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Revelation 4:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.


Revelation 4:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 4:1130 words
GreekMeaning
ἌξιοςAxios
WorthyadjectiveG514
εἶei
areverbG1510
ho
YouarticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
λαβεῖνlabein
to receiveverbG2983
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δόξανdoxan
glorynounG1391
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
τιμὴνtimēn
honornounG5092
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δύναμινdynamin
powernounG1411
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
σὺsy
You yourselfpronounG4771
ἔκτισαςektisas
createdverbG2936
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θέλημάthelēma
willnounG2307
σουsou
of YoupronounG4771
ἦσανēsan
am, have been, is IverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐκτίσθησανektisthēsan
were createdverbG2936
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 4:11

“And they cast their crowns under His feet.” That is, on account of the eminent glory of Christ's victory, they cast all their victories under His feet. This is what in the Gospel the Holy Spirit consummated by showing, For when about finally to suffer, our Lord had come to Jerusalem, and the people had gone forth to meet Him, some strewed the road with palm branches cut down, others threw down their garments, doubtless these were setting forth two peoples — the one of the…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Alice MorganNote3mo ago
Created for Pleasure
I'm an atheist listening to my Christian friend explain her faith. I'm skeptical of most of it, but I asked her what 'creation' means in her theology. She read me this: 'You are worthy, our Lord and ...
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