Revelation 22:16

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““I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.””

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BSBPD

““I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 22:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
  2. Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  3. Zechariah 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
  4. Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  5. Matthew 2:2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  6. Matthew 2:7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
  7. Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
  8. Matthew 22:45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
  9. Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  10. Luke 20:44Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
  11. Romans 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  12. Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  13. 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  14. Revelation 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
  15. Revelation 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
  16. Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  17. Revelation 2:11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
  18. Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  19. Revelation 2:28And I will give him the morning star.
  20. Revelation 3:6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  21. Revelation 3:13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  22. Revelation 3:22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
  23. Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  24. Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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