KJV King James Version
And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 19:14
And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
WEB World English Bible
The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
ASV American Standard Version
And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen—white and pure;
Surrounding context — Revelation 19
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.
16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατεύματαG4753 · strateumatroopsτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανῷG3772 · ouranosheavenἠκολούθειG190 · akoloutheōto followαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἵπποιςG2462 · hipposhorseλευκοῖςG3022 · leukoswhiteἐνδεδυμένοιG1746 · enduōto put onβύσσινονG1039 · bussinosfine linenλευκὸνG3022 · leukoswhiteκαθαρόν.G2513 · katharosclean
Cross-references
Jude 1:14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,Revelation 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.Revelation 19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.Revelation 4:4And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:Revelation 3:4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.Revelation 19:11And 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.Zechariah 14:5And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee.Psalm 149:6-9[Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.Revelation 14:1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.Matthew 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,Psalm 68:17The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place].
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