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Revelation 7:13

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among 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 beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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  • Revelation 4:10

    The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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  • Revelation 5:11

    And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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  • Revelation 5:5

    And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

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  • John 7:28

    Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

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  • Judges 13:6

    Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

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  • Revelation 4:4

    And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

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