Revelation 22:8
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
KJV
Κἀγὼ Ἰωάννης ὁ βλέπων καὶ ἀκούων ταῦτα. καὶ ὅτε ἤκουσα καὶ ἔβλεψα, ἔπεσα προσκυνῆσαι ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ δεικνύοντός μοι ταῦτα.
Greek NT
Et ego Joannes, qui audivi, et vidi hæc. Et postquam audissem, et vidissem, cecidi ut adorarem ante pedes angeli, qui mihi hæc ostendebat :
Vulgate
And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.
ASV
And I, John, who have heard and seen these things. And, after I had heard and seen, I fell down to adore before the feet of the angel who shewed me the things.
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
δεικνύω
deiknuo
verb · 32×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κἀγώ
kago
pronoun · 85×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
πούς
pous
noun · 91×
προσκυνέω
proskuneo
verb · 59×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen
adverb · 48×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. What does the Lord require in the first commandment? A. That I, not wanting to endanger my very salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, magic, superstitious rites, and prayer to saints or to other creatures. That I sincerely acknowledge the only true God, trust him alone, look to him for every good thing humbly and patiently, love him, fear him, and honor him with all my hea…
1. Afterward he speaks in this manner of the Apocalypse of John. Some before us have set aside and rejected the book altogether, criticising it chapter by chapter, and pronouncing it without sense or argument, and maintaining that the title is fraudulent. 2. For they say that it is not the work of John, nor is it a revelation, because it is covered thickly and densely by a veil…
Cross-references
- Acts 10:25 — And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
- Acts 10:26 — But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
- Col 2:18 — Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- Dan 2:46 — Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
- Dan 8:17 — So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
- Gen 24:40 — And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
- Luke 4:7 — If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
- Luke 5:8 — When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Mark 5:22 — And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
- Matt 2:11 — And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold,
- Matt 4:9 — And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
- Ps 95:6 — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
- Ps 103:21 — Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
- Rev 1:1 — The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
- Rev 4:10 — The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
- Rev 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is
- Rev 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is