Revelation 11:16 “And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on…”

Revelation 11:16

And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

World English Bible

The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

American Standard Version

And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God,

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the foure and twentie Elders, which sate before God on their seates, fell vpon their faces, and worshipped God,

Darby Translation

And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

Young's Literal Translation

and the twenty and four elders, who before God are sitting upon their thrones, did fall upon their faces, and did bow before God,

Bible in Basic English

And the four and twenty rulers, who are seated before God on their high seats, went down on their faces and gave worship to God, saying,

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Cross references

“And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,”

Revelation 4:4 Revelation 4:10 Revelation 7:11 Revelation 5:14 Revelation 19:4 Revelation 5:5–8

Revelation 4:4 · BSB

Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.

Revelation 4:10 · BSB

the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

Revelation 7:11 · BSB

And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

Revelation 5:14 · BSB

And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Revelation 19:4 · BSB

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

Revelation 5:5–8 · BSB

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

17saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

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