Revelation 21:24

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“By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.”

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BSBPD

“By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 21:24 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
  2. Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  3. Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
  4. Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
  5. Isaiah 2:5Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
  6. Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  7. Isaiah 55:5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
  8. Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
  9. Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
  10. Isaiah 60:13The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress, elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
  11. Isaiah 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  12. Isaiah 66:11so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.
  13. Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
  14. Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
  15. Zechariah 2:11“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
  16. Zechariah 8:22And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
  17. Romans 15:10Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
  18. Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
  19. Romans 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
  20. Revelation 21:26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
  21. Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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