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Revelation 7:13

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,

12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

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BSB
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
KJV
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
WEB
One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?”
ASV
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
DARBY
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
BLB
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These having been clothed with the white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?”
ÅB
Og en av de eldste tok til orde og sa til meg: Disse som er kledd i de lange hvite kjortler, hvem er de, og hvor er de kommet fra?
OTB
Da henvendte en av de eldste seg til meg og spurte: “Disse som er kledd i hvite kapper, hvem er de, og hvor kommer de fra?”
B1930
Og en av de eldste tok til orde og sa til mig: Disse som er klædd i de lange hvite kjortler, hvem er de, og hvor er de kommet fra?

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  • Revelation 7:9

    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

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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 5:11

    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

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  • Revelation 5:5

    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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  • John 7:28

    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,

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  • Judges 13:6

    So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

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  • 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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