KJV King James Version
And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
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Revelation 22:4
And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
WEB World English Bible
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
ASV American Standard Version
and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they shall see His face, and His name is upon their foreheads,
Surrounding context — Revelation 22
1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In 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.
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6 And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandὄψονταιG3700 · optanomaito appearτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρόσωπονG4383 · prosōponfaceαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομαG3686 · onomanameαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμετώπωνG3359 · metōponforeheadαὐτῶν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
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 5:8Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.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.1 John 3:2-3Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.Hebrews 12:14Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.Revelation 7:3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.Isaiah 33:17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.Psalm 4:6[There be] many that say, Who will shew us [any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.John 12:26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.Ezekiel 33:18-20When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.Ezekiel 33:23Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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