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Revelation 4:1

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

KJV

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ θύρα ἠνεῳγμένη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ ἡ πρώτη ἣν ἤκουσα ὡς σάλπιγγος λαλούσης μετ’ ἐμοῦ, λέγων· ἀνάβα ὧδε, καὶ δείξω σοι ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα.

Greek NT

Post hæc vidi : et ecce ostium apertum in cælo, et vox prima, quam audivi tamquam tubæ loquentis mecum, dicens : Ascende huc, et ostendam tibi quæ oportet fieri post hæc.

Vulgate

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voiceas of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

ASV

After these things I looked, and behold a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, as it were, of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must be done hereafter.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

24 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δεικνύω
deiknuo
verb · 32×
δεῖ
dei
verb · 103×
θύρα
thura
noun · 39×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
σάλπιγξ
salpigx
noun · 11×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φωνή
phone
noun · 139×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἀνοίγω
anoigo
verb · 76×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
ὧδε
ode
adverb · 60×

Themes

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:55 — But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
  • Acts 7:56 — And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
  • Acts 7:56 — And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
  • Acts 10:11 — And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
  • Amos 3:7 — Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
  • Exod 19:16 — And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that
  • Exod 19:24 — And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth u
  • Exod 24:12 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
  • Exod 34:2 — And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
  • Ezek 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Go
  • Gen 41:25 — And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
  • Gen 49:1 — And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
  • Isa 48:6 — Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
  • John 1:51 — And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
  • John 16:13 — Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to co
  • Luke 3:21 — Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
  • Mark 1:10 — And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
  • Matt 3:16 — And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
  • Prov 25:7 — For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
  • 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 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 1:10 — I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
  • Rev 1:10 — I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
  • Rev 1:19 — Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
  • Rev 1:19 — Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
  • Rev 11:12 — And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
  • Rev 11:12 — And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
  • Rev 16:17 — And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
  • Rev 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
  • Rev 22:6 — And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.