Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
KJV
καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ καπνὸς τῶν θυμιαμάτων ταῖς προσευχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων ἐκ χειρὸς τοῦ ἀγγέλου ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek NT
Et ascendit fumus incensorum de orationibus sanctorum de manu angeli coram Deo.
Vulgate
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
ASV
And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up before God from the hand of the angel.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
θυμίαμα
thumiama
noun · 6×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καπνός
kapnos
noun · 13×
προσευχή
proseuche
noun · 36×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐνώπιον
enopion
preposition · 93×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Is prayer an act of the appetitive or of the cognitive power? Is it fitting to pray to God? Is prayer an act of religion? Should we pray to God alone? Should we ask for something definite when we pray? Should we ask for temporal things when we pray? Should we pray for others? Should we pray for our enemies? The seven petitions of the Lord's Prayer Is prayer proper to the ration…
We believe the souls of the dead are either in a state of blessedness or of condemnation, according to what each hath wrought; for we confess that the souls of the righteous are in light and rest, with a foretaste of eternal happiness, while the souls of the wicked are in a state of punishment and suffering. But neither are the righteous in full possession of the reward promise…
Cross-references
- Acts 10:4 — And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
- Luke 1:10 — And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
- Ps 141:2 — Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
- Rev 8:3 — And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was
- Rev 8:3 — And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was