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Revelation 7:13 — King James Version← Study notes

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?


Revelation 7:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 7:1320 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answeredverbG611
εἷςheis
oneadjectiveG1519
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn
eldersadjectiveG4245
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
μοιmoi
to mepronounG1473
ΟὗτοιHoutoi
ThesedemonstrativeG3778
οἱhoi
onesarticleG3588
περιβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoi
having clothed themselves withverbG4016
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
στολὰςstolas
robesnounG4749
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
λευκὰςleukas
whiteadjectiveG3022
τίνεςtines
whopronounG5100
εἰσὶνeisin
are theyverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πόθενpothen
from whereadverbG4159
ἦλθονēlthon
have they come?verbG2064
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 7:13

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man was able to number, of every nation, tribe, and people, and tongue, clothed with white robes.” What the great multitude out of every tribe implies, is to show the number of the elect out of all believers, who, being cleansed by baptism in the blood of the Lamb, have made their robes white, keeping the grace which they have received.

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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