Passage

Revelation 8.3-4

Book: Revelation · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2. And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.

3. And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6. And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. (Revelation 8:1-6, ASV)

WEB

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2. I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

3. Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. 4. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.

The angel took the censer, and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it on the earth. There followed thunders, sounds, lightnings, and an earthquake. 6. The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. (Revelation 8:1-6, WEB)

KJV

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

3. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. ^{offer: or, add it to the prayers} 4. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. ^{into: or, upon} 6. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. (Revelation 8:1-6, KJV)

YLT

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour, 2. and I saw the seven messengers who before God have stood, and there were given to them seven trumpets,

3. and another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give [it] to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that [is] before the throne, 4. and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;

and the messenger took the censer, and did fill it out of the fire of the altar, and did cast [it] to the earth, and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6. And the seven messengers who are having the seven trumpets did prepare themselves that they may sound; (Revelation 8:1-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Intercession of the Saints

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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