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The Seventh Seal

Revelation 8:4

In 9 translations

BSB
And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
KJV
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
WEB
The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
ASV
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
LSV
and the smoke of the incenses, with the prayers of the holy ones, went up before God out of the hand of the messenger;
YLT
and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;
DBY
And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.Elohim
DRC
And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up before God from the hand of the angel.
GNV
And the smoke of the odours with the prayers of the Saintes, went vp before God, out of the Angels hand.

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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.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ καπνὸς τῶν θυμιαμάτων ταῖς προσευχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων ἐκ χειρὸς τοῦ ἀγγέλου ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
RP2018
Καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ καπνὸς τῶν θυμιαμάτων ταῖς προσευχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων ἐκ χειρὸς τοῦ ἀγγέλου ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ καπνὸς τῶν θυμιαμάτων ταῖς προσευχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων ἐκ χειρὸς τοῦ ἀγγέλου ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.
SCR1894
και ανεβη ο καπνος των θυμιαματων ταις προσευχαις των αγιων εκ χειρος του αγγελου ενωπιον του θεου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
  • Luke 1:10And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
  • Revelation 8:3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
  • Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
  • Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

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