [3004] God [2316], or [2228] that is worshipped [4574]; so [5620] that he [846] as [5613] God [2316] sitteth [2523] in [1519] the temple [3485] of God [2316], shewing [584] himself [1438] that [3754] he is [2076] God [2316].

¹⁵ When [3752] ye therefore [3767] shall see [1492] the abomination [946] of desolation [2050], spoken of [4483] by [1223] Daniel [1158] the prophet [4396], stand [2476] [2476] in [1722] the holy [40] place [5117], (whoso readeth [314], let him understand [3539]

²⁷ And he shall confirm [01396] the covenant [01285] with many [07227] for one [0259] week [07620]: and in the midst [02677] of the week [07620] he shall cause the sacrifice [02077] and the oblation [04503] to cease [07673], and for the overspreading [03671] of abominations [08251] he shall make it desolate [08074], even until the consummation [03617], and that determined [02782] shall be poured [05413] upon the desolate [08074].

¹ And [2532] I stood [2476] upon [1909] the sand [285] of the sea [2281], and [2532] saw [1492] a beast [2342] rise up [305] out of [1537] the sea [2281], having [2192] seven [2033] heads [2776] and [2532] ten [1176] horns [2768], and [2532] upon [1909] his [846] horns [2768] ten [1176] crowns [1238], and [2532] upon [1909] his [846] heads [2776] the name [3686] of blasphemy [988].

³ And [2532] I will give [1325] power unto my [3450] two [1417] witnesses [3144], and [2532] they shall prophesy [4395] a thousand [5507] two hundred [1250] and threescore [1835] days [2250], clothed in [4016] sackcloth [4526].

² But [2532] the court [833] which [3588] is without [1855] [2081] the temple [3485] leave [1544] out [1854], and [2532] measure [3354] it [846] not [3361]; for [3754] it is given [1325] unto the Gentiles [1484]: and [2532] the holy [40] city [4172] shall they tread under foot [3961] forty [5062] and two [1417] months [3376].

⁷ Alas [01945]! for that day [03117] is great [01419], so that [0369] none is like it: it is even the time [06256] of Jacob's [03290] trouble [06869]; but he shall be saved [03467] out of it.

¹⁰ Because [3754] thou hast kept [5083] the word [3056] of my [3450] patience [5281], I also [2504] will keep [5083] thee [4571] from [1537] the hour [5610] of temptation [3986], which [3588] shall come [3195] [2064] upon [1909] all [3650] the world [3625], to try [3985] them that dwell [2730] upon [1909] the earth [1093].

⁵ Then shall he speak [01696] unto them in his wrath [0639], and vex [0926] them in his sore displeasure [02740].

³ And [2532] his [846] raiment [2440] became [1096] shining [4744], exceeding [3029] white [3022] as [5613] snow [5510]; so as [3634] no [3756] fuller [1102] on [1909] earth [1093] can [1410] white [3021] them.

⁷ Purge [02398] me with hyssop [0231], and I shall be clean [02891]: wash [03526] me, and I shall be whiter [03835] than snow [07950].

³³ And [2532] he took [3880] them [846] [1722] the same [1565] hour [5610] of the night [3571], and washed [3068] their stripes [575] [4127]; and [2532] was baptized [907], he [846] and [2532] all [3956] his [846], straightway [3916].

² And [2532] saw [1492] two [1417] ships [4143] standing [2476] by [3844] the lake [3041]: but [1161] the fishermen [231] were gone [576] out of [575] them [846], and were washing [637] their nets [1350].

²¹ Yet [1161] hath he [2192] not [3756] root [4491] in [1722] himself [1438], but [235] dureth [2076] for a while [4340]: for [1161] when tribulation [2347] or [2228] persecution [1375] ariseth [1096] because [1223] of the word [3056], by and by [2117] he is offended [4624].

³ And [2532] if [1437] any man [5100] say [2036] ought [5100] unto you [5213], ye shall say [2046], [3754] The Lord [2962] hath [2192] need [5532] of them [846]; and [1161] straightway [2112] he will send [649] them [846].

¹⁵ John [2491] bare witness [3140] of [4012] him [846], and [2532] cried [2896], saying [3004], This [3778] was he [2258] of whom [3739] I spake [2036], He that cometh [2064] after [3694] me [3450] is preferred [1096] before [1715] me [3450]: for [3754] he was [2258] before [4413] me [3450].

⁴ Then I answered [06030] and said [0559] unto the angel [04397] that talked [01696] with me, What are these, my lord [0113]?

⁴ So I answered [06030] and spake [0559] to the angel [04397] that talked [01696] with me, saying [0559], What are these, my lord [0113]?

⁹ Then said [0559] I, O my lord [0113], what are these? And the angel [04397] that talked [01696] with me said [0559] unto me, I will shew [07200] thee what these be.

⁸ And [2532] to her [846] was granted [1325] that [2443] she should be arrayed [4016] in fine linen [1039], clean [2513] and [2532] white [2986]: for [1063] the fine linen [1039] is [2076] the righteousness [1345] of saints [40].