The four living creatures said, “Amen!” The elders fell down and worshiped.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
- BSB And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
- NKJV Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
- NASB And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.
- NLT And the four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.
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- Rev 19:4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
- Rev 4:9–11When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
- Rev 5:8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Rev 5:6I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
- Rev 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
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