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Revelation 8:3

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1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

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BSB
Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
KJV
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
WEB
Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
ASV
And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
DARBY
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give [efficacy] to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which [was] before the throne.
BLB
And another angel having a golden censer came and stood at the altar, and much incense was given to him, that he will offer [it] with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne.
ÅB
Og en annen engel kom og sto ved alteret, og han hadde et røkelsekar av gull; og det ble gitt ham meget røkelse, for at han skulle legge den til alle de helliges bønner på gull-alteret foran tronen.
OTB
En annen engel, som hadde et gullrøkelseskar, kom og sto ved alteret. Han fikk mye røkelse for å bære fram sammen med alle de helliges bønner på gullalteret foran tronen.
B1930
Og en annen engel kom og stod ved alteret, og han hadde et røkelsekar av gull; og det blev gitt ham meget røkelse, forat han skulde legge den til alle de helliges bønner på gull-alteret foran tronen.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 5:8

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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  • Revelation 8:4

    And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

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  • Psalms 141:2

    Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

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  • Luke 1:10

    And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

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  • Revelation 9:13

    And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

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  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Leviticus 16:12–13

    And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

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  • Numbers 16:46–47

    And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

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