Revelation 11:16
ContextNET © | Then 1 the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground 2 and worshiped God |
NIV © | And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, |
NASB © | And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, |
NLT © | And the twenty–four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped him. |
MSG © | The Twenty-four Elders seated before God on their thrones fell to their knees, worshiped, |
BBE © | And the four and twenty rulers, who are seated before God on their high seats, went down on their faces and gave worship to God, saying, |
NRSV © | Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, |
NKJV © | And the twenty–four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, |
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NET © | Then 1 the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground 2 and worshiped God |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision. 2 tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.” |