Revelation 4:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After these things I saw, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. The first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it we of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be heafter.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    After this, I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven. And the first voice I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place hereafter."

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    After{G3326} these things{G5023} I saw,{G1492} and{G2532} behold,{G2400} a door{G2374} opened{G455} in{G1722} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} the first{G4413} voice{G5456} that{G3739} I heard,{G191} a voice as{G5613} of a trumpet{G4536} speaking{G2980} with{G3326} me,{G1700} one saying,{G3004} Come up{G305} hither,{G5602} and{G2532} I will show{G1166} thee{G4671} the things{G5023} which{G3739} must{G1163} come to pass{G1096} hereafter.{G3326}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    After{G3326} this{G5023} I looked{G1492}{(G5627)}, and{G2532}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, a door{G2374} was opened{G455}{(G5772)} in{G1722} heaven{G3772}: and{G2532} the first{G4413} voice{G5456} which{G3739} I heard{G191}{(G5656)} was as it were of{G5613} a trumpet{G4536} talking{G2980}{(G5723)} with{G3326} me{G1700}; which said{G3004}{(G5723)}, Come up{G305}{(G5628)} hither{G5602}, and{G2532} I will shew{G1166}{(G5692)} thee{G4671} things which{G3739} must{G1163}{(G5748)} be{G1096}{(G5635)} hereafter{G3326}{G5023}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    After this I loked and beholde a dore was open in heven and the fyrste voyce which I harde was as it were of a trompet talkinge with me which said: come vp hydder and I will shewe the thynges which must be fulfyllyd hereafter

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After this I loked, and beholde, a dore was open in heaue, and the fyrste voyce which I harde, was as it were of a trompet talkinge with me, which sayde: come vp hydder, and I wil shewe the thinges which must be fulfylled her after.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After this I looked, and beholde, a doore was open in heauen, and the first voyce which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with mee, saying, Come vp hither, and I will shewe thee things which must be done hereafter.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    After this, I loked, and beholde a doore was open in heaue: and the first voyce which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which saide: Come vp hyther, and I wyll shewe thee thynges which must be fulfylled hereafter.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, "Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    After these things I saw, and lo, a door opened in the heaven, and the first voice that I heard `is' as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying, `Come up hither, and I will shew thee what it behoveth to come to pass after these things;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, `a voice' as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, [a voice] as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must [ come to pass hereafter.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    After these things I saw a door open in heaven, and the first voice came to my ears, like the sound of a horn, saying, Come up here, and I will make clear to you the things which are to come.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, "Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Amazing Scene in Heaven After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said:“Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things.”

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 1:10 : 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like a trumpet,
  • Rev 1:19 : 19 Write down what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.
  • Rev 11:12 : 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
  • Rev 22:6 : 6 The angel said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."
  • Rev 16:17 : 17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, 'It is done!'.
  • John 16:13 : 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you what is to come.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 He said, 'Look, I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.'
  • Acts 10:11 : 11 He saw heaven opened, and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
  • Rev 1:1-3 : 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John. 2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, for the time is near.
  • Exod 24:12 : 12 The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there, so I can give you the stone tablets with the law and commandments I have written to teach them."
  • Exod 34:2-3 : 2 Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain. 3 No one may come up with you, and no one should be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the flocks and herds must not graze near the mountain.
  • Mark 1:10 : 10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
  • Luke 3:21 : 21 Now when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, heaven was opened,
  • Matt 3:16 : 16 After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.
  • Exod 19:24 : 24 The LORD replied, 'Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.'
  • Exod 1:1 : 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each man and his household.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and someone was seated on the throne.

  • 5 After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

  • 1 And I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, 'Come and see.'

  • Rev 1:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like a trumpet,

    11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.

    12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.

  • Rev 1:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,

    18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'

    19 Write down what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.

  • Rev 21:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'

    10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

  • Rev 21:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

    2 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Rev 14:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with Him were 144,000 who had His Father's name written on their foreheads.

    2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of rushing waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like harpists playing their harps.

  • 7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, 'Come and see.'

  • Rev 5:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.

    2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"

  • 1 After these things, I saw another angel descending from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

  • Rev 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John.

    2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.

    3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, for the time is near.

  • 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

  • 8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, 'Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and the land.'

  • 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

  • Rev 4:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6 Before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the middle of the throne and around it were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind.

    7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

    8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were covered with eyes all around, even under their wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come."

  • 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.

  • Rev 10:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.'

    5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised his hand to heaven.

  • 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters.'

  • 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

  • 14 Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

  • 19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within His temple was seen the ark of His covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a severe hailstorm.

  • Rev 10:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

    2 He held a small scroll, opened, in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

  • 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.

  • 1 The angel who was speaking with me returned and awakened me, like a person being woken up from sleep.

  • 7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Yes, Amen.

  • 1 After these things, I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, 'Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, honor, and power belong to our Lord God.'

  • Rev 7:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth, the sea, or any tree.

    2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and the sea,

  • 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

  • 7 The Lamb came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one seated on the throne.

  • 1 Then I was given a measuring rod, like a staff, and the angel stood saying, "Get up and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.

  • 4 was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which are not lawful for a man to utter.

  • 6 The angel said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."

  • 5 From its center came the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: they had a human-like form.

  • 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.'