This translation is from the New American Bible. The bolded hyperlinks will take you to additional translations. The entire chapter is included to provide context.
Information about the meaning the original Hebrew or Greek of what seem to be key words is provided in blue. They are provided beneath the specific reading they relate to.
Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
Links to collections of other scriptures addressing principles similar to those set out in these readings are provided at the very end of this post
Reading I: Daniel 7:13-14
As the visions during the night continued, I saw one like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; when he reached the Ancient Oneand was presented before him,the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; all peoples, nations, and languages serve him.His dominion is an everlasting dominionthat shall not be taken away,his kingship shall not be destroyed.
dominion = שָׁלְטָן= šālṭān
Blue Letter Bible sovereignty, realm, rule
glory = יְקָר= yᵊqār
Blue Letter Bible honour, esteem, precious things, dignity
kingship = מַלְכּוּ= malkû
Blue Letter Bible royalty, reign, kingdom, kingly authority, dominion, realm, royal dignity
serve = פְּלַח= pᵊlaḥ
Blue Letter Bible to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to, labour
everlasting = עָלַם= ʿālam
Blue Letter Bible perpetuity, antiquity, for ever,the future or past indefinitely, remote time
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5
R. (1a) The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
The LORD is king, in splendor robed; robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
And he has made the world firm, not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old; from everlasting you are, O LORD.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed; holiness befits your house, O LORD, for length of days.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
king = מָלַךְ= mālaḵ
Blue Letter Bible to be or become king or queen; to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; to be king; to counsel, advise
majesty, splendor = גֵּאוּת= gē'ûṯ
Blue Letter Bible a rising up, a swelling, excellent things, lifting up, something lifted up, pride, proudly, raging, glory, splendor
strength = עֹז=ʿōz
Blue Letter Bible might, strength, material or physical, personal or social or political, strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise), boldness, loud, might, power, firmness, defense, refuge, protection, splendor, majesty, glory, praise
firm = כּוּן= kûn
Blue Letter Bible to be stable, be established, to be set up, be established, be fixed,to secure, be enduring, to be securely determined, to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast, to prepare, be ready, to be prepared, be arranged, be settled, to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm,to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish, to arrange, order, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, ordain, order, perfect, to exist, confirm, establish, maintain, to create, for, to strengthen, sure, certain, be ready for anyone
everlasting = עוֹלָם= ʿôlām
Blue Letter Bible long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world, ancient time, long time (of past), continuous existence, unending future, eternity, eternally, always, from the most ancient times
holiness = קֹדֶשׁ= qōḏeš
Blue Letter Bible apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness, set-apartness, separateness, sacred, inviolable, separate from all defilement
Reading II: Revelation 1:5-8
Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power foreverand ever. Amen.
Behold, he is coming amid the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the peoples of the earth will lament him. Yes. Amen.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, " says the Lord God, "the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty."
faithful = πιστός = pistos
Blue Letter Bible trusting;faithful, trustworthy; to be trusted, reliable;believing, trusting, persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties.
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
to be trusted or believed; trusty; worthy of credit; genuine; trustworthy, sure; as could be relied on; with good faith
witness= μάρτυς= martys
one who can or does aver what he has seen or heard or knows;one who is a spectator of anything; those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death; one who is mindful, heeds
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Witness; martyr
ruler = ἄρχων = archon
Chief, Chiefest, Chiefly; authority, a magistrate, acting in the capacity of one who received complaints, and possessing higher authority than the judge, to whom the "magistrate" remits the case; prince; a ruler, commander, leader; one who by nobility of birth, learning and wisdom, power and authority, wields the greatest influence
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,A Greek-English Lexicon
ruler, commander, chief, king;chief magistrate; governor, official
love= ἀγαπάω = agapaō
to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly; to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing; to take pleasure in the thing, prize it above other things, be unwilling to abandon it or do without it; to welcome with desire, long for; to be full of good-will and exhibit the same; to have a preference for, wish well to, regard the welfare of
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Love can be known only from the actions it prompts *** this is not the love of complacency, or affection, that is, it was not drawn out by any excellency in its objects; It was an exercise of the [] will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause[]
Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered. Love seeks the welfare of all ... and works no ill to any[]; love seeks opportunity to do good to 'all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith
In respect of agapao as used of God, it expresses the deep and constant ‘love’ and interest of a perfect Being towards entirely unworthy objects, producing and fostering a reverential "love" in them towards the Giver, and a practical "love" towards those who are partakers of the same, and a desire to help others to seek the Giver.
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
greet with affection, show affection for; persuade, entreat; to be fond of, prize, desire; to be well pleased, contented
kingdom= βασιλεύς = basileus
leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
king, chief; hereditary king; prince, descendant of a royal house;lord, master; any great man; first or most distinguished of any class
glory = δόξα = doxa
good opinion, praise, honor, glory, an appearance commanding respect, magnificence, excellence; brightness or splendor; good reputation, praise, honor;preeminence, dignity, grace; the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity; absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency; a most glorious condition, most exalted state;dignity; honour, praise, worship; majesty in the sense of absolute perfection
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
notion, opinion, judgement; the opinion which others have of one, estimation, repute;good repute, honour;splendor; celestial beatitude
power = κράτος = kratos
Dominion; force, strength, might;manifested power; mighty with great power
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
strength, might, bodily strength; rule, sovereignty; possession of;mastery, victory
forever = αἰών = aiōn
a period of indefinite duration; an age, a period of time, eternal; forever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity;perpetuity
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
period of existence; long space of time, age
almighty = παντοκράτωρ = pantokratōr
ruler of all; omnipotent; he who holds sway over all things; the all-ruling
Alleluia; Mark 11:9, 10
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
kingdom = βασιλεία = basileia
is primarily an abstract noun, denoting "sovereignty, royal power, dominion;" denoting the ... people over whom a king rules; the right or authority to rule;reign; royal power and dignity; the rule of God; God's rule, the divine administration; the universe subject to God's sway, God's royal domain
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Dominion; being ruled by a king; reign
Gospel: John 18:33-37
Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?"
Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?"
Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here."
So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?"
Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
kingdom—See above
truth = ἀλήθεια = aletheia
the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter; that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth; veracity
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
The opposite of lie or mere appearance; reality
listens = ἀκούω = akouō
Harkin to; to attend to, consider what is or has been said; to understand, perceive the sense of what is said; to give ear to a teaching or a teacher; to comprehend; to perceive anyone's voice; to yield to, hear and obey; have regard to; to perceive the distinct words of a voice; to yield obedience to the voice; to perceive in the soul
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
hearken, give ear; listen to; obey; hear and understand
What these readings tell us about God/His ways:
the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship
all peoples, nations, and languages serve him
His dominion is an everlasting dominionthat shall not be taken away,his kingship shall not be destroyed
The Lord is king
he is robed in majesty
The LORD is king
in splendor robed
girt about with strength.
The Lord is king
he is robed in majesty
he has made the world firm, not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old
from everlasting you are, O LORD.
The Lord is king
he is robed in majesty
Your decrees are worthy of trust
holiness befits your house, O LORD, for length of days.
The Lord is king
he is robed in majesty
Jesus Christ is the faithful witness
the firstborn of the dead
ruler of the kings of the earth
who loves us
has freed us from our sins by his blood
has made us into a kingdom
to him be glory and power forever and ever
he is coming amid the clouds
every eye will see him
All the peoples of the earth will lament him
I am the Alpha and the Omega
the one who is and who was and who is to come
the almighty
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
My kingdom does not belong to this world
my kingdom is not here
For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice
What these readings tell us to do:
Listen[] to my voice
Scriptures addressing the same reality are collected in Wisdom Principles—God is Supreme Over All Human Power/Plans, Wisdom Principles—Rely on God, not Material Power or Wealth, and Praying for Leaders: That They Recognizes that All Success/Authority Comes from God and That They Must Fear God.
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