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Revelation 21:4

Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,.... Occasioned by sin, Satan, the hidings of God's face, and afflictive dispensations of Providence; for these will be no more:

and there shall be…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes - This will be one of the characteristics of that blessed state, that not a tear shall ever be shed there. How different will that be from the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

There shall be no more death - Because there shall be a general resurrection. And this is the inference which St Paul makes from his doctrine of a general resurrection, Co1 15:26, where he says, "The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 21:1-8

We have here a more general account of the happiness of the church of God in the future state, by which it seems most safe to understand the heavenly state.

I. A new world now opens to our view (Rev…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

God shall wipe Read simply, and shall wipe, or, and He shall wipe, according as it is thought necessary or not to begin a new sentence. The name of "God" is introduced from the parallel passage, Rev…