KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Let us be glad” | χαίρωμεν | To be "cheer"ful, i.e., calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well | Let glad |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “rejoice,” | ἀγαλλιῶμεθα, | Properly, to jump for joy, i.e., exult | rejoice |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “give” | δῶμεν | To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) | give |
| “honour” | δόξαν | Glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective) | honour |
| “to him:” | αὐτῷ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | to him |
| “for” | ὅτι | Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | for |
| “the” | ὁ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “marriage” | γάμος | Nuptials | marriage |
| “of” | ἀρνίου | A lambkin | of |
| “the” | τοῦ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “Lamb” | ἀρνίου | A lambkin | Lamb |
| “is come,” | ἦλθεν | To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | come |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “his” | αὐτοῦ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | his |
| “wife” | γυνὴ | A woman; specially, a wife | wife |
| “hath made ready.” | ἡτοίμασεν | To prepare | made ready |
| “herself” | ἑαυτήν | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc | herself |
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5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
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