Revelation 22:12 BSB

Revelation 22:12

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

BSB

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ASV

Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

KJV

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And, behold, I come quickly,..... This is repeated, to confirm the truth of Christ's second coming, and the speediness of it, and to point at the time when the above shall be, and to add what follows. And my reward is with me: which words are taken out of Isa 40:10 and which being compared together, furnish out a clear proof of Christ being the true Jehovah, the eternal God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It will be Christ's rule of judgment at the great day; he will dispense rewards and punishments to men according as their works agree or disagree with the word of God; and therefore that word itself must needs be faithful and true. It is the word of him who is the author, finisher, and rewarder of the faith and holiness of his people,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and CYPRIAN omit it. behold, I come quickly--(Compare Re 22:7). my reward is with me-- (Isa 40:10; 62:11). to give--Greek, "to render." every man--Greek, "to each." shall be--so B in MAI. But B in TISCHENDORF, and A, Syriac, read, "is."

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
ἔρχομαι	erchomai	I am coming	G2064 →
ταχύ,	tachu	quickly,	G5036 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
μισθός	misthos	reward	G3408 →
μου	mou	of Mine	G3165 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	[is] with	G3326 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	Me	G1473 →
ἀποδοῦναι	apodounai	to give	G591 →
ἑκάστῳ	hekastō	to each	G1538 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἔργον	ergon	work	G2041 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →

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
Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
leads to
- Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
- Matthew 21:5
  “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
- John 12:15
  “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”
- Isaiah 40:9–10
  Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of…
Through
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
leads to
- Psalms 62:12
  and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Romans 2:6
  God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
- Romans 14:12
  So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Revelation

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Revelation