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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Revelation 4:11

Worthy, art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power: because thou didst create all things, and, by reason of thy will, they were, and were created.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Glorifying God;   God;   Jesus Continued;   Power;   Praise;   Scofield Reference Index - Elders;   Thompson Chain Reference - Glorifying God;   Worthiness, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Creation;   God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Creation;   Glorifying God;   Man;   Power of God, the;   Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cherub;   Creation;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Creation;   Singing;   Worship;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   Praise;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Creation;   Sovereignty;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Creation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Pre-Existence of Souls;   Predestination;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Doxology;   God;   Hymn;   Praise;   Praise (2);   Pre-Eminence ;   World;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cherub;   Names titles and offices of christ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Vocation;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adoration;   Cherubim (1);   Isaiah;   Luke, the Evangelist;   Pleasure;   Praise;   Revelation of John:;   Seraphim;   World (Cosmological);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Crown;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for June 17;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power. You made all things. Everything existed and was made because you wanted it."
Revised Standard Version
"Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou didst create all things, and by thy will they existed and were created."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
thou arte worthy lorde to receave glory and honoure and power for thou haste created all thinges and for thy wylles sake they are and were created.
Hebrew Names Version
"Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created."
New American Standard Bible
"Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."
New Century Version
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you made all things. Everything existed and was made, because you wanted it."
Update Bible Version
Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for you created all things, and because of your will they were, and were created.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honor, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
World English Bible
"Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
saying, Worthy art thou, O Lord our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, for thou hast created all things, and through thy will they are, and were created.
Weymouth's New Testament
saying, "It is fitting, O our Lord and God, That we should ascribe unto Thee the glory and the honor and the power; For Thou didst create all things, And because it was Thy will they came into existence, and were created."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seiden, Thou, Lord `oure God, art worthi to take glorie, and onour, and vertu; for thou madist of nouyt alle thingis, and for thi wille tho weren, and ben maad of nouyt.
English Revised Version
Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
Berean Standard Bible
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist, and came to be."
Contemporary English Version
"Our Lord and God, you are worthy to receive glory, honor, and power. You created all things, and by your decision they are and were created."
Amplified Bible
"Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being."
American Standard Version
Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
Bible in Basic English
It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
Complete Jewish Bible
"You are worthy, Adonai Eloheinu, to have glory, honor and power, because you created all things — yes, because of your will they were created and came into being!"
Darby Translation
Thou art worthy, O our Lord and [our] God, to receive glory and honour and power; for *thou* hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created.
International Standard Version
"You are worthy, our Lord and God,Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 5:12; 10:6;">[xr] to receive glory, honor, and power, because you created all things, and they came into existence and were created because of your will."
Etheridge Translation
Worthy art thou, O Lord, And our God the Holy One, To receive glory and honour and power; For thou hast created all, And by thy hand they are, And through thy will they were and are created.
Murdock Translation
Worthy art thou, O Lord our God, the Holy, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou hast created all things, and by thee they exist; and because of thy pleasure they had being and were created.
King James Version (1611)
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receiue glorie, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were created.
New Living Translation
"You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased."
New Life Bible
"Our Lord and our God, it is right for You to have the shining-greatness and the honor and the power. You made all things. They were made and have life because You wanted it that way."
New Revised Standard
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
English Standard Version
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou art worthie, O Lorde, to receiue glorie and honour, and power: for thou hast created all thinges, and for thy willes sake they are, and haue bene created.
George Lamsa Translation
You are worthy, O our Holy LORD and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you have created all things, and by you, they are, and by your will, they are and were created.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receaue glorie, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all thynges, and for thy pleasures sake they are & were created.
Good News Translation
"Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory, honor, and power. For you created all things, and by your will they were given existence and life."
Christian Standard Bible®
Our Lord and God,you are worthy to receiveglory and honor and power,because you have created all things,and by your willthey exist and were created.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created."
Literal Translation
Lord, You are worthy to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and through Your will they exist and were created.
Young's Literal Translation
`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou -- Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
thou art worthy LORDE to receaue glory, and honor, and power, for thou hast created all thinges, and for thy willes sake they are, and were created.
Mace New Testament (1729)
"thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, by thy WILL they subsist, and were created."
New English Translation
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"
New King James Version
11 "You are worthy, O Lord, [fn] To receive glory and honor and power;For You created all things,And by Your will they exist [fn] and were created."
Simplified Cowboy Version
"Only you are worthy of honor, our Lord. All of creation takes a knee before you because you made all of it."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."

Contextual Overview

8 and, the four living creatures, each one of them, have severally six wings, round about and within, full of eyes; and they, cease, not, day and night, saying - Holy! holy! holy! Lord, God, the Almighty, - Who was, and Who is, and Who is coming. 9 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, 10 the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages, - and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying - 11 Worthy, art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power: because thou didst create all things, and, by reason of thy will, they were, and were created.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

art: Revelation 5:2, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 5:12, 2 Samuel 22:4, Psalms 18:3

to receive: Revelation 14:7, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Chronicles 16:28, 1 Chronicles 16:29, Nehemiah 9:5, Job 36:3, Psalms 29:1, Psalms 29:2, Psalms 68:34, Psalms 96:7, Psalms 96:8

for thou: Revelation 10:6, Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 40:28, Jeremiah 10:11, Jeremiah 32:17, John 1:1-3, Acts 17:24, Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:16, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 1:10

and for: Proverbs 16:4, Romans 11:36

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:11 - is the greatness 2 Chronicles 2:12 - that made heaven Nehemiah 9:6 - thou hast Esther 1:4 - the riches Psalms 24:7 - King Psalms 33:9 - and it stood Psalms 115:1 - unto us Psalms 138:5 - for great Psalms 148:5 - for he Jeremiah 27:5 - made Jeremiah 51:15 - hath made Daniel 2:37 - power Matthew 6:9 - Hallowed John 1:3 - General Acts 7:2 - The God 1 Corinthians 12:18 - as it 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - crown 1 Timothy 6:16 - to whom Hebrews 1:3 - upholding Hebrews 2:10 - for Hebrews 11:3 - faith 1 Peter 4:19 - a faithful Revelation 1:6 - to him Revelation 7:17 - God Revelation 10:5 - lifted Revelation 19:1 - Salvation

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Then said Yahweh God unto the serpent - Because thou hast done this, Accursed, art thou above every tame-beast, and above every wild-beast of the field, - on thy belly, shall thou go, and dust, shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
Genesis 4:14
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
Genesis 4:15
And Yahweh said to him - Not so, whosoever slayeth Cain seven - fold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took to himself two wives, - the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal, - he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
Genesis 4:21
and, the name of his brother, was Jubal, - he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute,
Genesis 4:26
And to Seth - to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, - then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
Job 16:18
O earth! do not cover my blood, and let there be no place for mine outcry.
Isaiah 26:21
For lo! Yahweh, is coming forth out of his place, To visit the iniquity of earths inhabitant upon him, - Therefore shall the earth unveil her shed-blood, And throw a covering, no longer over her slain.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory honour, and power,.... The Alexandrian copy, and some others, the Complutensian edition, the Vulgate Latin version, and all the Oriental ones, read, "thou art worthy, O Lord, and our God, to receive"; that is, to receive the acknowledgment and ascription of glory, honour, and power; for otherwise God cannot be said to receive these from his creatures, than by their confessing and declaring that they belong unto him: and that for the reasons following,

for thou hast created all things; the whole universe, the heavens, the earth, and sea, and all that in them are:

and for thy pleasure they are and were created; God is the first cause, and the last end of all things; by his power they are made, and according to his will, and for his own glory, and therefore is worthy of such a doxology; see Proverbs 16:4. What is here said is contrary to a notion imbibed by the Jews z, that the world was not created but for the sake of the Israelites: and elsewhere a they say,

"the world was not created but for David; and one says for Moses; and Rabbi Jochanan says for the Messiah;''

which last is truest.

z Zohar in Exod. fol. 6. 3. & Tzeror Hammor, fol. 109. 1. & 161. 3. a T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou art worthy, O Lord - In thy character, perfections, and government, there is what makes it proper that universal praise should be rendered. The feeling of all true worshippers is, that (God is worthy of the praise that is ascribed to him. No man worships him aright who does not feel that there is that in his nature and his doings which makes it proper that he should receive universal adoration.

To receive glory - To have praise or glory ascribed to thee.

And honour - To be honored; that is, to be approached and adored as worthy of honor.

And power - To have power ascribed to thee, or to be regarded as having infinite power. Man can confer no power on God, but he may acknowledge what he has, and adore him for its exertion in his behalf and in the government of the world.

For thou hast created all things - Thus, laying the foundation for praise. No one can contemplate this vast and wonderful universe without seeing that He who has made it is worthy to “receive glory, and honor, and power.” Compare the notes on Job 38:7.

And for thy pleasure they are - They exist by thy will - διὰ τὸ θέλημά dia to thelēma. The meaning is, that they owe their existence to the will of God, and therefore their creation lays the foundation for praise. He “spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” He said, “Let there be light; and there was light.” There is no other reason why the universe exists at all than that such was the will of God; there is nothing else that is to be adduced as explaining the fact that anything has now a being. The putting forth of that will explains all; and, consequently, whatever wisdom, power, goodness, is manifested in the universe, is to be traced to God, and is the expression of what was in him from eternity. It is proper, then, to “look up through nature to nature’s God,” and wherever we see greatness or goodness in the works of creation, to regard them as the faint expression of what exists essentially in the Creator.

And were created - Bringing more distinctly into notice the fact that they owe their existence to his will. They are not eternal; they are not self-existent; they were formed from nothing. This concludes the magnificent introduction to the principal visions in this book. It is beautifully appropriate to the solemn disclosures which are to be made in the following portions of the book, and, as in the case of Isaiah and Ezekiel, was eminently adapted to impress the mind of the holy seer with awe. Heaven is opened to his view; the throne of God is seen; there is a vision of Him who sits upon that throne; thunders and voices are heard around the throne; the lightnings play; and a rainbow, symbol of peace, encircles all; the representatives of the redeemed church, occupying subordinate thrones, and in robes of victory, and with crowns on their heads, are there; a vast smooth expanse like the sea is spread out before the throne; and the emblems of the wisdom, the power, the vigilance, the energy, the strength of the divine administration are there, represented as in the act of bringing honor to God, and proclaiming his praise. The mind of John was doubtless prepared by these august visions for the disclosures which follow; and the mind of the reader should in like manner be deeply and solemnly impressed when he contemplates them, as if he looked into heaven, and saw the impressive grandeur of the worship there. Let us fancy ourselves, therefore, with the holy seer looking into heaven, and listen with reverence to what the great God discloses respecting the various changes that are to occur until every foe of the church shall be subdued, and the earth shall acknowledge his sway, and the whole scene shall close in the triumphs and joys of heaven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 4:11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive — Thus all creation acknowledges the supremacy of God; and we learn from this song that he made all things for his pleasure; and through the same motive he preserves. Hence it is most evident, that he hateth nothing that he has made, and could have made no intelligent creature with the design to make it eternally miserable. It is strange that a contrary supposition has ever entered into the heart of man; and it is high time that the benevolent nature of the Supreme God should be fully vindicated from aspersions of this kind.


 
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