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Revelation 4:1

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “saying” (λέγων·) before do come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγουσα) before do come here.

ΜετὰmetaAfterμετάpreposition — “After”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 “after”.Afterταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I lookedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdθύραthuraa doorθύραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a door”, the subject formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.This verse uses “a door”.a doorἠνεῳγμένηēneōgmenēwas openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “was opened”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.was openedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτηprōtēfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardὡςhōswas as it were ofὡςconjunction — “was as it were of”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.was as it were ofσάλπιγγοςsalpingosa trumpetσάλπιγξ (salpinx)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a trumpet”, the of-formG4536a trumpet, the sound of a trumpet.a trumpetλαλούσηςlalousēstalkingλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “talking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.talkingμετ’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”.withἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meλέγωνlegōnwhich saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which said”, 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.which saidἈνάβαanabaCome upἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Come up”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.Come upὧδεhōdehitherὧδεadverb — “hither”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hitherκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδείξωdeixōI will shewδείκνυμι (deiknumi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will shew”, an action still aheadG1166I point out, show, exhibit; met: I teach, demonstrate, make known.I will shewσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeἃhathings whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “things which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.things whichδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustγενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.beμετὰmetahereafterμετάpreposition — “hereafter”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.hereafterταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λέγουσαlegousawhich saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which said”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

After these things I saw, and lo, a door opened in the heaven, and the first voice that I heard [is] as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying, 'Come up hither, and I will shew thee what it behoveth to come to pass after these things;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

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World English Bible

After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven; and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, “Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this.”

Darby Translation

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will shew thee the things which must take place after these things.

Douay-Rheims

After these things I looked, and behold a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, as it were, of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must be done hereafter.

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