Revelation 21:24
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
KJV
καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς· καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν·
Greek NT
Et ambulabunt gentes in lumine ejus : et reges terræ afferent gloriam suam et honorem in illam.
Vulgate
And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
ASV
And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Isa 60:3 · echo"And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."Isaiah: nations shall walk by your light — the nations walk by the city's light
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν — SBLGNT
- τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν — Robinson-Pierpont
Themes
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Isa 2:2 — And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unt
- Isa 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
- Isa 52:15 — So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
- Isa 55:5 — Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
- Isa 60:3 — And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
- Isa 60:3 — And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
- Isa 60:10 — And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
- Isa 60:16 — Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
- Isa 66:18 — For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
- Jer 4:2 — And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
- John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- Mic 4:13 — Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and t
- Ps 22:27 — All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Ps 45:9 — Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
- Ps 49:16 — Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
- Ps 72:10 — The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Ps 72:11 — Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- Ps 118:20 — This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
- Ps 138:4 — All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
- Ps 148:11 — Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
- Rev 21:26 — And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
- Rev 21:26 — And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
- Rev 22:2 — In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were fo
- Rev 22:2 — In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were fo
- Rom 15:10 — And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
- Rom 15:16 — That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
- Rom 15:26 — For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
- Zech 2:11 — And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
- Zech 8:22 — Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
- Zech 8:22 — Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.