KJV King James Version
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
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Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
WEB World English Bible
I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
ASV American Standard Version
And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I saw the seven messengers who before God have stood, and there were given to them seven trumpets,
Surrounding context — Revelation 8
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
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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: understandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἀγγέλουςG32 · angelosangelοἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐνώπιονG1799 · enōpionbeforeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἑστήκασινG2476 · histēmito standκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐδόθησανG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenσάλπιγγες.¶G4536 · salpigxtrumpet
Cross-references
Luke 1:19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Revelation 8:6And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.Matthew 18:10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.Amos 3:6-8Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]?2 Chronicles 29:25-28And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.Revelation 16:1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.Revelation 9:13-14And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,Numbers 10:1-10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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