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Revelation 14:4 KJV
Revelation · chapter 14 · verse 4
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.Revelation 14:4 · King James Version
Revelation 14:4 in context
2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
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Key words (Strong's)
- whithersoeverhopouwhere, whereasG3699 →
- whithersoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- firstfruitsaparchēto offer firstlings or firstfruits, to take away the firstfruits of the productions of…G536 →
- redeemedagorazōto be in the market place, to attend it, to do business there, buy or sell, of idle…G59 →
- defiledmolynōto pollute, stain, contaminate, defile, used in NT of those who have not kept themselves…G3435 →
- virginsparthenosa virgin, a marriageable maiden, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man…G3933 →
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Here we have one of the most pleasing sights that can be viewed in this world - the Lord Jesus Christ at the head of his faithful adherents and attendants. Here observe, 1. How Christ appears: as a Lamb standing upon mount Zion. Mount Zion is the gospel church.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5