20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

• Isa 49:2 · allusion
  "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"
  Isaiah: sharp sword from his mouth — Christ in John's vision

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Glory of God
• Kingship of Christ
• Light and Darkness

• The Risen Christ Appears to John

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Tim 6:16 — Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
• 2Thess 2:8 — And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
• Acts 22:6 — And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
• Acts 26:13 — At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
• Acts 26:13 — At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
• Dan 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
• Deut 33:29 — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou
• Eph 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
• Eph 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
• Exod 33:20 — And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
• Exod 34:29 — And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while
• Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
• Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
• Isa 6:5 — Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Isa 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay
• Isa 49:2 — And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
• Isa 49:2 — And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
• Isa 60:19 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
• Job 38:7 — When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
• John 13:23 — Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
• Mal 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
• Matt 17:2 — And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
• Prov 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
• Ps 45:3 — Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
• Ps 50:2 — Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
• Ps 149:6 — Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
• Rev 1:20 — The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
• Rev 1:20 — The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
• Rev 2:1 — Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
• Rev 2:12 — And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
• Rev 2:12 — And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
• Rev 2:16 — Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 2:16 — Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 3:1 — And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
• Rev 3:1 — And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
• Rev 19:15 — And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God
• Rev 19:15 — And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God
• Rev 19:21 — And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
• Rev 19:21 — And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.