Revelation 11:16 — Compare 3 English translations

Revelation 11:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

καὶ kaí G2532 and οἱ ho G3588 the εἴκοσι eíkosi G1501 twenty τέσσαρες téssares G5064 four πρεσβύτεροι presbýteros G4245 elder οἱ ho G3588 the ἐνώπιον enṓpion G1799 before τοῦ ho G3588 the θεοῦ theós G2316 God οἳ hós G3739 who κάθηνται káthēmai G2521 to sit down ἐπὶ epí G1909 upon τοὺς ho G3588 the θρόνους thrónos G2362 throne αὐτῶν autós G846 he ἔπεσαν píptō G4098 to fall ἐπὶ epí G1909 upon τὰ ho G3588 the πρόσωπα prósōpon G4383 face αὐτῶν autós G846 he καὶ kaí G2532 and προσεκύνησαν proskynéō G4352 to worship τῷ ho G3588 the θεῷ theós G2316 God

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World English Bible Public Domain

The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,
King James Version Public Domain

And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And the 24 elders sitting on their thrones before God fell upon their faces and worshiped God,

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Revelation 11:16 — compare English translations

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