Revelation
Revelation 16:15
15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| I am coming | ἔρχομαι | erchomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a thief | κλέπτης | kleptēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2812 a thief |
| Blessed | μακάριος | makarios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3107 happy, blessed |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| remains awake | γρηγορῶν | grēgorōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| clothed | ἱμάτια | himatia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2440 outer garment |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| he will not go | περιπατῇ | peripatē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| naked | γυμνὸς | gymnos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1131 wearing only the under-garment, bare |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| shame | ἀσχημοσύνην | aschēmosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G808 unseemliness, shame, nakedness |
| be exposed | βλέπωσιν | blepōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G991 I look, see |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Matthew 24:42–43 · 2 Peter 3:10 · Revelation 3:18 · Revelation 3:3–4 · Luke 12:37–43 · Matthew 25:13 · Mark 13:33–37 · 2 Corinthians 5:3 · Luke 21:36 · Mark 14:38 · 1 Thessalonians 5:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.