Revelation 22:5 BSB

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

KJV

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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Commentary

3 voices

Apringius of Beja

TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:5 (600)

Neither the night of sin nor the darkness of unrighteousness will ever appear again. Nor in that bliss will they [the saints] live by the words of any teacher; nor established in such a fullness will they require the light of another's understanding. The Lord …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And there shall be no night there - notes on Rev 21:25. And they need no candle - No lamp; no artificial light, as in a world where there is night and darkness. Neither light of the sun; for the Lord God, ... - See the notes on Rev 21:23. And they shall reign forever and ever - That is, with God; they shall be as kings. See the notes on Rev 5:10; Rev 20:6. Compare the Rom 8:16 note; 2Ti 2:11-12 note.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But A reads, "shall give light." them--so B and ANDREAS. But A reads, "upon them." reign--with a glory probably transcending that of their reign in heaven with Christ over the millennial nations in the flesh described in Re 20:4, 6; that reign was but for a limited time, "a thousand years"; this final reign is "unto the ages of the ages."

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
νὺξ	nux	night	G3571 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔσται	estai	there will be	G1510 →
ἔτι,	eti	still,	G2089 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔχουσιν	echousin	they have	G2192 →
χρείαν	chreian	need	G5532 →
φωτὸς	phōtos	of [the] light	G5457 →
λύχνου	luchnou	of a lamp	G3088 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φωτὸς	phōtos	of [the] light	G5457 →
ἡλίου	hēliou	of [the] sun	G2246 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
κύριος	kurios	[the] Lord	G2962 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
φωτίσει	phōtisei	will enlighten	G5461 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
αὐτούς.	autous	them.	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βασιλεύσουσιν	basileusousin	they will reign	G936 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
αἰῶνας	aiōnas	ages	G165 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
αἰώνων.¶	aiōnōn	ages.	G165 →

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
Revelation 20:4
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for…
leads to
- Daniel 7:27
  Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 7:18
  But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
- 1 Corinthians 6:2–3
  Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
- 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…
- 2 Timothy 2:12
  if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Through
Daniel 7:27
Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all…
leads to
- Psalms 72:11
  May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Luke 1:33
  and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- 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…

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