Revelation 21:24
New International Version
The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

New Living Translation
The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.

English Standard Version
By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,

Berean Standard Bible
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Berean Literal Bible
And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

King James Bible
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

New King James Version
And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

New American Standard Bible
The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

NASB 1995
The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

NASB 1977
And the nations shall walk by its light, and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory into it.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Amplified Bible
The nations [the redeemed people from the earth] will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring into it their glory.

Christian Standard Bible
The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

American Standard Version
And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the nations walk in its light and the Kings of The Earth bring glory to it.

Contemporary English Version
Nations will walk by the light of that city, and kings will bring their riches there.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.

English Revised Version
And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory into it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Good News Translation
The peoples of the world will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into it.

International Standard Version
The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Literal Standard Version
and the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it,

Majority Standard Bible
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory and the honor of the nations.

New American Bible
The nations will walk by its light, and to it the kings of the earth will bring their treasure.

NET Bible
The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.

New Revised Standard Version
The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

New Heart English Bible
The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring their splendor into it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the nations of them who are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

Weymouth New Testament
The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings of the earth are to bring their glory into it.

World English Bible
The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

Young's Literal Translation
and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The New Jerusalem
23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. 25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.…

Cross References
Psalm 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame."

Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 60:5
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Isaiah 60:10
Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Revelation 21:26
And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.


Treasury of Scripture

And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.

the nations.

Revelation 22:2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

walk.

Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

the kings.

Psalm 72:10,11
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts…

Isaiah 60:3-10,13
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising…

Isaiah 66:11,12
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory…

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Revelation 21
1. A new heaven and a new earth.
10. The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof.
23. She needs no sun, the glory of God being her light.
24. The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her.














(24) And the nations of them which are saved . . .--We must omit, with the best MSS., the words "of them which are saved," and read, And the nations shall walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth carry their glory into her. The outlook of the prophet is from the loneliness and depression of the then persecuted and despised churches; but in the vision he sees her beautiful and enlarged and honoured. All nations and peoples flock within the walls: it is the echo of the ancient prophecies. "All kings shall fall down before Him: all nations shall serve Him." The Church and kingdom of Christ increase without end; and all will cast their glory at His feet, and call Him blessed in whom all have been blessed (Psalm 72:11; Psalm 72:17).

Verse 24. - And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it; and the nations shall walk by means of her light. Omit "of them which are saved." The description, following that of Isaiah, makes use of earthly symbolism; but it is not, therefore, to be supposed (as Afford) that there will be hereafter a real earth with inhabitants. "The nations" are the redeemed, described in this way on account of their selection from every "kindred, and nation, and tribe, and tongue" (Revelation 7:9): not the wicked nations of Revelation 16:19. Though the Authorized Version is probably incorrect in inserting "of them which are saved," yet these words appear to give the correct sense of the passage. The description is evidently still founded on the prophetical writings, "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising" (Isaiah 60:3). And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. Omit "and honour," according to א, A, P, and others. Not that there are literal kings and earth. The language is intended to convey an idea of God's supreme glory and unquestioned authority. There are now no kings to dispute his sway. Instead, all join in promoting his glory.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
By
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

its
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

light
φωτὸς (phōtos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

nations
ἔθνη (ethnē)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

will walk,
περιπατήσουσιν (peripatēsousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

it
αὐτήν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

kings
βασιλεῖς (basileis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

earth
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

will bring
φέρουσιν (pherousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

glory.
δόξαν (doxan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.


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