8and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'


In Context

5 And a voice out of the throne did come forth, saying, 'Praise our God, all ye His servants, and those fearing Him, both the small and the great;'

6 and I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, 'Alleluia! because reign did the Lord God — the Almighty!

7 may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready;

8 and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'

9 And he saith to me, 'Write: Happy are they who to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb have been called;' and he saith to me, 'These are the true words of God;'

10 and I fell before his feet, to bow before him, and he saith to me, 'See — not! fellow servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren, those having the testimony of Jesus; bow before God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.'

Revelation 19:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:8Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:8And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:8And it is granted to her that she should clothe herself with fine linen, glittering and white. For the fine linen are the justifications of saints.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:8And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.