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Revelation 8:4

Prayer

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

3 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.

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.

6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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

    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 8:3

    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.

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  • Exodus 30:1

    And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

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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 man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

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