11 translations · Greek
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
Revelation 4:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Worthy are You, 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.”
- ASV 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power, because You created all things, and because of Your will they existed and were created.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “Our Lord and our God, you are worthy to be given glory, and honor, and authority, for you created everything. Your will brought Creation into existence.”
- YLT 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.'
- DBY 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed and were created!”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἄξιος | Axios | Worthy | G514 ἄξιος worthy |
| εἶ | ei | are You | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| λαβεῖν | labein | to receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| τιμὴν | timēn | honor | G5092 τιμή honor |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δύναμιν | dynamin | power | G1411 δύναμις power |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| σὺ | sy | You | G4771 σύ you |
| ἔκτισας | ektisas | created | G2936 κτίζω to create |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πάντα | panta | all things | G3956 πᾶς all |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| διὰ | dia | by | G1223 διά through/because of |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θέλημά | thelēma | will | G2307 θέλημα will/desire |
| σου | sou | Your | G4771 σύ you |
| ἦσαν | ēsan | they exist | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐκτίσθησαν | ektisthēsan | were created | G2936 κτίζω to create |
Related verses
- Colossians 1:16–17
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- Revelation 5:12
saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”
- Isaiah 40:28
Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
- Proverbs 16:4
Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
- Revelation 10:6
and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there will no longer be delay,
- Revelation 14:7
He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
- Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
- Revelation 5:9
They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Psalm 29:1–2
Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
9 When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
Read all of Revelation 4 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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