Revelation 22:12

““Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay each one as his work is.”
Revelation 22:12 · direct translation from the Greek

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Jesus says he is coming soon and is the beginning and the endJesus Will Return

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“Look,ἸδοὺI am comingἔρχομαιsoon,ταχύandκαὶmyμουrewardὁ μισθόςiswithμετ’me,ἐμοῦto repayἀποδοῦναιeach oneἑκάστῳasὡςhisαὐτοῦworkτὸ ἔργονis.ἐστὶν

Allusion · Isaiah 40:10

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Both texts say that he is coming and that he brings his reward (wages) with him.

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

ἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064יָבוֹאyavoH935“come, go”
μισθόςmisthosG3408שְׂכָרsejarH7939“wages, reward”
ἔργονergonG2041פְעֻלָּתfeulatH6468“work, labor”

Revelation 22:12, word by word

I am comingἔρχομαιerchomai

come as Messiah

The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.

Where else “erchomai” appears

soonταχύtachy

quick

Quick, swift; "quickly".

Where else “tachy” appears

rewardμισθόςmisthos

reward

The prize God gives.

Where else “misthos” appears

to repayἀποδοῦναιapodounai

repay

To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.

Where else “apodounai” appears

each oneἑκάστῳhekastōi

each

Each, each one.

Where else “hekastōi” appears

workἔργονergon

deed

What someone does, their conduct.

Where else “ergon” appears

isἐστὶνestin

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears

Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 40:10 and 62:11.

The context

11Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do righteousness, and the holy still be sanctified.”

12 · This verse (above)

13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

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