King James Version

Revelation 1:6

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a kingdom” (βασιλείαν,) before priests here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “kings” (βασιλεῖς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐποίησενepoiēsenhath madeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath made”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.hath madeἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usβασιλείανbasileiankingsβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kings”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.kingsἱερεῖςhiereispriestsἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “priests”, the object formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).priestsτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōunto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.unto Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπατρὶpatriFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherαὐτοῦ—autouto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δόξαdoxabe gloryδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “be glory”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.be gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κράτοςkratosdominionκράτοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “dominion”, the subject formG2904dominion, strength, power; a mighty deed.This verse uses “dominion”.dominionεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναςaiōnaseverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.everτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνωνaiōnōnand everαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “and ever”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.and everἀμήνamēnAmenἀμήνparticle — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.Amen

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

βασιλεῖςbasileiskingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kings”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him [is] the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Young’s Literal Translation

and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him [is] the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen.

World English Bible

and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Darby Translation

and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

Douay-Rheims

And hath made us a kingdom, and priests to God and his Father, to him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

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