Revelation 22:4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
KJV
καὶ ὄψονται τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν.
Greek NT
Et videbunt faciem ejus : et nomen ejus in frontibus eorum.
Vulgate
and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.
ASV
And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέτωπον
metopon
noun · 8×
πρόσωπον
prosopon
noun · 77×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
Themes
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1023Those who die in God's grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they "see him as he is," face to face:596 By virtue of our apostolic authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of God, the souls of all the saints . . . and other faithful who died after receiving Christ's holy Baptism …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:10 — But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
- 1Cor 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
- 1Cor 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
- 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- 2Sam 14:24 — And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
- 2Tim 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
- Ezek 33:18 — When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
- Gen 33:10 — And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pl
- Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Isa 33:17 — Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
- Isa 40:5 — And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
- Job 33:26 — He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
- John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
- John 17:24 — Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
- Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Ps 4:6 — There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Ps 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
- Ps 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Rev 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Rev 3:12 — Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,
- Rev 3:12 — Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,
- Rev 7:3 — Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
- Rev 7:3 — Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
- Rev 13:17 — And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
- Rev 14:1 — And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- Rom 5:2 — By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.