Revelation 21:4

Translations

Modern

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Traditional

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Literal

‘And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and death will be no more, nor mourning nor crying nor pain; they will be no more, because the first things passed away.”

Latin

…et absterget Deus omnem lacrimam ab oculis eorum: et mors ultra non erit, neque luctus, neque clamor, neque dolor erit ultra, quia prima abierunt.

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English

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Notes

Revelation 21:4

no more death or mourning or crying or pain: See Isaiah 25:8; 1 Corinthians 15:54. God's people will experience the complete healing and salvation that Christ brings (see 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15).

Revelation 21:1–22:9

The final scenes of the new heaven and earth show a new community and home for God's people, created and given by God. These scenes uplift persecuted Christians. John shares his main vision (Revelation 21:1–8) and expands on it in two parts:

In Revelation 21:9–27, he describes the new Jerusalem as a place of holy perfection;
in Revelation 22:1–5, he portrays the new Jerusalem as the ultimate garden of Eden, which Adam and Eve could have experienced if they had not sinned.

Theme notes and profiles

Completion of the Second Temple Death God’s Justice God’s Promised Kingdom Israel’s Geography as Theology Promised Land Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Creation The Day Is Coming The Land The New Order The Resurrection of the Dead Visions Zion

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Isaiah 30:19
O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

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