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King James Version

Revelation 4:9

And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Animals;   God;   Praise;   Thankfulness;   Throne;   Scofield Reference Index - Elders;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - God;   Praise;   Thanksgiving;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cherub;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   God;   Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cherub (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Honour;   Praise (2);   Pre-Eminence ;   Throne ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beast;   Cherub, Cherubim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cherub;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Vocation;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adoration;   Cherubim (1);   Isaiah;   Luke, the Evangelist;   Revelation of John:;   Seraphim;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for May 18;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,
King James Version (1611)
And when those beasts giue glory, and honour, and thankes to him that sate on the Throne, who liueth for euer and euer,
New American Standard Bible
And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
New Century Version
These living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever.
THE MESSAGE
Every time the Animals gave glory and honor and thanks to the One Seated on the Throne—the age-after-age Living One—the Twenty-four Elders would fall prostrate before the One Seated on the Throne. They worshiped the age-after-age Living One. They threw their crowns at the foot of the Throne, chanting, Worthy, O Master! Yes, our God! Take the glory! the honor! the power! You created it all; It was created because you wanted it.
English Standard Version
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
Berean Standard Bible
And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,
Contemporary English Version
The living creatures kept praising, honoring, and thanking the one who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever.
Complete Jewish Bible
And whenever the living beings give glory, honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, to the One who lives forever and ever,
Darby Translation
And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanksgiving to him that sits upon the throne, who lives to the ages of ages,
Easy-to-Read Version
These living beings were giving glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever. And every time they did this,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when those beasts gaue glorie, and honour, and thanks to him yt sate on the throne, which liueth for euer and euer,
George Lamsa Translation
And when those wild beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him who sat on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,
Good News Translation
The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so,
Lexham English Bible
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,
Literal Translation
And whenever the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, to the One living to the ages of the ages,
Amplified Bible
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
American Standard Version
And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever,
Bible in Basic English
And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever,
Hebrew Names Version
When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
International Standard Version
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,Revelation 1:18; 5:14; 15:7;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when those living-ones give glory and honour and thanks [fn] unto Him who sitteth upon the throne, to Him who liveth for ever and ever,
Murdock Translation
And when these Animals give glory and honor and praise to him that sitteth on the throne, to him who liveth for ever and ever,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when those beastes gaue glorie, and honour, and thankes to hym that sate on the throne, which lyueth for euer and euer:
English Revised Version
And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever,
World English Bible
When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when the living creatures give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sitteth upon the throne,
Weymouth's New Testament
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who is seated on the throne, and lives until the Ages of the Ages,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne tho foure beestis yauen glorie, and honour, and blessing to hym that sat on the trone, that lyueth in to worldis of worldis,
Update Bible Version
And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sits on the throne, to him that lives forever and ever,
Webster's Bible Translation
And when those living beings give glory, and honor, and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
New English Translation
And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
New King James Version
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
New Living Translation
Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),
New Life Bible
The four living beings speak of His shining-greatness and give honor and thanks to Him Who sits on His throne as King. It is He Who lives forever.
New Revised Standard
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, whensoever the living creatures shall give glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when those living creatures gave glory and honour and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever:
Revised Standard Version
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when those beestes gave glory and honour and thankes to him that sat on the seate which lyveth for ever and ever:
Young's Literal Translation
and when the living creatures do give glory, and honour, and thanks, to Him who is sitting upon the throne, who is living to the ages of the ages,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And when those beestes gaue glory and honour and thankes to him that sat on the seate, which lyueth for euer and euer:
Mace New Testament (1729)
and honour, and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the
Simplified Cowboy Version
When they would sing and honor the Forever One on the throne,

Contextual Overview

8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 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, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Revelation 5:13, Revelation 5:14, Revelation 7:11, Revelation 7:12

who: Revelation 1:18, Revelation 5:14, Revelation 10:6, Revelation 15:7, Exodus 15:18, Psalms 48:14, Hebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:25

Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:24 - they shouted 1 Chronicles 16:29 - the glory Psalms 30:12 - I will Isaiah 6:3 - Holy Romans 16:27 - God 2 Corinthians 9:15 - Thanks Galatians 1:5 - whom Ephesians 1:3 - Blessed Ephesians 3:21 - be Philippians 4:20 - unto Revelation 4:2 - and one Revelation 4:6 - four beasts Revelation 4:10 - worship Revelation 5:11 - the throne Revelation 6:16 - the face Revelation 7:10 - sitteth Revelation 10:5 - lifted Revelation 11:17 - We give Revelation 14:7 - give Revelation 14:11 - for Revelation 21:5 - that sat

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:9
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto the Lord , My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Genesis 37:32
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
Psalms 9:12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when these beasts give glory,.... When they give God the glory of all his perfections, covenant, and promises, and of all the gifts and grace bestowed on them, and of the success of their ministry; and in it glorify Father, Son, and Spirit, who bear their respective parts in the business of salvation; and ascribe to each their due glory in election, redemption, and sanctification:

and honour; in the several parts of religious worship performed by them; and not with their lips only, but with their hearts also:

and thanks; for all blessings, temporal and spiritual, bestowed on them, and on the saints: even

to him that sat on the throne; God the Father, Revelation 4:3;

who liveth for ever and ever; he who is the living God, and will always continue so.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when those beasts give glory ... - As often as those living beings ascribe glory to God. They did this continually Revelation 4:8; and, if the above explanation be correct, then the idea is that the ways and acts of God in his providential government are continually of such a nature as to honor him.


 
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