Revelation 7:13-14

7:13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?” 7:14 So I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

Psalms 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity!

May your loyal followers shout for joy!


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Grk “spoke” or “declared to,” but in the context “asked” reads more naturally in English.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous question.

tn Though the expression “the answer” is not in the Greek text, it is clearly implied. Direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

tn Or “righteousness.”