King James Version

Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before in it here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόλιςpoliscityπόλιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “city”, the subject formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.the cityοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.noχρείανchreianneedχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.needἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡλίουhēliouof the sunἥλιος (hēlios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the sun”, the of-formG2246the sun, sunlight.This verse uses “the sun”.of the sunοὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σελήνηςselēnēsof the moonσελήνη (selēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the moon”, the of-formG4582the moon.of the moonἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toφαίνωσινphainōsinshineφαίνω (phainō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “shine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “shine”.shineαὐτῇautēitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forδόξαdoxagloryδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.the gloryτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐφώτισενephōtisendid lightenφωτίζω (phōtizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “did lighten”, a single actionG5461(a) I light up, illumine, (b) I bring to light, make evident, reveal.did lightenαὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λύχνοςluchnosis the lightλύχνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “is the light”, the subject formG3088a lamp.is the lightαὐτῆςautēsthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίονarnionlambἀρνίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “lamb”, the subject formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it [is] the Lamb;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it [is] the Lamb;

World English Bible

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.

Darby Translation

And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.

Douay-Rheims

And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

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