Revelation 17:14

Jesus Christ Salvation Faithfulness and loyalty

¹² The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.

¹³ These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

¹⁵ Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

¹⁶ And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

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: They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
KJV: These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
WEB: These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
ASV: These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they [also shall overcome] that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
DARBY: These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they [that are] with him called, and chosen, and faithful.
BLB: These will war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those with Him [are] called and chosen and faithful.”

ÅB: Disse skal stride mot Lammet, og Lammet skal seire over dem, fordi det er herrers herre og kongers konge, og de som er med det, de kalte og utvalgte og trofaste.
OTB: De skal føre krig mot Lammet, men Lammet skal seire over dem fordi han er herrenes Herre og kongenes Konge; og med ham er de kalte, utvalgte og trofaste.»
B1930: Disse skal stride mot Lammet, og Lammet skal seire over dem, fordi det er herrers herre og kongers konge, og de som er med det, de kalte og utvalgte og trofaste.

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Cross references

Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
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1 Timothy 6:15
which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
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Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
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Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
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Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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Revelation 19:14–21
The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
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Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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