11 translations · Greek
Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
Revelation 22:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
- KJV King James Version
- And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Behold, I come quickly, and My reward [is] with Me, to render to each as his work will be;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “I am coming soon, and I am bringing my reward to give to everybody based on what they've done.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And lo, I come quickly, and my reward [is] with me, to render to each as his work shall be;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, I come quickly, and my reward with me, to render to every one as his work shall be.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to every man according to his works.
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! |
| ἔρχομαι | erchomai | I am coming | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ταχύ | tachy | soon | G5035 ταχύ quickly |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μισθός | misthos | reward | G3408 μισθός wage |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| μετ’ | met’ | [is] with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀποδοῦναι | apodounai | to give | G591 ἀποδίδωμι to pay |
| ἑκάστῳ | hekastō | to each one | G1538 ἕκαστος each |
| ὡς | hōs | according to | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| τὸ | to | what | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔργον | ergon | has done | G2041 ἔργον work |
| ἐστὶν | estin | — | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | he | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
- Isaiah 62:11
Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your salvation comes. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.’”
- Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
- 1 Corinthians 3:14
If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.
- Revelation 22:7
“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- Romans 2:6–11
who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, …
- Romans 14:12
So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
- Revelation 22:20
He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
- Revelation 11:18
The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 “Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
Read all of Revelation 22 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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