Revelation 17:14

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
These	οὗτοι houtoi	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
war	πολεμήσουσιν, polemēsousin	G4170	to be (engaged) in warfare · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
with	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
Lamb	ἀρνίου arniou	G721	a lambkin · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Lamb	ἀρνίον arnion	G721	a lambkin · noun — nominative singular neuter
overcome	νικήσει nikēsei	G3528	to subdue (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτούς, autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
Lord	κύριος kurios	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
lords	κυρίων kuriōn	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
King	βασιλεὺς basileus	G935	a sovereign (abstractly · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
kings	βασιλέων, basileōn	G935	a sovereign (abstractly · noun — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
are	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular neuter
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
called	κλητοὶ klētoi	G2822	invited · adjective — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
chosen	ἐκλεκτοὶ eklektoi	G1588	select · adjective — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
faithful	πιστοί.¶ pistoi	G4103	objectively · adjective — nominative plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glor…
1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh rewa…
Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, s…
Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him t…
Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:14–end

Here we have some account of the downfall of Babylon, to be more fully described in the following chapter. I. Here is a war begun between the beast and his followers, and the Lamb and his followers. The beast and his army, to an eye of sense, appear much stronger than the Lamb and his army: one would think an army with a lamb at the head of them could not stand before the great red dragon. But, II. Here is a victory gained by the Lamb: The Lamb shall overcome. Christ must reign till all enemies be put under his feet; he will be sure to meet with many enemies, and much opposition, but he will also be sure to gain the victory. III. Here is the ground or reason of the victory assigned; and this…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 17:14

These shall . . . war with the Lamb--in league with the beast. This is a summary anticipation of Rev 19:19. This shall not be till after they have first executed judgment on the harlot (Rev 17:15-16). Lord of lords, &c.--anticipating Rev 19:16. are--not in the Greek. Therefore translate, "And they that are with Him, called chosen, and faithful (shall overcome them, namely, the beast and his allied kings)." These have been with Christ in heaven unseen, but now appear with Him.

Adam Clarke on Revelation 17:14

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and, faithful - The ten powers of the beast must compose the secular kingdom of antichrist, for they make war with the Lamb, who is Christ Jesus. This is perfectly true of all popish states, for they have constantly opposed, as long as they have had any secular power, the progress of pure Christianity. They make war with the Lamb by persecuting his followers; but the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings - all lords have their authority from him, and no king can reign without him; therefore the…

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The Church Fathers

And those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful. He rightly prefixed chosen, for many are called, but few are chosen.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

These will make war with the Lamb, etc. So that human weakness would not fear the cruelty of the ancient enemy, he describes the beast with seven heads armed with the horns of secular power, defeated by Christ's triumph, and added, indicating that he triumphs in his own:
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

He says these "will make war with the Lamb." For before they are completely overthrown by the Antichrist, these will persecute the church about which the book speaks. But Christ will prevail; for though they are evil, he will deliver them over to the worse Antichrist unto death. And in another way Christ will conquer: he will grant his servants endurance unto death for the faith striving toward him. For he says they "are called and chosen and faithful", those, that is, who are servants of Christ.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Antichrist — Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), “Even now are there many…
Character · .Faithful — .Faithful
Character Of Saints · Faithful — Faithful
Chosen, Or Elected · 2:9; — 2:9;
Christ Is God · As King of kings and Lord of lords — As King of kings and Lord of lords
Christ, The King · Shall overcome all his enemies — Shall overcome all his enemies
Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The · As Lord of lords, &c — As Lord of lords, &c
Faithfulness · A characteristic of saints — A characteristic of saints
Horn · SYMBOLI — SYMBOLI
Kings · Christ is the King of — Christ is the King of
Lamb Of God · An name of Jesus — An name of Jesus
Titles And Names Of Christ · King of Kings — King of Kings

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Revelation 17:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 17:14

Adam Clarke on Revelation 17:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Revelation 17:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 17:14

Adam Clarke on Revelation 17:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Revelation 17:14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 17:14