KJV King James Version
His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 19:12
His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
WEB World English Bible
His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.
ASV American Standard Version
And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his eyes are as a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems—having a name written that no one hath known, except himself,
Surrounding context — Revelation 19
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.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenὀφθαλμοὶG3788 · ophthalmoseyeαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heφλὸξG5395 · phloxflameπυρὸςG4442 · purfireκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεφαλὴνG2776 · kephalēheadαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heδιαδήματαG1238 · diadēmadiademπολλὰG4183 · polusmuchἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beὄνομαG3686 · onomanameγεγραμμένονG1125 · graphōto writeὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneοἶδενG6063 · oidato knowεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Revelation 19:16And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.Luke 10:22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].Matthew 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].Revelation 2:17-18He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].Revelation 1:14His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Psalm 8:5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.Revelation 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.Revelation 12:3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.Zechariah 9:16And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for [they shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.Exodus 23:21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him.Genesis 32:29And Jacob asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.Judges 13:18And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?Isaiah 62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.Revelation 6:2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.Revelation 13:1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
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