Revelation 17:14 BSB

Revelation 17:14

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.

KJV

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

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Commentary

4 voices

Victorinus of Pettau

Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John (304)

"And the beast which thou sawest is of the seven." Since before those kings Nero reigned. "And he is the eighth." He says only when this beast shall come, reckon it the eighth place, since in that is the completion. He added:- "And shall go into perdition." For that ten kings received royal power when he shall move from the east, he says. He shall be sent from the city of Rome with his armies. And Daniel sets forth the ten horns and the ten diadems.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 17:13-14 (614)

Indeed! For "no one can serve two masters." And so those who conspire together with an evil agreement and ally themselves with the antichrist will oppose themselves to Christ. However, the Lamb of God who was slain for us will conquer them. For he was …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And they that are with him - Beholding his victory, are such as were, while in the body, called, by his word and Spirit. And chosen - Taken out of the world, when they were enabled to believe in him. And faithful - Unto death.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This shall not be till after they have first executed judgment on the harlot (Re 17:15, 16). Lord of lords, &c.--anticipating Re 19:16. are--not in the Greek. Therefore translate, "And they that are with Him, called chosen, and faithful (shall overcome them, namely, the beast and his allied kings)." These have been with Christ in heaven unseen, but now appear with Him.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὗτοι	houtoi	These	G3778 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἀρνίου	arniou	Lamb	G721 →
πολεμήσουσιν,	polemēsousin	war will make,	G4170 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἀρνίον	arnion	Lamb	G721 →
νικήσει	nikēsei	will overcome	G3528 →
αὐτούς,	autous	them,	G846 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
κυρίων	kuriōn	of lords	G2962 →
ἐστὶν	estin	He is	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βασιλεὺς	basileus	King	G935 →
βασιλέων,	basileōn	of kings,	G935 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	with	G3326 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
κλητοὶ	klētoi	[are] called	G2822 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐκλεκτοὶ	eklektoi	chosen	G1588 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πιστοί.¶	pistoi	faithful.	G4103 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
leads to
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Ephesians 1:11
  In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
Through
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
leads to
- Psalms 89:27
  I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- Hebrews 9:14
  how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Through
Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:10
  Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
- Luke 13:23–24
  “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
Through
Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:12
  if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- Matthew 19:28
  Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…