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Revelation 22:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Revelation 22:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 22:12

Theological / Devotional

I come quickly. See on v. 7.

Reward. Gr. misthos, “hire,” “wages,” “that which is due.” Compare the use of the word in Matt. 5:12, 46; 20:8; 2 Peter 2:13.

To give. Gr. apodidōmi, “to pay off,” “to discharge what is due,” “to recompense.”

Work. Gr. ergon, “an act done.” The singular number suggests that the word is used collectively of the acts that make up the life as a whole that a person has lived. The effects of the grace of Christ or of the rejection of that grace are also taken into account when the “work” of man is examined (see on Eze. 18:22, 24).

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