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Revelation 8:4

Prayer

2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

3 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.

And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

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BSB
And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
KJV
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
WEB
The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
ASV
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel`s hand.
DARBY
And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.
BLB
And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the angel before God.
ÅB
Og røyken av røkelsen steg fra engelens hånd opp for Gud med de helliges bønner.
OTB
Røyken av røkelsen steg opp fra engelens hånd foran Gud sammen med de helliges bønner.
B1930
Og røken av røkelsen steg fra engelens hånd op for Gud med de helliges bønner.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 141:2

    May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

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  • Luke 1:10

    And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.

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  • Revelation 8:3

    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.

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  • Exodus 30:1

    “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.

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  • Revelation 15:8

    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

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