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Revelation 1:6

“and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be the glory and the might to the ages of the ages. Amen.”

Revelation 1:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Exodus 19:6

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Both texts join “kingdom” and “priests”: Exodus 19:6, “a kingdom of priests.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • βασιλείανbasileianG932מַמְלֶכֶתmamlejetH4467“kingdom”
  • ἱερεῖςhiereisG2409כֹּהֲנִיםkohanimH3548“priest”

Revelation 1:6, word by word

madeἐποίησενepoiēsen

make into

To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".

Where else “epoiēsen” appears
a kingdomβασιλείανbasileian

kingdom of God

God's rule, which comes with Jesus.

Where else “basileian” appears
priestsἱερεῖςhiereis

priest

Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.

Where else “hiereis” appears
to his Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears
Fatherπατρὶpatri

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patri” appears
the gloryδόξαdoxa

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

Where else “doxa” appears
the mightκράτοςkratos

might

God's great strength.

Where else “kratos” appears
the agesαἰῶναςaiōnas

forever

Time without end.

Where else “aiōnas” appears
Amenἀμήνamēn

amen

"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.

Where else “amēn” appears

Translation note

It recalls Exodus 19:6.

The context

5and from Jesus the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,

6 · This verse (above)

7Look, 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. Yes, amen.

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