Revelation 7:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)13 Then one of the [twenty-four] elders asked me, “Who are these ones dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 Then, addressing me, one of the elders [of the heavenly Sanhedrin] said, Who are these [people] clothed in the long white robes? And from where have they come? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? See the chapterCommon English Bible13 Then one of the elders said to me, “Who are these people wearing white robes, and where did they come from?” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 And one of the elders responded and said to me: "These ones who are clothed in white robes, who are they? And where did they come from?" See the chapter |
And around God’s throne there were twenty-four [other] thrones, with twenty-four elders sitting on them. [Note: These “elders” are generally considered to represent all the saved of both covenants. The number twenty-four is thought to be derived from the twelve patriarchs and the twelve apostles]. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.
After seeing [all] these things, I looked and there [I saw] a huge crowd, which no one could count, from every nation, and tribe, and race, and language group, standing in front of the throne [of God] and in front of the Lamb. They were dressed in white robes and had palm tree branches in their hands.