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Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will rest” (ἀναπαήσονται) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (γὰρ) before works here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to me” (μοι·) before do write here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they may rest” (ἀναπαύσωνται) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before works here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardφωνῆςphōnēsa voiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a voice”, the of-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.a voiceἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtouwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.λεγούσηςlegousēssaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithΓράψονgrapsonto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).Μακάριοιmakarioiblessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νεκροὶnekroideadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “dead”, the subject formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.κυρίῳkuriōlordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to die”, an ongoing or repeated actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.ἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἄρτιartinowἄρτιadverb — “now”G737now, just now, at this moment.This verse uses “now”.ναίnaiyesναίparticle — “yes”G3483yes, certainly, even so.This verse uses “yes”.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἀναπαήσονταιanapaēsontaithey may restἀναπαύω (anapauō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they may rest”, an action still aheadG373I make to rest, give rest to; mid. and pass: I rest, take my ease.This verse uses “rest”.they may restἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόπωνkopōnlaboursκόπος (kopos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “labours”, the of-formG2873(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue.laboursαὐτῶνautōntheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “works”, the subject formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἀκολουθεῖakoloutheito followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to follow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀναπαύσωνταιanapausōntaithey may restἀναπαύω (anapauō)verb, second future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they may rest”, an action still aheadG373I make to rest, give rest to; mid. and pass: I rest, take my ease.This verse uses “rest”.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' 'Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours — and their works do follow them!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

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World English Bible

I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.”

Darby Translation

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in [the] Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.

Douay-Rheims

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow them.

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