THEOSISRevelation 14:16Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth: and the earth was reaped.
και εβαλεν ο καθημενος επι την νεφελην το δρεπανον αυτου επι την γην και εθερισθη η γη
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Matt 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.
- Rev 14:19And the angel thrust in his sharp sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth and cast it into the great press of the wrath of God:
- Rev 14:14And I saw: and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle.
- Rev 16:1And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
- Rev 16:21And great hail, like a talent, came down from heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God, for the plague of the hail: because it was exceeding great.
- John 5:22For neither does the Father judge any man: but hath given all judgment to the Son.
- John 5:23That all men may honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father who hath sent him.
The original text
Greek text, 17 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἔβαλενebalenI castG906 · βάλλω
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- καθήμενοςkathēmenosI sitG2521 · κάθημαι
- ἐπὶepionG1909 · ἐπί
- τῆςtēstheG3588 · ὁ
- νεφέληςnephelēsa cloudG3507 · νεφέλη
- τὸtotheG3588 · ὁ
- δρέπανονdrepanona sickleG1407 · δρέπανον
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ἐπὶepionG1909 · ἐπί
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- γῆνgēnthe earthG1093 · γῆ
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐθερίσθηetheristhēI reapG2325 · θερίζω
- ἡhētheG3588 · ὁ
- γῆgēthe earthG1093 · γῆ