Revelation 22:6 BSB

Revelation 22:6

Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

BSB

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ASV

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.

KJV

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

These sayings are faithful and true - See the preceding chapter, Rev 21:5. From this verse to the end of the chapter is reckoned the epilogue of this book. 1. The angel affirms the truth of all that had been spoken, Rev 22:6-11. 2. Jesus Christ confirms what has been affirmed, and pledges himself for the fulfillment of all the prophecies contained in it, Rev 22:12-17. 3. John cautions his readers against adding or diminishing, and concludes with the apostolical blessing, Rev 22:18-

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "(the Lord God of the) spirits (of the prophets)." The Lord God who with His Spirit inspired their spirits so as to be able to prophesy. There is but one Spirit, but individual prophets, according to the measure given them (1Co 12:4-11), had their own spirits [BENGEL] (1Pe 1:11; 2Pe 1:21). be done--Greek, "come to pass."

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶπέν	eipen	he said	G2036 →
μοι·	moi	to me;	G3165 →
οὗτοι	houtoi	These	G3778 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
λόγοι	logoi	words	G3056 →
πιστοὶ	pistoi	[are] faithful	G4103 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀληθινοί,	alēthinoi	true,	G228 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
πνευμάτων	pneumatōn	spirits	G4151 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
προφητῶν	prophētōn	prophets	G4396 →
ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	sent	G649 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἄγγελον	angelon	angel	G32 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
δεῖξαι	deixai	to show	G1166 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
δούλοις	doulois	servants	G1401 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἃ	ha	[the things] that	G3739 →
δεῖ	dei	must	G1163 →
γενέσθαι	genesthai	come to pass	G1096 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
τάχει.	tachei	speed.	G5034 →

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 21:5
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
  Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Isaiah 42:9
  Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Isaiah 43:19
  Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Through
Revelation 1:1
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
leads to
- Revelation 1:19
  Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 22:16
  “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Galatians 1:12
  I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
- Amos 3:7
  Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
Through
Romans 1:2
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
leads to
- Titus 1:2
  in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Revelation

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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