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Revelation 11:16

Praise and worship

14 The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.

15 Then 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.”

And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

17 saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

18 The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

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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.

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BSB
And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
KJV
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
WEB
The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
ASV
And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God,
DARBY
And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
BLB
And the twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell upon their faces and worshiped God,
ÅB
Og de fire og tyve eldste, som sitter for Guds åsyn på sine troner, falt på sitt åsyn og tilba Gud og sa:
OTB
Og de tjuefire eldste, som satt på sine troner foran Gud, falt på sine ansikter og tilba Gud,
B1930
Og de fire og tyve eldste, som sitter for Guds åsyn på sine troner, falt på sitt åsyn og tilbad Gud og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 4:4

    Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

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  • Revelation 4:10

    the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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  • Revelation 7:11

    And 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,

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  • Revelation 5:14

    And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

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  • Revelation 19:4

    And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

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  • Revelation 5:5–8

    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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