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Revelation 20:11

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

KJV

Καὶ εἶδον θρόνον μέγαν λευκὸν καὶ τὸν καθήμενον ἐπ’ αὐτόν, οὗ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου ἔφυγεν ἡ γῆ καὶ ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ τόπος οὐχ εὑρέθη αὐτοῖς.

Greek NT

Et vidi thronum magnum candidum, et sedentem super eum, a cujus conspectu fugit terra, et cælum, et locus non est inventus eis.

Vulgate

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

ASV

And I saw a great white throne and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away: and there was no place found for them

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
θρόνος
thronos
noun · 62×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λευκός
leukos
adjective · 25×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
πρόσωπον
prosopon
noun · 77×
τόπος
topos
noun · 95×
φεύγω
pheugo
verb · 30×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Dan 7:9 · paraphrase
    "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire."
    Daniel: thrones set in place — the great white throne judgment

Textual variants

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

notable
SBLGNT: ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦ | WH: ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦ | NIV/RP: ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν | Treg: ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ
  • ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort
  • ἐπ᾽ αὐτόνReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἐπάνω αὐτοῦTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: τοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: τοῦ
  • τοῦSBLGNT
  • τοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

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Historic Christian voices

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

He contends that these testimonies already alleged cannot be understood allegorically of celestial blessings, but that they shall have their fulfilment after the coming of Antichrist, and the resurrection, in the terrestrial Jerusalem. To the former prophecies he subjoins others drawn from Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the Apocalypse of John. 1. If, however, any shall endeavour to alle…
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:26 — For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
  • 1Kgs 10:18 — Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
  • 1Kgs 19:11 — And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 1Sam 2:10 — The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the hor
  • 2Cor 5:10 — For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • 2Pet 3:7 — But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
  • 2Pet 3:7 — But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
  • 2Pet 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
  • 2Pet 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
  • 2Tim 4:1 — I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
  • Acts 10:42 — And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
  • Acts 17:24 — God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
  • Acts 17:30 — And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
  • Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
  • Amos 9:5 — And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Eg
  • Dan 2:35 — Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
  • Dan 2:35 — Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
  • Dan 7:10 — A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
  • Eccl 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
  • Eccl 12:14 — For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  • Ezek 1:26 — And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man a
  • Gen 18:25 — That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do rig
  • Heb 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Heb 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
  • Isa 5:25 — Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the
  • Isa 13:13 — Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
  • Isa 24:19 — The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
  • Isa 40:12 — Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
  • Isa 42:15 — I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
  • Isa 51:6 — Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in li
  • Isa 64:1 — Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
  • Jer 4:23 — I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
  • Jer 4:23 — I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
  • Jer 10:10 — But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
  • Job 9:6 — Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
  • Job 9:6 — Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
  • Job 14:12 — So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
  • John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • Luke 9:26 — For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.