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Revelation 22:5

In 9 translations

BSB: There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
KJV: And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
WEB: There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
ASV: And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
LSV: and there will be no night there, and they have no need of [the] light of a lamp and of [the] light of [the] sun, because the LORD God gives them light, and they will reign through the ages of the ages.
YLT: and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign — to the ages of the ages.
DBY: And night shall not be any more, and no need of a lamp, and light of [the] sun; for [the] Lord God shall shine upon them, and they shall reign to the ages of ages.Elohim
DRC: And night shall be no more: and they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten them, and they shall reign for ever and ever.
GNV: And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔτι (“still”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκει (“there”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read φωτὸς (“of [the] light”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read φῶς (“light”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read φωτίσει (“will enlighten”); Textus Receptus read φωτίζει (“enlightens”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place χρείαν elsewhere in this verse.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include φωτὸς (“of [the] light”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἐπ᾽ (“upon”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (5)

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

SBLGNT: ἔτι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔτι; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκει.
SBLGNT: οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν; Robinson–Pierpont read χρείαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν.
SBLGNT: φωτὸς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φωτὸς; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: φῶς. Westcott and Hort (1881) read φῶς; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read φωτὸς.
SBLGNT: ἐπʼ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπʼ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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 νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶ φῶς ἡλίου, ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
RP2018: Καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ, καὶ χρείαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν λύχνου καὶ φωτὸς ἡλίου, ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτιεῖ αὐτούς· καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ, καὶ χρείαν οὐκ ἔχουσι λύχνου καὶ φωτὸς ἡλίου, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς φωτίζει αὐτούς· καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
SCR1894: και νυξ ουκ εσται εκει και χρειαν ουκ εχουσιν λυχνου και φωτος ηλιου οτι κυριος ο θεος φωτιζει αυτους και βασιλευσουσιν εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Alpha Night Ashamed Readings, Select Reign Reward of Saints, The Immortality Second Coming of Christ, The Light Heaven

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Cross-references most cited first

Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
Isaiah 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Your sun will no longer set, and your…
Revelation 20:4Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not…
Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey…
1 Peter 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is…
Psalms 36:9For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
Romans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Revelation 21:22–25But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its…
Proverbs 4:18–19The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived…
Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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