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And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 1:6 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • BSB who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
  • NKJV and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • NASB and He made us into a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • NLT He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

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Quick answer

Christ has made his people a kingdom and priests to God, and to him belongs eternal glory and dominion. It matters because believers share in Christ's reign and access to God.

Overview

Echoing Exodus 19:6, the redeemed are constituted a kingdom of priests, given direct access to God and a royal calling. This doxology ascribes everlasting glory and dominion to Christ, affirming his deity by directing worship to him. The believer's identity flows from Christ's finished work, not personal merit.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Rev 5:10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
  • Rev 20:6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
  • Exod 19:6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
  • 1 Pet 2:5–9Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
  • Isa 61:6But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
  • Rom 11:36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
  • Rev 5:12–14Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
  • 2 Pet 3:18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
  • Rev 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
  • Phil 2:11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • Dan 4:34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
  • Jude 1:25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
  • Heb 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
  • Rom 15:6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • John 5:23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
  • 1 Pet 4:11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
  • 1 Tim 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
  • 1 Pet 5:11To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Christ at the center

Revelation ends the story with the slain-yet-standing Lamb who is worthy, the Lion of Judah, the Alpha and Omega, the returning King who makes all things new and dwells with his people forever.

How Revelation 1:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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