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Revelation 7:17 — King James Version← Study notes

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.


Revelation 7:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 7:1727 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀρνίονarnion
LambnounG721
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀνὰana
in theprepositionG303
μέσονmeson
centeradjectiveG3319
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
θρόνουthronou
thronenounG2362
ποιμανεῖpoimanei
feed (cattle), ruleverbG4165
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei
guide, leadverbG3594
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
ἐπὶepi
toprepositionG1909
ζωῆςzōēs
lifenounG2222
πηγὰςpēgas
fountainsnounG4077
ὑδάτωνhydatōn
of watersnounG5204
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξαλείψειexaleipsei
will wipe awayverbG1813
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
πᾶνpan
everyadjectiveG3956
δάκρυονdakryon
tearnounG1144
ἐκek
from / out ofprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn
eyesnounG3788
αὐτῶνautōn
of them.’pronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 7:17

“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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I'm an oncology nurse, and I sit with people dying from cancer. The fear of being abandoned is sometimes as bad as the pain. They want someone to stay. Someone who won't leave when it gets too hard. ...
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