11 translations · Greek
Revelation 17:14
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
Revelation 17:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
- KJV King James Version
- These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- these will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those with Him are called, and chosen, and steadfast.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will defeat them for he is Lord of lords and King of kings. His followers are called and chosen, and they trust in him.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they [that are] with him called, and chosen, and faithful.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- These shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and elect, and faithful.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὗτοι | Houtoi | [They] | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| μετὰ | meta | against | G3326 μετά with/after |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἀρνίου | Arniou | Lamb | G721 ἀρνίον lamb |
| πολεμήσουσιν | polemēsousin | will make war | G4170 πολεμέω to fight |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἀρνίον | Arnion | Lamb | G721 ἀρνίον lamb |
| νικήσει | nikēsei | will triumph over | G3528 νικάω to conquer |
| αὐτούς | autous | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| κυρίων | kyriōn | of lords | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἐστὶν | estin | He is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| Βασιλεὺς | Basileus | King | G935 βασιλεύς king |
| βασιλέων | basileōn | of kings | G935 βασιλεύς king |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μετ’ | met’ | He will be accompanied by | G3326 μετά with/after |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| κλητοὶ | klētoi | called | G2822 κλητός called |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐκλεκτοὶ | eklektoi | chosen | G1588 ἐκλεκτός select |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πιστοί | pistoi | faithful [ones] | G4103 πιστός faithful |
Related verses
- Romans 8:30
Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few chosen.”
- Revelation 3:21
He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.
- Deuteronomy 10:17
For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons, nor takes reward.
- Daniel 2:47
The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”
- Revelation 1:5
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;
- Revelation 2:10
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Revelation 19:14–21
The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen. Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” …
- Revelation 16:14
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
12 The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
13 These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14 These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
15 He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
16 The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, will make her desolate, will strip her naked, will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
Read all of Revelation 17 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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