11 translations · Greek
Revelation 1:7
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Revelation 1:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- KJV King James Version
- Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all the tribes of the land will wail because of Him. Yes! Amen!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Look, he is coming surrounded by clouds, and everybody shall see him, even those who killed him. All the peoples of the earth will weep because of him. May it be so! Amen.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also that pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves because of him. Even so. Amen.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Behold | G2400 ἰδού look! |
| ἔρχεται | erchetai | He is coming | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νεφελῶν | nephelōn | clouds | G3507 νεφέλη cloud |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὄψεται | opsetai | will see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| πᾶς | pas | every | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ὀφθαλμὸς | ophthalmos | eye | G3788 ὀφθαλμός eye |
| καὶ | kai | even | G2532 καί and |
| οἵτινες | hoitines | those who | G3748 ὅστις who/which |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐξεκέντησαν | exekentēsan | pierced | G1574 ἐκκεντέω to pierce |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| κόψονται | kopsontai | will mourn | G2875 κόπτω to cut/mourn |
| ἐπ’ | ep’ | because of | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| πᾶσαι | pasai | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| αἱ | hai | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φυλαὶ | phylai | tribes | G5443 φυλή tribe |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| ναί | nai | So shall it be | G3483 ναί yes |
| ἀμήν | amēn | Amen | G281 ἀμήν amen |
Related verses
- Matthew 24:30
and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
- Zechariah 12:10
I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
- Daniel 7:13
“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
- John 19:37
Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”
- Mark 14:62
Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
- Luke 21:27
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17
then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
- Matthew 26:64
Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”
- Mark 13:26
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Read all of Revelation 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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