Revelation · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Revelation 7 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
1 και μετα τουτο ειδον τεσσαρας αγγελους εστωτας επι τας τεσσαρας γωνιας της γης, κρατουντας τους τεσσαρας ανεμους της γης, ινα μη πνεη ανεμος επι της γης μητε επι της θαλασσης μητε επι παν δενδρον.
1 After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.
2 και ειδον αλλον αγγελον αναβαινοντα απο ανατολης ηλιου, εχοντα σφραγιδα θεου ζωντος, και εκραξεν φωνη μεγαλη τοις τεσσαρσιν αγγελοις, οις εδοθη αυτοις αδικησαι την γην και την θαλασσαν,
2 I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,
3 λεγων· μη αδικησητε την γην μητε την θαλασσαν μητε τα δενδρα, αχρι ου σφραγισωμεν τους δουλους του θεου ημων επι των μετωπων αυτων.
3 saying, “Don’t harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
4 και ηκουσα τον αριθμον των εσφραγισμενων· εκατον τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρες χιλιαδες εσφραγισμενοι εκ πασης φυλης υιων ισραηλ·
4 I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
5 εκ φυλης ιουδα δωδεκα χιλιαδες εσφραγισμενοι, εκ φυλης ρουβην δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης γαδ δωδεκα χιλιαδες,
5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 εκ φυλης ασηρ δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης νεφθαλειμ δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης μανασση δωδεκα χιλιαδες,
6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 εκ φυλης συμεων δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης λευι δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης ισσαχαρ δωδεκα χιλιαδες,
7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 εκ φυλης ζαβουλων δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης ιωσηφ δωδεκα χιλιαδες, εκ φυλης βενιαμιν δωδεκα χιλιαδες εσφραγισμενοι.
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
9 μετα ταυτα ειδον, και ιδου οχλος πολυς, ον αριθμησαι αυτον ουδεις εδυνατο, εκ παντος εθνους και φυλων και λαων και γλωσσων, εστωτας ενωπιον του θρονου και ενωπιον του αρνιου, περιβεβλημενους στολας λευκας, και φοινικες εν ταις χερσιν αυτων·
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 και κραζουσιν φωνη μεγαλη λεγοντες· η σωτηρια τω θεω ημων τω καθημενω επι του θρονου και τω αρνιω.
10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 και παντες οι αγγελοι ειστηκεισαν κυκλω του θρονου και των πρεσβυτερων και των τεσσαρων ζωων, και επεσαν ενωπιον του θρονου επι τα προσωπα αυτων και προσεκυνησαν τω θεω
11 All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,
12 λεγοντες· αμην· η ευλογια και η δοξα και η σοφια και η ευχαριστια και η τιμη και η δυναμις και η ισχυς τω θεω ημων εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων· αμην.
12 saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
13 και απεκριθη εις εκ των πρεσβυτερων λεγων μοι· ουτοι οι περιβεβλημενοι τας στολας τας λευκας τινες εισιν και ποθεν ηλθον;
13 One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?”
14 και ειρηκα αυτω· κυριε μου, συ οιδας. και ειπεν μοι· ουτοι εισιν οι ερχομενοι εκ της θλιψεως της μεγαλης, και επλυναν τας στολας αυτων και ελευκαναν αυτας εν τω αιματι του αρνιου.
14 I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
15 δια τουτο εισιν ενωπιον του θρονου του θεου και λατρευουσιν αυτω ημερας και νυκτος εν τω ναω αυτου. και ο καθημενος επι του θρονου σκηνωσει επ αυτους.
15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
16 ου πεινασουσιν ετι ουδε διψησουσιν ετι, ουδ ου μη πεση επ αυτους ο ηλιος ουδε παν καυμα,
16 They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;
17 οτι το αρνιον το ανα μεσον του θρονου ποιμαινει αυτους, και οδηγησει αυτους επι ζωης πηγας υδατων, και εξαλειψει ο θεος παν δακρυον εκ των οφθαλμων αυτων.
17 for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 24:31; Daniel 7:2; Jeremiah 49:36; Mark 13:27; Daniel 8:8
- 2 Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:22; Revelation 7:3–8; Revelation 9:4; Ephesians 1:13
- 3 Ezekiel 9:4; Revelation 22:4; Revelation 9:4; Revelation 13:16; Exodus 12:13
- 4 Revelation 14:1; Revelation 14:3; Luke 22:30; Matthew 19:28; Acts 26:7
- 5 Exodus 1:2–4; Numbers 13:4–16; Numbers 10:14–27; Numbers 1:4–15; 1 Corinthians 2:1–2
- 6 Luke 2:36
- 7 Genesis 35:23; Numbers 26:14; Genesis 29:34; Numbers 1:22; Genesis 49:5
- 9 Revelation 5:9; John 12:13; Psalm 117:1–2; Revelation 7:13–15; Psalm 2:8
- 10 Revelation 19:1; Psalm 3:8; Isaiah 45:21; Revelation 12:10; Ephesians 2:8
- 11 Revelation 5:11–13; Revelation 19:4–6; Revelation 4:6; Revelation 4:10; Hebrews 1:6
- 12 Revelation 5:12–14; Jude 25; Colossians 3:17; Psalm 100:4; Revelation 19:4
- 13 Revelation 7:9; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 5:5; John 7:28
- 14 1 John 1:7; Revelation 22:14; Hebrews 13:12; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 12:11
- 15 Revelation 21:3–4; Revelation 22:3; Isaiah 4:5–6; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Hebrews 12:2
- 16 Isaiah 49:10; Matthew 5:6; John 4:14; Psalm 121:6; Luke 6:21
- 17 John 7:37–38; Psalm 36:8–9; John 4:14; Psalm 23:1–2; John 4:11
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… which the Church is a sojourner among aliens); or when multiplied into themselves, as ten into ten gives one hundred, and twelve into twelve gives one hundred and forty-four, which last number is used in the Apocalypse to signify the whole body of the saints. Hence it appears that it is not merely questions about times that are to be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
The Apocalypse hath this written; "After this I beheld of all languages, and nations, and tribes, a great multitude, which no man can number, coming with white robes and palms." This is the mass of the saints.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)