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Revelation 15:6

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

KJV

καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ, ἐνδεδυμένοι λίνον καθαρὸν λαμπρὸν καὶ περιεζωσμένοι περὶ τὰ στήθη ζώνας χρυσᾶς.

Greek NT

et exierunt septem angeli habentes septem plagas de templo, vestiti lino mundo et candido, et præcincti circa pectora zonis aureis.

Vulgate

and there came out from the temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, arrayed withprecious stone, pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles.

ASV

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed with clean and white linen and girt about the breasts with golden girdles.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

ζώνη
zone
noun · 8×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθαρός
katharos
adjective · 26×
λίνον
linon
noun · 2×
λαμπρός
lampros
adjective · 9×
ναός
naos
noun · 45×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
περιζώννυμι
perizonnumi
verb · 6×
πληγή
plege
noun · 22×
στῆθος
stethos
noun · 5×
χρύσεος
chruseos
adjective · 18×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐνδύω
enduo
verb · 28×
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
verb · 221×
ἑπτά
epta
adjective · 88×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

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

minor
SBLGNT: ἐνδεδυμένοι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐνδεδυμένοι | RP: οἳ ἦσαν ἐνδεδυμένοι
  • ἐνδεδυμένοιSBLGNT
  • ἐνδεδυμένοιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οἳ ἦσαν ἐνδεδυμένοιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: λίνον | NIV/RP: λίνον | WH/Treg: λίθον
  • λίνονSBLGNT
  • λίνονReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • λίθονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Dan 10:5 — Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
  • Ezek 9:2 — And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s in
  • Ezek 44:17 — And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of th
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
  • Rev 15:1 — And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
  • Rev 15:1 — And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
  • Rev 22:18 — For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: