^19:11Then²⁶ I saw heaven opened and here came²⁷ a white horse! The²⁸ one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice²⁹ he judges and goes to war. ^19:12His eyes are like a fiery³⁰ flame and there are many diadem crowns³¹ on his head. He has³² a name written³³ that no one knows except himself. ^19:13He is dressed in clothing dipped³⁴ in blood, and he is called³⁵ the Word of God.

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Footnotes

26 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
27 The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
28 A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
29 Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.
30 The genitive noun πυρός (puros) has been translated as an attributive genitive (see also Rev 1:14).
31 For the translation of διάδημα (diadēma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196. Diadem crowns were a type of crown used as a symbol of the highest ruling authority in a given area, and thus often associated with kingship.
32 Grk “head, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
33 Although many translations supply a prepositional phrase to specify what the name was written on (“upon Him,” ; “on him,” ), there is no location for the name specified in the Greek text.
34 It appears that “dipped” (βεβαμμένον, bebammenon), supported by several uncials and other witnesses (A 051 𝔐), is the original reading. Due to the lack of the preposition “in” (ἐν, en) after the verb (βεβαμμένον αἵματι, bebammenon haimati), and also probably because of literary allusions to Isa 63:3, several and versions seem to have changed the text to “sprinkled” (either ῥεραντισμένον [rherantismenon] in P 2329 ; ἐρραντισμένον [errantismenon] in 1006 1841; ἐρραμμένον [errammenon] in 2053 2062; or ῥεραμμένον [rherammenon] in 1611; or in one case περιρεραμμένον [perirerammenon] in א[2]). The reading most likely to give rise to the others is “dipped.” Or perhaps “soaked.”
35 Grk “the name of him is called.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war. His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on his head. He had a name written that no one knows except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice he judges and makes war. Now his eyes were a flame of fire, and on his head were many royal headbands having a name written that no one except he himself knows. And he was dressed in an outer garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

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