King James Version
Revelation 1:19 in the King James Version says “Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ;” — study this verse from Revelation chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ;”
Revelation 1:19 · KJV
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore , Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ;
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the things which”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
“thou hast seen”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the things which”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the things which”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
“shall”
G3195to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili
“be”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“hereafter”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
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