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The Seventh Trumpet

Revelation 11:16

In 9 translations

BSB
And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
KJV
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
WEB
The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
ASV
And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God,
LSV
And the twenty-four elders, who are sitting on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
YLT
and the twenty and four elders, who before God are sitting upon their thrones, did fall upon their faces, and did bow before God,
DBY
And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,ElohimElohim
DRC
And the four and twenty ancients, who sit on their seats in the sight of God, fell on their faces and adored God, saying:
GNV
Then the foure and twentie Elders, which sate before God on their seates, fell vpon their faces, and worshipped God,

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include τοῦ θρόνου (“the throne [of]”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read καθήμενοι (“sitting”); Tyndale House, Tregelles read κάθηνται (“sits”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Tregelles include οἳ (“who”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: θεοῦ καθήμενοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θεοῦ καθήμενοι; Tregelles read θεοῦ οἳ κάθηνται; Robinson–Pierpont read θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ καθήμενοι.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι οἱ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καθήμενοι ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους αὐτῶν ἔπεσαν ἐπὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ θεῷ,
RP2018
Καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι οἱ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ καθήμενοι ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους αὐτῶν, ἔπεσον ἐπὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν, καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ θεῷ,
TR-Boyd
Καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι οἱ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καθήμενοι ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους αὐτῶν, ἔπεσαν ἐπὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν, καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ Θεῷ,
SCR1894
και οι εικοσι και τεσσαρες πρεσβυτεροι οι ενωπιον του θεου καθημενοι επι τους θρονους αυτων επεσαν επι τα προσωπα αυτων και προσεκυνησαν τω θεω

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Revelation 4:4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
  • Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
  • Revelation 7:11And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  • Revelation 19:4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
  • Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
  • Revelation 5:5–8Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain,…

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