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The Rider on the White Horse

Revelation 19:16

In 9 translations

BSB
And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
KJV
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
WEB
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
ASV
And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
LSV
and He has on the garment and on His thigh the name written: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
YLT
and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'
DBY
And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.
DRC
And he hath on his garment, and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
GNV
And he hath vpon his garment, and vpon his thigh a name written, THE KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include τὸ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ὄνομα γεγραμμένον· Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κύριος κυρίων.
RP2018
Καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ὄνομα γεγραμμένον, Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κύριος κυρίων.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα γεγραμμένον, Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ Κύριος κυρίων.τὸ ¦ — SCR
SCR1894
και εχει επι το ιματιον και επι τον μηρον αυτου ονομα γεγραμμενον βασιλευς βασιλεων και κυριος κυριων

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  • 1 Timothy 6:15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
  • Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
  • Philippians 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus…
  • Revelation 19:12–13He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
  • Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who…
  • Psalms 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
  • Proverbs 8:15–16By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws; By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.

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