Revelation 8:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.”
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“And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 8:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
- Luke 1:10And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
- Revelation 8:3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
- Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).