Revelation 7:14 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:14

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest; and I say unto him, My lord (Revised Version). The expression denotes the utmost respect and reverence, which afterwards induce the seer to worship the angel (see Revelation 19:10 ; Revelation 22:8 ). The structure of this part of the vision recalls Ezekiel 37:3 , "And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest" (cf. Zechariah 4:2 , Zechariah 4:4 , Zechariah 4:5 ; John 12:21 ). And he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:14

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest - The word “sir” in this place - κύριέ kurie, “lord” - is a form of respectful address, such as would be used when speaking to a superior, Genesis 43:20; Matthew 13:27; Matthew 21:30; Matthew 27:63; John 4:11, John 4:15, John 4:19, John 4:49; John 5:7; John 12:21; John 20:15. The simple meaning of the phrase “thou knowest” is, that he who had asked the question must be better informed than he to whom he had proposed it. It is, on the part of John, a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:13-17

Revelation 7:13-17. And one of the elders, &c. What is here related, to Revelation 7:17, might have immediately followed the tenth verse; but that the praise of the angels, which was given at the same time with that of the great multitude, came in between: answered That is, he answered St. John’s desire to know, not to any words the apostle spoke. Or, in order to give him a more exact information concerning the persons who were clothed in the white robes of purity, honour, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 7:1-17

Interval before the seventh seal (7:1-17)God gives John two additional visions before he reveals the vision of the final seal. He wants to reassure his people that he does not forget them during the difficult days when an ungodly world is preparing itself for judgment. God does not allow the winds of judgment to blow across the earth without thought for his people’s security. He knows those who are his and marks them out for his special protection (7:1-3; cf. Ezekiel 9:4-6). The repetition of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 7:14

Sir. Most texts read "My lord". knowest. See App-132 . which came = who come. out of. App-104 . great, &c. = the great, &c. Compare Matthew 24:21 . See Jeremiah 30:5-7 . Daniel 12:1 . Nothing to do with Christ's sufferings and death on the cross. have. Omit. washed. Greek. pluno. Only here. App-136 . Septuagint uses in Psalms 51:2 , Psalms 51:7 for Hebrew. kabas. These wash "their own robes" the standing of works, not of grace. For latter see 1 Corinthians 6:11 . in = by.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 7:14

And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said unto me, These are they that came out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Lord, thou knowest ... The very fact of the elder's asking John of their identity suggests that John probably understood who they were and whence they came; but, as being appropriate for one still under probation, the apostle refrained from saying so, his response, "Lord, thou knowest," being... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 7:14

Revelation 7:14. They which came out of great tribulation,— That is, faithful confessors, who had endured in the cause of true religion. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:14

14. Sir—Greek, "Lord." B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic versions, and CYPRIAN read, "My Lord." A omits "My," as English Version. thou knowest—taken from Ezekiel 37:3. Comparatively ignorant ourselves of divine things, it is well for us to look upward for divinely communicated knowledge. came—rather as Greek, "come"; implying that they are just come. great tribulation—Greek, "THE great tribulation"; "the tribulation, the great one," namely, the tribulation to which the martyrs were exposed under... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 7:9-17

2. The salvation of the great multitude 7:9-17There are a number of significant contrasts between the 144,000 and this great multitude that argue for two different groups even though some scholars have considered the two groups as one viewed from different perspectives. [Note: E.g., Beale, p. 424.] The number of the first group is not only smaller but definite whereas the number of the second group is larger and indefinite. People from the 12 tribes of Israel make up the first group, but people... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 7:14

John did not know the identity of these individuals, so the elder told him who they were. They are "those who are coming out from the great tribulation." Jesus coined the term "the Great Tribulation" (Matthew 24:15; Matthew 24:21) and identified it as the second half of Daniel’s seventieth week (Matthew 24:15-22; Mark 13:14-20; cf. Daniel 9:27). Positioned as this vision is just before the midpoint of the Tribulation, before the Great Tribulation begins, the elder must have meant that this... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:13-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 7:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 7:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 7:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 7:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 7:9-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 7:14

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