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Revelation 16:2

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

KJV

καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ ἐγένετο ἕλκος κακὸν καὶ πονηρὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ἔχοντας τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τῇ εἰκόνι αὐτοῦ.

Greek NT

Et abiit primus, et effudit phialam suam in terram, et factum est vulnus sævum et pessimum in homines, qui habebant caracterem bestiæ, et in eos qui adoraverunt imaginem ejus.

Vulgate

And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image.

ASV

And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth. And there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men who had the character of the beast: and upon them that adored the image thereof.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰκών
eikon
noun · 23×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θηρίον
therion
noun · 45×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κακός
kakos
adjective · 50×
πονηρός
poneros
adjective · 77×
προσκυνέω
proskuneo
verb · 59×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
φιάλη
phiale
noun · 12×
χάραγμα
charagma
noun · 8×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐκχέω
ekcheo
verb · 27×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἕλκος
elkos
noun · 3×
o
article · 19778×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Exod 9:8 · allusion
    "And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh."
    Exodus: boils on man and beast — the first bowl of wrath

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Deut 28:27 — The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
  • Exod 9:8 — And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
  • Exod 9:9 — And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 20:4 — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
  • Ezek 9:11 — And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
  • Isa 3:17 — Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
  • Lev 19:28 — Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
  • Luke 16:20 — And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
  • Rev 8:7 — The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
  • Rev 13:14 — And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to
  • Rev 13:15 — And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
  • Rev 13:15 — And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
  • Rev 15:7 — And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
  • Rev 16:1 — And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
  • Rev 16:11 — And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
  • Rev 16:11 — And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.