KJV King James Version
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 21:24
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
WEB World English Bible
The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
ASV American Standard Version
And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,
Surrounding context — Revelation 21
21 And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandπεριπατήσουσινG4043 · peripateōto walkτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoφωτὸςG5457 · phōslightαὐτῆς,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλεῖςG935 · basileuskingτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetφέρουσινG5342 · pherōto bear/leadτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξανG1391 · doxagloryαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardαὐτήν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Revelation 21:26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.Revelation 22:2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.Zechariah 8:22-23Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.Romans 15:10-12And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.Isaiah 66:18For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.Isaiah 60:16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.Isaiah 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.Isaiah 60:3-10And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.Isaiah 52:15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall they consider.Psalm 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Psalm 72:10-11The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.Romans 15:26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Isaiah 66:11-12That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
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