Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. New Living Translation His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. English Standard Version The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, Berean Standard Bible The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. Berean Literal Bible Now His head and His hairs are white like wool, white as snow; and His eyes are like a flame of fire; King James Bible His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; New King James Version His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; New American Standard Bible His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. NASB 1995 His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. NASB 1977 And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; Legacy Standard Bible And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. Amplified Bible His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being]. Christian Standard Bible The hair of his head was white as wool—white as snow —and his eyes like a fiery flame. Holman Christian Standard Bible His head and hair were white like wool—white as snow—and His eyes like a fiery flame. American Standard Version And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; Contemporary English Version His head and his hair were white as wool or snow, and his eyes looked like flames of fire. English Revised Version And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; GOD'S WORD® Translation His head and his hair were white like wool-like snow. His eyes were like flames of fire. Good News Translation His hair was white as wool, or as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire; International Standard Version His head and his hair were white like wool, in fact, as white as snow. His eyes were like flames of fire, Majority Standard Bible The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. NET Bible His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. New Heart English Bible His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire. Webster's Bible Translation His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; Weymouth New Testament His head and His hair were white, like white wool--as white as snow; and His eyes resembled a flame of fire. World English Bible His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand His head and hairs [were] white, as if white wool—as snow, and His eyes as a flame of fire; Berean Literal Bible Now His head and His hairs are white like wool, white as snow; and His eyes are like a flame of fire; Young's Literal Translation and his head and hairs white, as if white wool -- as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire; Smith's Literal Translation And his head and hairs white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd his head and his hairs were white, as white wool, and as snow, and his eyes were as a flame of fire, Catholic Public Domain Version But his head and hair were bright, like white wool, or like snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire; New American Bible The hair of his head was as white as white wool or as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. New Revised Standard Version His head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And his head and his hair were white as wool and like snow, and his eyes were like flames of fire. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHis head and his hair were white as white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; Godbey New Testament And his head and his hairs were as wool, white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire; Haweis New Testament his head and flowing locks white as a white fleece of wool, even as the snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; Mace New Testament his head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; his feet were like fine brass, Weymouth New Testament His head and His hair were white, like white wool--as white as snow; and His eyes resembled a flame of fire. Worrell New Testament And His head and hair were white as white wool, as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; Worsley New Testament His head and his hairs were white like white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context John's Vision on Patmos…13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. 14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. 15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.… Cross References Daniel 7:9 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. Daniel 10:6 His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. Matthew 17:2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. Ezekiel 1:26-28 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. Ezekiel 43:2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Matthew 28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. Acts 26:13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions. 1 Timothy 6:16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. Psalm 104:2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. Isaiah 6:1-5 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... Isaiah 63:1-3 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. Mark 9:3 His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. Luke 9:29 And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white. Treasury of Scripture His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his hairs. Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and his eyes. Revelation 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; Revelation 19:12 His 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. Daniel 10:6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. Jump to Previous Blazing Eyes Fire Flame Hair Hairs Head Resembled Snow White WoolJump to Next Blazing Eyes Fire Flame Hair Hairs Head Resembled Snow White WoolRevelation 1 1. The preface.4. John's salutation to the seven churches of Asia. 7. The coming of Christ. 8. His glorious power and majesty. His head and hair The description of Christ's head and hair being white signifies purity, wisdom, and eternity. In the ancient world, white hair was often associated with age and the wisdom that comes with it. The Greek word "λευκός" (leukos) is used here, which means bright or brilliant, emphasizing the divine nature of Christ. This imagery connects to Daniel 7:9, where the Ancient of Days is described similarly, highlighting Christ's eternal existence and divine authority. were white like wool as white as snow and His eyes were like a blazing fire His eyes were as a flame of fire.--Comp. Revelation 19:12; Daniel 10:6. The eyes of the Lord, which are in every place, beholding the evil and the good, are here described as like unto fire, to express not merely indignation (He had looked once on the Jewish rulers in indignation) against evil, but determination to consume it; for our God is a consuming fire, purging away sin from those who forsake sin, and consuming in their sin those who refuse to be separated from it. (See Revelation 20:9; Daniel 7:9-10; Jude 1:7.) . . . Verse 14. - His head. From the garments of the great High Priest, St. John passes on to himself. What he had seen as a momentary foretaste of glory at the Transfiguration, he sees now as the abiding condition of the Christ. In Daniel 7:9 "the Ancient of days" has "the hair of his head like pure wool." This snowy whiteness is partly the brightness of heavenly glory, partly the majesty of the hoary head. The Christ appears to St. John as a son of man, but also as a "Divine Person invested with the attributes of eternity." As a flame of fire. "The Lord thy God is a consuming fire" (Deuteronomy 4:24). "I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins" (Jeremiah 17:10). The flame purifies the conscience and kindles the affections.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theαἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hair τρίχες (triches) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 2359: Hair (of the head or of animals). Genitive case trichos, etc. of uncertain derivation; hair. of His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 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. head κεφαλὴ (kephalē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. [was] white λευκαὶ (leukai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 3022: White, bright, brilliant. From luke; white. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. wool, ἔριον (erion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2053: Wool. Of obscure affinity; wool. as white λευκόν (leukon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3022: White, bright, brilliant. From luke; white. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. snow, χιών (chiōn) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5510: Snow. Perhaps akin to the base of chasma or cheimon; snow. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 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. eyes ὀφθαλμοὶ (ophthalmoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. [were] like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a blazing φλὸξ (phlox) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5395: A flame. From a primary phlego; a blaze. fire. πυρός (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. Links Revelation 1:14 NIVRevelation 1:14 NLT Revelation 1:14 ESV Revelation 1:14 NASB Revelation 1:14 KJV Revelation 1:14 BibleApps.com Revelation 1:14 Biblia Paralela Revelation 1:14 Chinese Bible Revelation 1:14 French Bible Revelation 1:14 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 1:14 His head and his hair were white (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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