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Revelation 19:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

12 His eyes were [like] a fiery flame, and on his head were many diadems. He had a name[a] inscribed that no one knows except himself.(A) 13 He wore a cloak that had been dipped in[b] blood, and his name was called the Word of God.(B) 14 The armies of heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and wearing clean white linen.(C)

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  1. 19:12 A name: in Semitic thought, the name conveyed the reality of the person; cf. Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22.
  2. 19:13 Had been dipped in: other Greek manuscripts and versions read “had been sprinkled with”; cf. Rev 19:15. The Word of God: Christ is the revelation of the Father; cf. Jn 1:1, 14; 1 Jn 2:14.
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