Revelation 5:10

“and you made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they reign on the earth.””

Revelation 5:10 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 5:10, word by word

you madeἐποίησαςepoiēsas

make into

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

Where else “epoiēsas” 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 our Godθεῷtheōi

God

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

Where else “theōi” appears
they reignβασιλεύουσινbasileuousin

reign, be king

Reign, be king, rule; also begin to reign.

Where else “basileuousin” appears
the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “they will reign.”

The context

9And they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and by your blood you bought for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation;

10 · This verse (above)

11And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,

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