Worship of the Creator
Revelation 4:9
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,
- KJV
- And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
- WEB
- When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
- ASV
- And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever,
- LSV
- and when the living creatures give glory, and honor, and thanksgiving, to the [One] sitting on the throne, the [One] living through the ages of the ages,
- YLT
- and when the living creatures do give glory, and honour, and thanks, to Him who is sitting upon the throne, who is living to the ages of the ages,
- DBY
- And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanksgiving to him that sits upon the throne, who lives to the ages of ages,
- DRC
- And when those living creatures gave glory, and honour, and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever;
- GNV
- And when those beasts gaue glorie, and honour, and thanks to him that sate on the throne, which liueth for euer and euer,
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read δώσουσιν (“will give”); Byzantine text read δῶσιν (“it may give”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles read τῷ (“the”); Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τοῦ (“the”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles read θρόνῳ (“throne”); Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read θρόνου (“throne”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: δώσουσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δώσουσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read δῶσιν.
- SBLGNT: τῷ θρόνῳ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῷ θρόνῳ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Robinson–Pierpont read τοῦ θρόνου.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ὅταν δώσουσιν τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
- RP2018
- Καὶ ὅταν δῶσιν τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ὅταν δώσουσι τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
- SCR1894
- και οταν δωσουσιν τα ζωα δοξαν και τιμην και ευχαριστιαν τω καθημενω επι του θρονου τω ζωντι εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων
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 5:13–14And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and…
- Revelation 7:11–12And 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, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and…
- Revelation 10:6And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
- Revelation 15:7Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
- Psalms 47:8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an…
- Exodus 15:18The LORD will reign forever and ever!”
- Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
- Hebrews 7:8In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
- Daniel 12:7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and…
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).