REV 21:24 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the nations will walk by the light of her, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into her.[fn]

Some older copies read The nations that are saved will walk by the light of that city.

UST The way people live in the city will be an example to all of the world’s people groups. The rulers of the earth will bring their treasures into the city to honor God and the lamb.

BSB By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.[fn]

MSB By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory and [the] honor of the nations.[fn]

21:24 CT does not include and the honor of the nations; TR their glory and honor

BLB And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

AICNT And the nations [[of those being saved]][fn] will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory [[and honor]][fn] into it,

21:24, of those being saved: Later manuscripts add. TR

21:24, and honor: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB The nations walk by the light of it; and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

WEBBE The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.

LSV and the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it,

FBV The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into the city.

TCNT The nations [fn]will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring [fn]the glory and honor of the nations into the city to present to God.

21:24 will walk by ¦ of those who have been saved will walk in TR

21:24 the glory and honor of the nations into the city to present to God ¦ their glory and honor into the city ANT PCK TR ¦ their glory into the city CT

T4T The people of [MTY] the nations will live with the light of the city shining upon them. And the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into the city to honor God and the one who is like a lamb.

LEB And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

BBE And the nations will go in its light: and the kings of the earth will take their glory into it.

Moff By its light will the nations walk;
⇔ and into it will the kings of earth bring their glories

Wymth The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings of the earth are to bring their glory into it.

ASV And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

DRA And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.

YLT 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,

Drby And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it.

RV And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory into it.

SLT And the nations of the saved shall walk about in her light: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into her.

Wbstr And the nations of them who are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And the nations of them which are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and the kings of the earth doe bring their glory and honour into it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the people which are saued, shall walke in the lyght of it: and the kynges of the earth shall bryng their glorie and honor vnto it.
(And the people which are saved, shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour unto it.)

Gnva And the people which are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it.
(And the people which are saved, shall walk in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour unto it. )

Cvdl And ye people which are saued, shal walke in the light of it: and the kynges of the earth shal brynge their glory vnto it.
(And ye/you_all people which are saved, shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory unto it.)

TNT And the people which are saved shall walke in the light of it: and the kynges of the erth shall brynge their glory vnto it.
(And the people which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory unto it. )

Wycl And folkis schulen walke in liyt of it; and the kyngis of the erthe schulen brynge her glorie and onour in to it.
(And folks/people should walk in light of it; and the kings of the earth should bring her glory and honour in to it.)

Luth Und die Heiden, die da selig werden, wandeln in demselbigen Licht. Und die Könige auf Erden werden ihre Herrlichkeit in dieselbige bringen.
(And the heathens, the there blessed become, walk in the_same light(n). And the king(s) on/in/to earth/land/ground become their/her glory/splendour in the_same bring/get.)

ClVg Et ambulabunt gentes in lumine ejus: et reges terræ afferent gloriam suam et honorem in illam.[fn]
(And they_will_walk people/nations in/into/on the_light his: and kings of_the_earth/land afferent glory his_own and honour in/into/on her. )

21.24 Et ambulabunt. Tanta erit lux in futuro, quod usque ad finem mundi, ambulabunt gentes, id est promovebuntur de bono in melius. In lumine. In spe hujus luminis, vel per lumen, vel per lucem, vel per radios cognitionis ejus. Reges terræ. Id est illi majores qui regunt terrenitatem suam et aliorum.

21.24 And they_will_walk. Tanta will_be light in/into/on future, that until to the_end world, they_will_walk people/nations, that it_is prothey_will_move from/about good in/into/on better. In the_light. In with_hope of_this luminis, or through the_light, or through the_light, or through radios knowledge his. Reges of_the_earth/land. That it_is them elders who/which regunt earthlytatem his_own and of_others.

UGNT καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.
(kai peripataʸsousin ta ethnaʸ dia tou fōtos autaʸs, kai hoi basileis taʸs gaʸs ferousin taʸn doxan autōn eis autaʸn.)

SBL-GNT καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς· καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν ⸂τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν⸃ εἰς αὐτήν·
(kai peripataʸsousin ta ethnaʸ dia tou fōtos autaʸs; kai hoi basileis taʸs gaʸs ferousin ⸂taʸn doxan autōn⸃ eis autaʸn;)

RP-GNT Καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς· καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰς αὐτήν.
(Kai peripataʸsousin ta ethnaʸ dia tou fōtos autaʸs; kai hoi basileis taʸs gaʸs ferousin autōi doxan kai timaʸn tōn ethnōn eis autaʸn.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]περιπατήσουσι τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς· καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν [fn]αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰς αὐτήν.
(Kai peripataʸsousi ta ethnaʸ dia tou fōtos autaʸs; kai hoi basileis taʸs gaʸs ferousin autōi doxan kai timaʸn tōn ethnōn eis autaʸn. )

21:24 περιπατησουσι τα εθνη δια του φωτος αυτης ¦ τα εθνη των σωζομενων εν τω φωτι αυτης περιπατησουσι TR

21:24 αυτω δοξαν και τιμην των εθνων ¦ την δοξαν και την τιμην αυτων ANT PCK TR ¦ την δοξαν αυτων CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 21:9–22:5: An angel showed the new Jerusalem to John

In this section, an angel showed the new Jerusalem to John. The angel again used a metaphor of a bride to describe new Jerusalem. The city was large and beautiful. God lived there with his people. His glory lighted the city. John described the city, the river that flowed through the city, and the tree that gave life. There were no bad things in the city at all.

Other examples for this section heading are:

The vision of the new Jerusalem

John saw/described the new Jerusalem as a bride for the Lamb

21:24a

By its light the nations will walk,

The nations will walk/live by the light from/of the city,

By its light the nations will walk: There is a textual issue in 21:24a: (1) Early Greek manuscripts have the word nations (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, NABRE, REB, ESV, NCV). (2) Some later Greek manuscripts have the words nations of the ones being saved (KJV only). It is recommended that you follow option (1), because the UBS Greek NT supports it. This clause indicates that all the peoples of the world will live in the light that comes from the city. Other ways to translate this clause are:

By its light the people of the world will walk (NCV)

Nations will walk by the light of that city (CEV)

walk: This word refers figuratively to how people live. The nations will follow the ways of the people of the city.

21:24b

and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

and the kings of the earth will bring their majesty into it.
and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their grandeur.

into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory: There is a textual issue in 21:24b: (1) Early Greek manuscripts have the word glory (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, NABRE, REB, ESV, NCV). (2) Some later Greek manuscripts have the words glory and honor. It is recommended that you follow option (1), because the UBS Greek NT supports it. There are two ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB literally translates as glory:

It means glory, splendor, or majesty. For example:
the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it (NET) (BSB, RSV, NIV, NASB, NLT, GW, NET, REB, NCV, ESV, KJV)
It means wealth. For example:
kings will bring their riches there (CEV) (GNT, NJB, NABRE, CEV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).This verse is similar to Isaiah 60:5, which says “riches of the nations.” But John was not trying to copy that verse exactly. He probably used “glory” to refer to praise, honor, and beautiful things as well as wealth. Beale (page 1095) says, “‘glory’ in the form of praise.” Aune (page 1136), Osbourne (page 747), Kistemaker (page 573), Lenski (page 642), and Beckwith (page 763) have “glory” in their translations.

Here the word glory refers to the kings honoring the city by bringing to it their own splendor or majesty. Another way to translate this clause is:

to it the kings of the earth shall bring their splendour (REB)

the kings of the earth: This phrase refers to the leaders of the nations (21:24a).

glory: See how you translated the word “glory” in 21:11a.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς

˓will_be˒_walking (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περιπατήσουσιν τά ἔθνη διά τοῦ φωτός αὐτῆς καί οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τήν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν)

John is speaking as if the nations would literally know where to walk because they would see well by the light from the city. In this context, the word walk figuratively means how people live and behave, and so the word light represents good guidance about how to live and behave. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people in the city will live in such a way as to guide the nations about how to live as God wishes]

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

τὰ ἔθνη

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περιπατήσουσιν τά ἔθνη διά τοῦ φωτός αὐτῆς καί οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τήν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν)

Some ancient manuscripts read the nations. ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “the nations that are saved.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of ULT.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν

the kings ˱of˲_the earth ˓are˒_bringing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περιπατήσουσιν τά ἔθνη διά τοῦ φωτός αὐτῆς καί οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τήν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν)

By their glory, John may mean by association symbols of royal power, such as crowns, scepters, and robes. He may be describing a situation like the one in [4:10](../04/10.md), where he saw the 24 elders “lay their crowns before the throne” to acknowledge God as the Supreme Ruler. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the kings of the earth will come into the city and lay their royal crowns, scepters, and robes before God’s throne to acknowledge him as the Supreme Ruler]

Parallel REV 21:24

Section 21:9–22:5: An angel showed the new Jerusalem to John

21:24a

21:24b