Revelation 14:3

1 Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

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 they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
KJV
And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
WEB
They sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.
ASV
and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, [even] they that had been purchased out of the earth.
DARBY
and they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song save the hundred [and] forty-four thousand who were bought from the earth.
BLB
And they sing as a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one was able to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand having been bought from the earth.
ÅB
Og de sang en ny sang for tronen og for de fire livsvesener og de eldste, og ingen kunne lære sangen uten de hundre og fire og førti tusen, de som er kjøpt fra jorden.
OTB
Og de sang en ny sang foran tronen og foran de fire levende skapninger og de eldste; og ingen kunne lære sangen unntatt de 144 000 som var blitt kjøpt fra jorden.
B1930
Og de sang en ny sang for tronen og for de fire livsvesener og de eldste, og ingen kunde lære sangen uten de hundre og fire og firti tusen, de som er kjøpt fra jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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  • Revelation 15:3

    and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

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  • Revelation 14:1

    Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

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  • Isaiah 42:10

    Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.

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  • Psalms 98:1

    Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

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  • Psalms 149:1

    Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

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  • Psalms 40:3

    He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

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  • Revelation 2:17

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

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