| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: | 1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, |
| 2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. | 2for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." |
| 3And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. | 3And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever." |
| 4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. | 4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!" |
| 5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. | 5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!" |
| 6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. | 6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. |
| 7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. | 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. |
| 8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. | 8Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God's holy people.) |
| 9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. | 9Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!" And he added, "These are the true words of God." |
| 10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. | 10At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus." |
| 11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. | 11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. |
| 12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. | 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. |
| 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. | 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. |
| 14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. | 14The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. |
| 15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. | 15Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. |
| 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. | 16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords. |
| 17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; | 17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, |
| 18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. | 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great and small." |
| 19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. | 19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. |
| 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. | 20But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. |
| 21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. | 21The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. |
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