Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like a calf; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
International Standard Version
The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a human, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
A Conservative Version
And the first being was similar to a lion, and the second being was similar to a young bull, and the third being having a face like a man, and the fourth being was similar to a flying eagle.
American Standard Version
And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the first being was like a lion, the second one was like a calf, the third one had the face of a man and the fourth one was like a flying eagle.
Anderson New Testament
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature was like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
Bible in Basic English
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second like an ox, and the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
Common New Testament
The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the first animal was like a lion, the second animal like a calf, the third animal appear'd like a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle.
Darby Translation
and the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature having the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And the first creature was like a lion; and the second creature was like a calf; and the third creature had a face like a man; and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
Godbey New Testament
And the first living creature was like unto a lion, and the second living creature was like unto a bullock, and the third living creature having the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature was like unto a flying eagle.
Goodspeed New Testament
The first animal was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man's, and the fourth was like an eagle flying.
John Wesley New Testament
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature was like a calf, and the third living creature had a face as a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Julia Smith Translation
And the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature having the face as a man, and the fourth living creature like a spreading eagle.
King James 2000
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had a face as a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the first living creature [was] similar to a lion, and the second living creature [was] similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man's, and the fourth living creature [was] similar to an eagle flying.
Modern King James verseion
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the first beast was like a lion, the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Moffatt New Testament
the first living Creature resembling a lion, the second living Creature resembling an ox, the third living Creature with a face like a man's, the fourth living Creature like a flying eagle.
Montgomery New Testament
The first creature was like a lion, and the second like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man's, and the fourth creature was like an eagle flying.
NET Bible
The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man's, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.
New Heart English Bible
The first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
Noyes New Testament
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
Sawyer New Testament
And the first cherub was like a lion, and the second cherub like a bullock, and the third cherub had the face of a man, and the fourth cherub was like a flying eagle.
The Emphasized Bible
and, the first living creature, is like unto a lion, and, the second living creature, like unto a calf, and, the third living creature, hath the face as of a man, and, the fourth living creature, is like unto an eagle flying;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the first living being was like a lion, and the second living being was like a calf, and the third living being had a face as a man, and the fourth living being was like an eagle with wings expanded.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The first Creature is like a lion, the second Creature like a calf, the third Creature has a face like a man's, and the fourth Creature is like an eagle on the wing.
Webster
And the first living being was like a lion, and the second living being like a calf, and the third living being had a face as a man, and the fourth living being was like a flying eagle.
Weymouth New Testament
The first living creature resembled a lion, the second an ox, the third had a face like that of a man, and the fourth resembled an eagle flying.
Williams New Testament
The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man's, and the fourth was like an eagle flying.
World English Bible
The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Worrell New Testament
And the first living creature was like a lion; and the second living creature like a calf; and the third living creature having a face as of a man; and the fourth living creature was like an eagle flying.
Worsley New Testament
And the first was like a lion, and the second like a calf, and the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the first living creature is like a lion, and the second living creature is like a calf, and the third living creature hath the face as a man, and the fourth living creature is like an eagle flying.
Themes
Calves » Illustrative of » Patient endurance
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
Throne » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Of Christ
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The four living creatures
Topics
Interlinear
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Zoon
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Usage: 23
Usage: 23
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and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 4:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Heavenly Throne
6
Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne. Four living creatures
Lord God, the Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is coming.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 1:10
The form of each of their faces was that of a man,
Ezekiel 10:14
Each one had four faces:
Genesis 49:9
my son, you return from the kill.
He crouches; he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Numbers 2:2-34
“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:
Numbers 23:24
They rouse themselves like a lion.
They will not lie down until they devour the prey
and drink the blood of the slain.
Numbers 24:9
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Those who bless you will be blessed,
and those who curse you will be cursed.
Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand,
2 Samuel 1:23
loved and delightful,
they were not parted in life or in death.
They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
Proverbs 28:2
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
Isaiah 40:31
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary;
they will walk and not faint.
Ezekiel 1:8
They had human hands under their wings on their four sides.
Ezekiel 10:21
Each had four faces and each had four wings,
Daniel 7:4
“The first was like a lion
Obadiah 1:4
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
1 Corinthians 9:9-10
For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Revelation 4:6
Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne. Four living creatures