KJV King James Version
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
WEB World English Bible
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
ASV American Standard Version
Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou—Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.’
Surrounding context — Revelation 4
8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἄξιοςG514 · axiosworthyεἶ,G1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἡμῶν,G3165 · memeλαβεῖνG2983 · lambanōto takeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξανG1391 · doxagloryκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτιμὴνG5092 · timēhonorκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδύναμιν.G1411 · dunamispowerὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatσὺG4771 · suyouἔκτισαςG2936 · ktizōto createτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάντα,G3956 · pasallκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθέλημάG2307 · thelēmawill/desireσουG4771 · suyouἦσανG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκτίσθησαν.¶G2936 · ktizōto create
Cross-references
Colossians 1:16-17For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:Revelation 5:12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.John 1:1-3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Revelation 10:6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:Revelation 14:7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Romans 11:36For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen.Psalm 29:1-2A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.Hebrews 1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Ephesians 3:9And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up [and] bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.Psalm 18:3I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.2 Samuel 22:4I will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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