Revelation 19:9
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- KJV
- And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
- WEB
- He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.’” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”
- ASV
- And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.
- DARBY
- And he says to me, Write, Blessed [are] they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God.
- BLB
- And he says to me, “Write, ‘Blessed [are] those having been called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb.’” And he says to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- ÅB
- Og han sier til meg: Skriv: Salige er de som er innbudt til Lammets bryllups-nattverd! Og han sier til meg: Dette er Guds sanne ord.
- OTB
- Så sa han til meg: "Skriv dette: 'Salige er de som er invitert til Lammets bryllupsmåltid.'" Og han la til: "Dette er Guds sanne ord."
- B1930
- Og han sier til mig: Skriv: Salige er de som er innbudt til Lammets bryllups-nattverd! Og han sier til mig: Dette er Guds sanne ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 14:15–16
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Read in contextRevelation 22:6
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
Read in contextMatthew 22:2–4
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Read in contextRevelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Read in contextRevelation 1:19
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Read in contextRevelation 21:5
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Read in contextRevelation 19:7–8
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:1
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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