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Preparation for Judgment

Revelation 15:6

In 9 translations

BSB
And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
KJV
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
WEB
The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their chests.
ASV
and there came out from the temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, arrayed with precious stone, pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles.
LSV
and the seven messengers having the seven plagues came forth out of the temple, clothed in linen, pure and radiant, and girded around the breasts with golden girdles:
YLT
and come forth did the seven messengers having the seven plagues, out of the sanctuary, clothed in linen, pure and shining, and girded round the breasts with golden girdles:
DBY
and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles.
DRC
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed with clean and white linen, and girt about the breasts with golden girdles.
GNV
And the seuen Angels came out of the Temple, which had the seuen plagues, clothed in pure and bright linnen, and hauing their breasts girded with golden girdles.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include οἱ (“those”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λίνον (“linen”); Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λίθον (“stone”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Spelling of ἐξῆλθον: Westcott–Hort: ἐξῆλθαν.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include οἳ ἦσαν (“who were”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
  • 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.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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

  • SBLGNT: ἐνδεδυμένοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐνδεδυμένοι; Robinson–Pierpont read οἳ ἦσαν ἐνδεδυμένοι.
  • SBLGNT: λίνον. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read λίνον; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read λίθον.

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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 ἐξῆλθον οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ, ἐνδεδυμένοι λίνον καθαρὸν λαμπρὸν καὶ περιεζωσμένοι περὶ τὰ στήθη ζώνας χρυσᾶς.
RP2018
καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ, οἳ ἦσαν ἐνδεδυμένοι λίνον καθαρὸν λαμπρόν, καὶ περιεζωσμένοι περὶ τὰ στήθη ζώνας χρυσᾶς·
TR-Boyd
καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ, ἐνδεδυμένοι λίνον καθαρὸν καὶ λαμπρόν, καὶ περιεζωσμένοι περὶ τὰ στήθη ζώνας χρυσᾶς·
SCR1894
και εξηλθον οι επτα αγγελοι εχοντες τας επτα πληγας εκ του ναου ενδεδυμενοι λινον καθαρον και λαμπρον και περιεζωσμενοι περι τα στηθη ζωνας χρυσας

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Revelation 1:13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
  • Revelation 15:1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
  • Ezekiel 44:17–18When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. They are to wear linen…
  • Revelation 14:15Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
  • Luke 24:4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
  • Exodus 28:5–8They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. It shall have two shoulder…

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