Revelation 22:19

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
if	ἐάν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
man	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
away	ἀφέλῃ aphelē	G851	to remove (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
words	λόγων logōn	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — genitive plural masculine
book	βίβλος bíblos	G976	book
this	ταύτης, tautēs	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
prophecy	προφητείας prophēteias	G4394	prediction (scriptural or other) · noun — genitive singular feminine
God	θεὸς theos	G2316	figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
away	ἀφελεῖ aphelei	G851	to remove (literally or figuratively) · verb — second future active indicative, 3rd person singular
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
part	μέρος meros	G3313	a division or share (literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular neuter
out	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
book	βίβλος bíblos	G976	book
life	ζωῆς zōēs	G2222	life (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
holy	ἁγίας, hagias	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — genitive singular feminine
city	πόλεως poleōs	G4172	a town (properly · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
things	τῶν tōn	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive plural masculine
written	γεγραμμένων gegrammenōn	G1125	to "grave" · verb — perfect passive participle, genitive plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
this	τούτῳ toútōi	G5129	to (in
book	βιβλίου bibliou	G975	a roll · noun — genitive singular neuter

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

Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD y…
Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered…
Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yield…
Psalms 69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is…
Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:22-27 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Exodus 32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 22:6-19

We have here a solemn ratification of the contents of this book, and particularly of this last vision (though some think it may not only refer to the whole book, but to the whole New Testament, yea, to the whole Bible, completing and confirming the canon of scripture); and here, 1. This is confirmed by the name and nature of that God who gave out these discoveries: he is the Lord God, faithful and true, and so are all his sayings. 2. By the messengers he chose, to reveal these things to the world; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God; and God would not employ his saints and angels in deceiving the world. 3. They will soon be confirmed by their accomplishment: they are things that m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 22:19

book--None of our manuscripts read this. A, B, Aleph, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "(take away his part, that is, portion) from the tree of life," that is, shall deprive him of participation in the tree of life. and from the things--so Vulgate. But A, B, Aleph, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS omit "and"; then "which are written in this book" will refer to "the holy city and the tree of life." As in the beginning of this book (Rev 1:3) a blessing was promised to the devout, obedient student of it, so now at its close a curse is denounced against those who add to, or take from, it.

Adam Clarke on Revelation 22:19

If any man shall take away - If any man shall lessen this meaning, curtail the sense, explain away the spirit and design, of these prophecies, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, etc. Thus Jesus Christ warns all those who consider this book to beware of indulging their own conjectures concerning it. I confess that this warning has its own powerful influence upon my mind, and has prevented me from indulging my own conjectures concerning its meaning, or of adopting the conjectures of others. These visions and threatenings are too delicate and awful a subject to trifle with, or even to treat in the most solemn manner, where the meaning is obscure. I must leave these things to…

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Dictionary and topics

Works, Good — The old objection against the doctrine of salvation by grace, that it does away with the necessity of good works, and lowers the sense of their importance (Rom. 6), although it has been answered a…
Book · OF LIFE — OF LIFE
Books · Illustrative of: The record of the church of Christ — Illustrative of: The record of the church of Christ
Cities · Illustrative of: Church triumphant — Illustrative of: Church triumphant
Plague · Foretold — Foretold
Prophecy · Punishment for: Adding to, or taking from — Punishment for: Adding to, or taking from
Scriptures, The · Are called the: Book — Are called the: Book
Word Of God · .BOOK — .BOOK

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 22:19

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 22:6-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 22:19

Adam Clarke on Revelation 22:19

Dictionary and topics

Revelation 22:19

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 22:6-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 22:19

Adam Clarke on Revelation 22:19

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Revelation 22:19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 22:18-19