Revelation 4:1

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."

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  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 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 heard behind me a great voice, like a trumpet,
  • Rev 1:19 : 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this;
  • Rev 11:12 : 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.
  • Rev 22:6 : 6 And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must shortly be done.
  • Rev 16:17 : 17 And the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air; and a loud voice came from the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
  • John 16:13 : 13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
  • Acts 10:11 : 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
  • Rev 1:1-3 : 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must soon happen; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John: 2 Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it: for the time is near.
  • Exod 24:12 : 12 And the LORD said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there: and I will give you tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that you may teach them.
  • Exod 34:2-3 : 2 Be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me at the top of the mountain. 3 No one shall come up with you, nor let anyone be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds graze in front of that mountain.
  • Mark 1:10 : 10 And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.
  • Luke 3:21 : 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized, and while praying, the heavens were opened,
  • Matt 3:16 : 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:
  • Exod 19:24 : 24 And the LORD said to him, Away, get down, and you shall come up, you and Aaron with you, but let not the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break out against them.
  • Exod 1:1 : 1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.

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

  • 1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see.

  • Rev 1:10-12
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    10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, like a trumpet,

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    12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

  • Rev 1:17-19
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    17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last:

    18 I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

    19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this;

  • Rev 21:9-10
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    9 And there came to me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.

    10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

  • Rev 21:1-2
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    1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea.

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

  • Rev 14:1-2
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    1 And I looked, and behold, a Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written on their foreheads.

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  • Rev 5:1-2
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    1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

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

  • 1 After these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, possessing great power; and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

  • Rev 1:1-3
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    1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must soon happen; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:

    2 Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

    3 Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it: for the time is near.

  • 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

  • 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.

  • 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

  • Rev 4:6-8
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    6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

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

    8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

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

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    4 And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.

    5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his hand to heaven.

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  • 16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

  • 14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

  • 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

  • Rev 10:1-2
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    1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

    2 And he had in his hand a little book open, and he set his right foot upon 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 to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

  • 1 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep,

  • 7 Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

  • 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of a multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, to the Lord our God:

  • Rev 7:1-2
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    1 And after these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that the wind should not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

    2 And I saw another angel rising from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,

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

  • 7 Then He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

  • 1 And there was given to me a reed like a rod, and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there.

  • 4 How he was caught up into paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a person to utter.

  • 6 And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must shortly be done.

  • 5 Also out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

  • 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you may not be partakers of her sins, and that you may not receive her plagues.