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Revelation 11:12

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

KJV

καὶ ἤκουσαν φωνὴν μεγάλην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ λέγουσαν αὐτοῖς· ἀνάβατε ὧδε· καὶ ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ἐθεώρησαν αὐτοὺς οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτῶν.

Greek NT

Et audierunt vocem magnam de cælo, dicentem eis : Ascendite huc. Et ascenderunt in cælum in nube : et viderunt illos inimici eorum.

Vulgate

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

ASV

And they heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them: Come up hither. And they went up to heaven in a cloud: and their enemies saw them.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θεωρέω
theoreo
verb · 57×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
νεφέλη
nephele
noun · 25×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
φωνή
phone
noun · 139×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐχθρός
echthros
adjective · 32×
o
article · 19778×
ὧδε
ode
adverb · 60×

Textual variants

4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἤκουσαν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἤκουσαν | RP: ἤκουσα
  • ἤκουσανSBLGNT
  • ἤκουσανWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἤκουσαRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: φωνῆς μεγάλης | WH/Treg/NIV: φωνῆς μεγάλης | RP: φωνὴν μεγάλην
  • φωνῆς μεγάληςSBLGNT
  • φωνῆς μεγάληςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • φωνὴν μεγάληνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: λεγούσης | WH/Treg/NIV: λεγούσης | RP: λέγουσαν
  • λεγούσηςSBLGNT
  • λεγούσηςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • λέγουσανRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Ἀνάβατε | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἀνάβατε | RP: Ἀνάβητε
  • ἈνάβατεSBLGNT
  • ἈνάβατεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἈνάβητεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
  • 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
  • 2Kgs 2:11 — And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
  • Acts 1:9 — And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
  • Acts 1:9 — And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
  • Eph 2:5 — Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
  • Rev 4:1 — After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things wh
  • Rev 4:1 — After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things wh
  • Rev 12:5 — And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
  • Rev 12:5 — And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
  • Rev 14:2 — And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: