Revelation 4:11

Worthy, art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power: because thou didst create all things, and, by reason of thy will, they were, and were created.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou 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.

In Context

10the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,—and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying—

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Cross References

Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Deuteronomy 32:4A Rock! faultless his work, For, all his ways, are just, A GOD of faithfulness and without perversity, Right and fair, is he!

1 Chronicles 16:28Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength:

Job 36:3I will bring my knowledge from afar, and, to my Maker, will I attribute righteousness.

Psalms 29:1Give to Yahweh, ye sons of the mighty,—Give to Yahweh, [both] glory and strength:

Psalms 96:7Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength;

Matthew Henry on Revelation 4:2-11

The Vision of Heaven. ( a. d. 95.) 1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4… Read the whole commentary →

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