Revelation 22:4

Contemporary English Version

and will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

King James Version (1611)
And they shall see his face, and his Name shall be in their foreheads.

King James Version
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

New American Standard Bible
they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

New Century Version
They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

English Standard Version
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Berean Standard Bible
They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Complete Jewish Bible
they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Darby Translation
and they shall see his face; and his name [is] on their foreheads.

Easy-to-Read Version
They will see his face. God's name will be written on their foreheads.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they shall see his face, and his Name shalbe in their foreheads.

George Lamsa Translation
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Good News Translation
They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

Lexham English Bible
and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Literal Translation
And they will see His face; and His name will be on their foreheads.

Amplified Bible
they will [be privileged to] see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

American Standard Version
and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Bible in Basic English
And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows.

Hebrew Names Version
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

International Standard Version
and see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 3:12; 14:1;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And they shall see his face, and his name shall be upon their foreheads.

Murdock Translation
And they will see his face, and his name [fn] on their foreheads.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they shall see his face, & his name shalbe in their foreheades.

English Revised Version
and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

World English Bible
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Weymouth's New Testament
and His name will be on their foreheads.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen see his face, and his name in her forheedis.

Update Bible Version
and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.

New English Translation
and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

New King James Version
They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.

New Living Translation
And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

New Life Bible
They will see His face and His name will be written on their foreheads.

New Revised Standard
they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they shall see his face, and, his name, shall be upon their foreheads.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Revised Standard Version
they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And shall se his face and his name shalbe in their forheddes.

Young's Literal Translation
and they shall see His face, and His name [is] upon their foreheads,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And shal se his face, and his name shalbe in their for heades.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they shall see his face; and his name shall be. in their foreheads.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They will be able to look upon the face of God and his name will be on their foreheads.

Contextual Overview

¹ The angel showed me a river that was crystal clear, and its waters gave life. The river came from the throne where God and the Lamb were seated. ² Then it flowed down the middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river are trees that grow a different kind of fruit each month of the year. The fruit gives life, and the leaves are used as medicine to heal the nations. ³ God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God ⁴ and will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people. ⁵ Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Ezekiel 33:18-20, Ezekiel 33:23, Job 33:26, Psalms 4:6, Isaiah 33:17, Isaiah 35:2, Isaiah 40:5, Matthew 5:8, John 12:26, John 17:24, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Hebrews 12:14, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:3

and his: Revelation 3:12, Revelation 14:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 33:10 - I have seen 2 Samuel 14:24 - let him not Esther 1:14 - saw Psalms 119:135 - Make Mark 9:5 - it is Luke 9:32 - they saw Romans 5:2 - the glory 1 Corinthians 13:10 - General 2 Timothy 2:19 - Let Revelation 1:7 - and every Revelation 7:3 - in their Revelation 13:17 - name

Cross-References

Exodus 5:3
They answered, "The Lord God of the Hebrews, has appeared to us. Please let us walk three days into the desert where we can offer sacrifices to him. If you don't, he may strike us down with terrible troubles or with war."

Exodus 15:22
After the Israelites left the Red Sea, Moses led them through the Shur Desert for three days, before finding water.

Exodus 19:11
and be ready by the day after tomorrow, when I will come down to Mount Sinai, where all of them can see me.

Exodus 19:15
He told them to be ready in three days and not to have sex in the meantime.

Leviticus 7:17
but any that is left must be destroyed. If you eat any after the second day, your sacrifice will be useless and unacceptable, and you will be both disgusting and guilty.

Numbers 10:33
The people of Israel began their journey from Mount Sinai. They traveled three days, and the Levites who carried the sacred chest led the way, so the Lord could show them where to camp.

Numbers 19:12
But if you wash with the water mixed with the cow's ashes on the third day and again on the seventh day, you will be clean and acceptable for worship. You must wash yourself on those days; if you don't, you will remain unclean.

Numbers 19:19
If this is done on the third day and on the seventh day, you will be clean. Then after you take a bath and wash your clothes, you can worship that evening.

Numbers 31:19
Then Moses said to the soldiers, "If you killed anyone or touched a dead body, you are unclean and have to stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third and seventh days, you must go through a ceremony to make yourselves and your captives clean.

Joshua 1:11
to go through the camp and tell everyone: In a few days we will cross the Jordan River to take the land that the Lord our God is giving us. So fix as much food as you'll need for the march into the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall see his face,.... The face of God, so as he is not to be seen now; they shall see him as he is; not only the angels, who always behold the face of God, but all the saints, risen and changed, being pure in heart, and perfectly holy; they shall see him face to face, they shall have intimate and familiar communion with him; they shall enjoy his favour, and have the freest and largest discoveries of his love; and they shall see the face of the Lamb; they shall behold Christ and his glory both with the eyes of their understanding, and with the eyes of their bodies; and this is a very desirable sight, and will be very glorious and delightful; it will be fully satisfying, and will make the saints like unto him; it will be free from all darkness and any interruption, and will always continue.

And his name shall be in their foreheads; they shall be known to be his servants, as if his name was written and bore on their foreheads; it will be a clear case that they are the children and people of God; now they are, but it is not known, at least not so known as it will be in this state; and they will also in the fullest and freest manner own God to be their God, and the Lamb to be their Redeemer; they will be under no fear of man, nor be under any temptation to be ashamed of Christ, or of his service; see Revelation 14:1. Some think there is an allusion to the inscription on the mitre of the high priest's forehead, "holiness to the Lord", the saints being now openly, visibly, and perfectly holy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they shall see his face - See the notes on Matthew 18:10. They would be constantly in his presence, and be permitted continually to behold his glory.

And his name shall be in their foreheads - They shall be designated as his. See the notes on Revelation 3:12; Revelation 7:3; Revelation 13:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 22:4. See his face — Enjoy what is called the beatific vision; and they shall exhibit the fullest evidence that they belong entirely to him, for his name shall be written on their foreheads.