Revelation 1:10
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
- KJV
- I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
- WEB
- I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
- ASV
- I was in the Spirit on the Lord`s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet
- DARBY
- I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,
- BLB
- I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
- ÅB
- Jeg var bortrykket i ånden på Herrens dag, og jeg hørte bak meg en høy røst som av en basun, som sa:
- OTB
- Jeg var i Ånden på Herrens dag, og jeg hørte en høy røst bak meg, klangfull som en trompet,
- B1930
- Jeg var bortrykket i ånden på Herrens dag, og jeg hørte bak mig en høi røst som av en basun, som sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:2–4
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
Read in contextRevelation 4:1–2
After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
Read in contextRevelation 17:3
And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
Read in contextRevelation 10:3–8
Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
Read in contextActs 20:7
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
Read in contextActs 10:10–33
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
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