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Revelation 1:7

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1:7(Look! He is returning with the clouds,26

and every eye will see him,

even27 those who pierced him,28

and all the tribes29 on the earth will mourn because30 of him.

This will certainly come to pass!31 Amen.)32

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Footnotes

  1. 26 An allusion to Dan 7:13.
  2. 27 Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.
  3. 28 An allusion to Zech 12:10.
  4. 29 In this context, tribes (φυλαί, phulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).
  5. 30 The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.
  6. 31 Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amēn). See L&N 69.1.
  7. 32 These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”

and “every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him”;

and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”

So shall it be! Amen.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look, he is coming with the clouds,

and every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him.

And all the tribes of the earth

will mourn over him.

So it is to be. Amen.

NLTNew Living Translation

Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.

And everyone will see him—

even those who pierced him.

And all the nations of the world

will mourn for him.

Yes! Amen!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Behold, he is coming with the clouds,

and every eye will see him,

even every one who pierced him,

and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him.

Yes, amen.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.