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Revelation 16:15

“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.”
Revelation 16:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἰδοὺ ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης. μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καὶ τηρῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ γυμνὸς περιπατῇ καὶ βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ.

  1. ἰδοὺidou“Behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  2. ἔρχομαιerchomai“I am coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  3. ὡςhōs“like”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  4. κλέπτης.kleptēs“a thief.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κλέπτης · “thief” · Strong's G2812
  5. μακάριοςmakarios“Blessed [is]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
  6. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. γρηγορῶνgrēgorōn“watching”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γρηγορέω · “to keep watch” · Strong's G1127
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. τηρῶνtērōn“keeping”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τηρέω · “to keep” · Strong's G5083I
  10. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἱμάτιαhimatia“garments”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἱμάτιον · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
  12. αὐτοῦ,autou“of him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  14. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  15. γυμνὸςgumnos“naked”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from γυμνός · “naked” · Strong's G1131
  16. περιπατῇperipatēa“he may walk”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. βλέπωσινblepōsin“they may see”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  19. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēn“shame”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀσχημοσύνη · “indecency” · Strong's G0808
  21. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)