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Revelation 7:13
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Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?”
And one of the Elders answered, saying vnto mee, What are these which are arayed in white robes? and whence came they?
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, "These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?"
Then one of the elders asked me, "Who are these people dressed in white robes? Where did they come from?"
Just then one of the Elders addressed me: "Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?" Taken aback, I said, "O Sir, I have no idea—but you must know." Then he told me, "These are those who come from the great tribulation, and they've washed their robes, scrubbed them clean in the blood of the Lamb. That's why they're standing before God's Throne. They serve him day and night in his Temple. The One on the Throne will pitch his tent there for them: no more hunger, no more thirst, no more scorching heat. The Lamb on the Throne will shepherd them, will lead them to spring waters of Life. And God will wipe every last tear from their eyes."
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?"
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?"
Then one of the elders addressed me: "These in white robes," he asked, "who are they, and where have they come from?"
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And one of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are dressed in the white robes—who are they, and from where have they come?"
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These, the ones having been clothed in the white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?
Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, "These who are dressed in the long white robes—who are they, and from where did they come?"
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
One of the Zakenim answered, saying to me, "These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?"
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And one of the presbyters answered and said to me : These, who are arrayed in white robes, who are they ? and from whence do they come ?
And one of the Elders turned, and said to me: These who are clothed in white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
And one of the elders aunswered, saying vnto me: What are these which are arayed in long whyte garmentes? and whence came they?
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These which are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
One of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?"
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these that are cloathed in white robes? and whence are they come? And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest.
Then, addressing me, one of the Elders said, "Who are these people clothed in the long white robes? And where have they come from?"
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And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These that are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these that are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Then one of the elders asked me, "These dressed in long white robes—who are they and where have they come from?"
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?"
Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?"
Then one of the twenty-four leaders asked me, "Who are these people dressed in white clothes? Where did they come from?"
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?"
And one of the elders began, saying unto me - These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they? and whence came they?
And one of the ancients answered and said to me: These that are clothed in white robes, who are they? And whence came they?
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and whence have they come?"
And one of the elders answered sayinge vnto me: what are these which are arayed in longe whyte garmentes and whence cam they?
And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, `These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?'
And one of the elders answered, sayenge vnto me: what are these which are arayed in longe whyte garmetes, and whence cam they?
Then one of the elders spake, and said to me, who are those that are arrayed in white robes? and whence do they come?
One of the old bosses turned to me and asked, "Who are these dressed in white shirts and where do the hail from?"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
one: Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10, Revelation 5:5, Revelation 5:11
arrayed: Revelation 7:9
whence: Genesis 16:8, Judges 13:6, John 7:28
Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:10 - linen garment Psalms 51:7 - whiter Ecclesiastes 9:8 - thy garments Isaiah 64:6 - all our Daniel 7:16 - one Daniel 12:10 - shall be Zechariah 1:9 - what Zechariah 1:19 - What Zechariah 3:3 - General Zechariah 4:4 - What Zechariah 13:1 - a fountain Luke 15:22 - the best Romans 6:22 - become Revelation 3:4 - walk Revelation 3:18 - white Revelation 19:8 - the fine Revelation 22:11 - and he that
Cross-References
After Noah was five hundred years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
But I solemnly promise that you, your wife, your sons, and your daughters-in-law will be kept safe in the boat.
The Lord told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because you are the only one on this earth who pleases me.
Take seven pairs of every kind of animal that can be used for sacrifice and one pair of all others.
Seven days from now I will send rain that will last for forty days and nights, and I will destroy all other living creatures I have made.
Finally, the mighty flood was so deep that even the highest mountain peaks were almost twenty-five feet below the surface of the water.
Ham's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, a mighty warrior whose strength came from the Lord . Nimrod is the reason for the saying, "You hunt like Nimrod with the strength of the Lord !" Nimrod first ruled in Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all of which were in Babylonia. From there Nimrod went to Assyria and built the great city of Nineveh. He also built Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, as well as Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines. Canaan's sons were Sidon and Heth. He was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread from the territory of Sidon and went as far as Gaza in the direction of Gerar. They also went as far as Lasha in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim.
Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.
Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me,.... This elder was not the Apostle Peter, as some Popish interpreters have thought; and still less Pope Silvester, who lived in the times of Constantine; be is much more likely, according to others, to be Constantine himself, the first of the elders, or the chief magistrate when the church sprung out of its troubles, and enjoyed rest and peace; though some have thought of the prophet Isaiah, since many things said by this elder are to be found in his prophecy; compare Revelation 7:14; with Isaiah 1:18; but it is needless to inquire who the particular person was; it is enough to say, that he was one of the four and twenty elders about the throne, one that belonged to the church, perhaps the same as in Revelation 5:5; who, in a visionary way, is represented as accosting John upon the above sight. The word "answered" is a common Hebraism of the New Testament, which is often used when nothing goes before, to which a return is made; and only signifies here, that the elder opened his month, began to speak, and called to John, and said as follows:
what are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? This he said, not as being ignorant of them, or of the reason of their being clothed in this manner, nor of the place and state from whence they came, as appears by the account afterwards given of them by him; but to stir up John to take more notice of them, as being a body of men that were worthy of observation and contemplation, and were worth his while to consider well who they were, and from whence they came; and also to try him whether he knew them or not, and to bring him to a confession of his ignorance; and that he might have an opportunity of giving him some hints about them, which might be useful to him, and to the churches, and for the explanation of this vision, and other parts of this prophecy.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And one of the elders - See the notes on Revelation 4:4. That is, as there understood, one of the representatives of the church before the throne.
Answered - The word âanswer,â with us, means âto reply to something which has been said.â In the Bible, however, the word is not infrequently used in the beginning of a speech, where nothing has been said - as if it were a reply to something that might be said on the subject; or to something that is passing through the mind of another; or to something in the case under consideration which suggests an inquiry. Compare Isaiah 65:24; Daniel 2:26; Acts 5:8. Thus it is used here. John was looking on the host, and reflecting on the state of things; and to the train of thought passing through his mind the angel answered by an inquiry as to a part of that host. Prof. Stuart renders it accosted me.
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? - Who are these? The object evidently is to bring the case of these persons more particularly into view. The vast host with branches of palm had attracted the attention of John, but it was the object of the speaker to turn his thoughts to a particular part of the host - the martyrs who stood among them. He would seem, therefore, to have turned to a particular portion of the immense multitude of the redeemed, and by an emphasis on the word these - âWho are theseâ - to have fixed the eye upon them. All those who are before the throne are represented as clothed in white robes Revelation 7:9, but the eye might be directed to a particular part of them as grouped together, and as having something special in their position or appearance. There was a propriety in thus directing the mind of John to the martyrs as triumphing in heaven in a time when the churches were suffering persecution, and in view of the vision which he had had of times of darkness and calamity coming upon the world at the opening of the sixth seal. Beyond all the scenes of sorrow and grief, he was permitted to see the martyrs triumphing in heaven.
Arrayed in white robes - See the notes on Revelation 7:9.
And whence came they? - The object is to fix the attention more distinctly on what is said of them, that they came up out of great tribulation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Revelation 7:13. One of the elders answered — A Hebraism for spoke. The question is here asked, that the proposer may have the opportunity of answering it.
