Revelation 21:24
in Revelation 21By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
KJV
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
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This verse in Revelation 21
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd the nations will walk by its light. It signifies that the same Lamb who is now the way for those on pilgrimage, will then be life for the citizens.
This site's exposition
the nations of them which are saved
on Revelation 21:24-26
The nations of them which are saved walk in the city's light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honour into it, Isaiah's own picture of the nations streaming to Zion (Isaiah 60:3, 60:11) fulfilled at last in the eternal city rather than the earthly one. The gates are never shut by day, and there is no night there to close them, an open city needing no defense because nothing hostile survives to enter it. Glory that once belonged to Babylon and to the beast's kingdoms is here surrendered to their rightful owner, brought in rather than seized.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the nations of them which are saved,.... In distinction from them that will be deceived by Satan, Rev 20:
Shall walk by the light thereof - Which throws itself outward from the city far and near. And the kings of the earth - Those of them who have a part there. Bring their glory into it - Not their old glory, which is now abolished; but such as becomes the new earth, and receives an immense addition by their entrance into the city.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The nations of them which are saved - This is an illusion to the promise that the Gentiles should bring their riches, glory, and excellence, to the temple at Jerusalem, after it should be rebuilt. See Rev 21:26.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| περιπατήσουσιν | peripatesousin | will walk | G4043 → | 94 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἔθνη | ethne | nations | G1484 → | 161 times |
| διὰ | dia | through | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| φωτὸς | photos | light | G5457 → | 72 times |
| αὐτῆς, | autes | of it | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεῖς | basileis | kings | G935 → | 114 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆς | ges | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| φέρουσιν | pherousin | bring | G5342 → | |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | of them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| αὐτήν. | auten | it. | G846 → | 5565 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
περιπατήσουσινwill walk
peripatesousinG4043 →94 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
ἔθνηnations
ethneG1484 →161 times
διὰthrough
diaG1223 →664 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
φωτὸςlight
photosG5457 →72 times
αὐτῆς,of it
autesG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
βασιλεῖςkings
basileisG935 →114 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
γῆςearth
gesG1093 →248 times
φέρουσινbring
pherousinG5342 →
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
δόξανglory
doxanG1391 →165 times
αὐτῶνof them
autonG846 →5565 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
αὐτήν.it.
autenG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month.…
it leads to
- Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
- Ezekiel 47:8–12
And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
- Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life…
- Revelation 22:1
Through
Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
it leads to
- Psalms 86:9
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Isaiah 2:2
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to…
- Psalms 86:9
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies19
On this chapter
- The Apocalypse of Weeks
- Revelation, the Canon's Closing Scroll
- Ezekiel, the Study Guide
- Ezekiel's Temple, Ezekiel 40-48
- The Fall Feasts
- The Hebrew Feasts
- Heaven
- The Lake of Fire and the Second Death
- The New Jerusalem
- Precious Stones
- The Tabernacle
- The City
- The Harlot
- Light
- The God Who Sings: Zephaniah 3:17
- The Valley of Dry Bones: Ezekiel 37
- The Twelve Tribes
About Revelation

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
