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Revelation 5:14

And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

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ASV

And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.

KJV

And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
τέσσαραtessarafourG5064 →
ζῷαzōaliving creaturesG2226 →
ἔλεγον·elegonwere saying;G3004 →
ἀμήν.amēnAmen.G281 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroieldersG4245 →
ἔπεσανepesanfell downG4098 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
προσεκύνησανprosekunēsanthey worshipedG4352 →

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Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:Revelation 19:4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”Revelation 4:6And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.Romans 14:11It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”Revelation 4:9–11And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Revelation 4:4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.Revelation 5:6Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.Daniel 6:26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Revelation 11:16And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,John 11:32When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.Jeremiah 28:6“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.

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