Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
saying, "Do not harm the land, or the ocean, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God [with a mark] on their foreheads."
New American Standard Bible
saying, “
King James Version
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Holman Bible
“Don’t harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we seal the slaves of our God on their foreheads.”
International Standard Version
"Don't harm the land, the sea, or the trees until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."
A Conservative Version
saying, Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we may seal the bondmen of our God on their foreheads.
American Standard Version
saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Amplified
saying, “Do not harm the earth nor the sea nor the trees until we
Anderson New Testament
saying: Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Bible in Basic English
Do no damage to the earth, or the sea, or the trees, till we have put a mark on the servants of our God.
Common New Testament
saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
Daniel Mace New Testament
saying, "hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."
Darby Translation
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall have sealed the bondmen of our God upon their foreheads.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
saying, Injure not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God, in their foreheads.
Godbey New Testament
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we may seal the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we mark the slaves of our God on their foreheads."
John Wesley New Testament
Saying, Hurt ye not the earth, neither the sea, neither the trees, till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, Injure not the earth, neither the sea, neither the trees, until we should seal the servants of God upon their foreheads.
King James 2000
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying, "Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads."
Modern King James verseion
saying, Do not hurt the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
saying, "Hurt not the earth neither the sea, neither the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Moffatt New Testament
"Do no harm to earth or sea or trees, until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads."
Montgomery New Testament
saying, "Do no harm to the earth, or the sea, or the trees, Until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads."
NET Bible
"Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God."
New Heart English Bible
saying, "Do not harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads."
Noyes New Testament
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Sawyer New Testament
saying, Injure not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.
The Emphasized Bible
saying - Do not injure the land, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.'
Webster
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Weymouth New Testament
"Injure neither land nor sea nor trees," he said, "until we have sealed the bondservants of our God upon their foreheads."
Williams New Testament
"Do not injure the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we mark the slaves of our God with His seal on their foreheads."
World English Bible
saying, "Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!"
Worrell New Testament
saying, "Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall seal the servants of our God on their foreheads."
Worsley New Testament
saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Do not injure the land, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we may seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads.'
Themes
Battle of Life » Divine protection in the battle » Examples of
God » Protection of » Examples of
Israel » Defence of in battle » Examples of
Israel » Number of » John » Vision
Divine protection » Examples of
The righteous » Saints » Sealed by God
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Sealed by God
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Figurative » Of certainty of divine approval
Sealing of the holy ghost » Judgment suspended until all saints receive
Seals » Illustrative of » Security
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The sealing of the one hundred and forty four thousand
Topics
Interlinear
Adikeo
me
Sphragizo
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 7:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sealing Of The 144,000
2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east; he held the seal of the living God. [Note: This "seal" was a mark of identification or ownership]. And he called out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given [the power] to harm the land and the ocean, 3 saying, "Do not harm the land, or the ocean, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God [with a mark] on their foreheads." 4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed. [It was] one hundred forty-four thousand [in all] from every tribe of the Israelites [Note: This could refer to Christians of Jewish descent].
Cross References
Revelation 14:1
And I looked, and there in front of me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand persons, with the Lamb's name and His Father's name written on their foreheads.
Revelation 6:6
And I heard what sounded like a voice coming from among the four living beings, saying, "A quart [measure] of wheat sells for a day's pay [Note: This amount would be $60-$84 in 1994, based on one day of a farm laborer's wages. See Matt. 20:2]; three quart measures of barley sell for a day's pay; but do not damage the [olive] oil and wine [i.e., the orchards and vineyards].
Revelation 22:4
and they will see His face, and His name will be [written] on their foreheads.
Revelation 13:16
And this second beast forced everyone to be branded with a mark on their right hand and on their forehead --- insignificant and important people, rich and poor people, and free people and slaves ---
Revelation 9:4
And they were told not to harm the grass on earth, or any greenery, or any tree, but only those people who did not have God's seal on their foreheads.
Revelation 20:4
Then I saw thrones, with individuals sitting on them who had been given [authority] to judge. And I [also] saw the souls of those who had been decapitated because they had testified about Jesus and [had proclaimed] the message of God. [They are] the ones who had refused to worship the beast or his statue, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And these ones lived again and ruled with Christ for a thousand years.
Matthew 24:22
And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God's people], those days will be short.
Matthew 24:31
And He will send out His angels [i.e., as messengers] with the sound of a great trumpet [See I Thess. 4:16] to gather His elect [i.e., God's people] from all directions, [even] from throughout the whole world. [Note: See Mark 13:27, which suggests this thought by its use of 'earth' and 'sky']
John 12:26
If any person wants to serve me, he should become my follower; and wherever I am, my servant will be there also. If any person serves me, the Father will honor him.
Romans 6:22
But now, since you have been freed from [the practice of] sin and have become slaves to God, the benefits you receive are a holy life [here] and never ending life in the future.
Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just; He has judged [i.e., condemned] the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and He has punished her for [shedding] the blood of His servants."