Revelation 4:11
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. ”
θεός
In this verse, the one who is worthy of all glory, honor, and power — not because of what he has done, but because of who he is as the source and sustainer of everything that exists.
δόξα
Glory
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δόξα
The breathtaking weight of who God is — his overwhelming greatness and radiance — is something he alone deserves to receive, because everything that exists came from him.
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κτίζω
Created
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κτίζω
God didn't just set things in motion — he personally made everything that exists, and that act of creation is the very reason he alone deserves worship.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
In this cosmic worship scene, "Lord" means the one who owns everything — because he made everything, he has absolute authority over all of it.
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μέ
of us,
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μέ
Wait — this word doesn't actually appear in Revelation 4:11. The verse is a declaration of worship with no negation present, so μέ seems to be mismatched to this text.
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λαμβάνω
to receive
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λαμβάνω
God alone is worthy of receiving the full weight of glory, honor, and power — not as a polite offering, but as something genuinely taken hold of and owned by the one who created everything that exists.
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τιμή
honor
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τιμή
God deserves our deepest respect and recognition of His worth, not as a polite gesture, but because He is the Creator who owns everything that exists, including us.
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δύναμις
power.
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δύναμις
God alone holds the raw, inherent ability to bring everything into existence and sustain it — not as a force He draws from, but as a capacity that belongs to who He is.
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πᾶς
all things,
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πᾶς
Every single thing that exists — not most things, not important things — came from God's hand, and nothing in creation falls outside His ownership and purpose.
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διά
because of
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διά
Everything exists on account of God's purpose — creation wasn't accidental, it happened through his intentional will and continues to be sustained by it.
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εἰμί
they were existing
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εἰμί
Everything that exists has its existence on loan from the one who simply is — nothing came into being on its own terms, including you.
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