KJV King James Version
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
WEB World English Bible
I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
ASV American Standard Version
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them;
Surrounding context — Revelation 20
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶδονG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandθρόνονG2362 · thronosthroneμέγανG3173 · megasgreatλευκὸνG3022 · leukoswhiteκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαθήμενονG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσώπουG4383 · prosōponfaceἔφυγενG5343 · pheugōto fleeἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆG1093 · gēearth: planetκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανός,G3772 · ouranosheavenκαὶG2532 · kaiandτόποςG5117 · toposplaceοὐχG3756 · ounoεὑρέθηG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetαὐτοῖς.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.2 Peter 3:7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:Daniel 2:35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.2 Peter 3:10-12But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.Romans 2:5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;Acts 17:30-31And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Jeremiah 4:23-26I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.Revelation 16:20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.Psalm 9:7-8But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Psalm 47:8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.Revelation 6:14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.Revelation 12:8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.Psalm 89:14Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,Revelation 4:2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.
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