Revelation 14:5
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Revelation 14:5 in other translations
| BSB | And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. |
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| WEB | In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless. |
| ASV | And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish. |
| YLT | and in their mouth there was not found guile, for unblemished are they before the throne of God. |
| DARBY | and in their mouths was no lie found; for they are blameless. |
| BBE | And in their mouth there was no false word, for they are untouched by evil. |
| Webster | And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. |
What does Revelation 14:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
For they are without fault before the throne of God. The word here rendered without fault--αμωμοι--means, properly, spotless, without blemish, 1Pet 1:19. Col 1:22. This cannot be construed as meaning that they were by nature pure and holy, but only that they were pure as they stood before the throne of God in heaven--"having washed their robes, and made them pure in the blood of the Lamb." Rev 7:14. It will be certainly true that all who stand there will be, in fact, pure, for nothing impure or unholy shall enter there, Rev 21:27.
The design of this portion of the chapter was evidently to comfort those to whom the book, was addressed, and, in the same way, to comfort all the children of God in times of persecution and trial. Those living in the time of John were suffering persecution, and, in the previous chapters, he had described more fearful trials yet to come on the church. In these trials, therefore, present and prospective, there was a propriety in fixing the thoughts on the final triumph of the redeemed--that glorious state in heaven where all persecution shall cease, and where all the ransomed of the Lord shall stand before his throne. What could be better fitted than this view to sustain the souls of the persecuted and the sorrowful? And how often since in the history of the church--in the dark times of religious declension and of persecution--has there been occasion to seek consolation in this bright view of heaven! How often in the life of each believer, when sorrows come upon him like a flood, and earthly consolation is gone, is there occasion to look to that blessed world where all the redeemed shall stand before God; where all tears shall be wiped away from every face; and where there shall be the assurance that the last pang has been endured, and that the soul is to be happy for ever!
(c) "no guile" Ps 32:2 (d) "without fault" Eph 5:27, Jude 1:24
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 14:1-5
Chapter Outline Those faithful to Christ celebrate the praises of God. (1-5) Three angels; one proclaiming the everlasting gospel; another, the downfal of Babylon; and a third, the dreadful wrath of God on the worshippers of the beast. The blessedness of those who die in the Lord. (6-13) A vision of Christ with a sickle, and of a harvest ripe for cutting down. (14-16) The emblem of a vintage fully ripe, trodden in…
Revelation 14:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 14:5
- Ephesians 5:27
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- Psalms 32:2
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Zephaniah 3:13
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- 1 Peter 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
- Jude 1:24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- Psalms 34:13
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- Colossians 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- Daniel 6:4
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
- Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Luke 23:4
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
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Context
- Revelation 14:4
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 14:5
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
- Revelation 14:6
And 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,
Revelation 14:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y en sus bocas no ha sido hallado engaño; porque ellos son sin mácula delante del trono de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il n’a pas été trouvé de mensonge dans leur bouche; ils sont irréprochables. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und in ihrem Munde wurde kein Falsch gefunden; denn sie sind tadellos. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et in ore eorum non est inventum mendacium: sine macula enim sunt ante thronum Dei. |