New International Version Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts. New Living Translation And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts. English Standard Version nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. Berean Standard Bible Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft. Berean Literal Bible And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts. King James Bible Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. New King James Version And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. New American Standard Bible and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their witchcraft, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts. NASB 1995 and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts. NASB 1977 and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts. Legacy Standard Bible And they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their sexual immorality nor of their thefts. Amplified Bible and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries (drugs, intoxications) nor of their [sexual] immorality nor of their thefts. Berean Annotated Bible Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality {porneias}, and theft. Christian Standard Bible And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts. Holman Christian Standard Bible And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts. American Standard Version and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Contemporary English Version No one stopped murdering or practicing witchcraft or being immoral or stealing. English Revised Version and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. GOD'S WORD® Translation They did not turn away from committing murder, practicing witchcraft, sinning sexually, or stealing. Good News Translation Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic, their sexual immorality, or their stealing. International Standard Version They did not repent from their murders, their witchcraft, their sexual immorality, or their thefts. NET Bible Furthermore, they did not repent of their murders, of their magic spells, of their sexual immorality, or of their stealing. New Heart English Bible They did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts. Webster's Bible Translation Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their lewdness, nor of their thefts. Weymouth New Testament Nor did they repent of their murders, their practice of magic, their fornication, or their thefts. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleFurthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft. World English Bible They didn’t repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they did not convert from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts. Berean Literal Bible And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts. Young's Literal Translation yea they did not reform from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts. Smith's Literal Translation And they repented not of their slaughters, nor of their charms, nor of their fornications, nor of their thefts. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNeither did they penance from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts. Catholic Public Domain Version And they did not repent from their murders, nor from their drugs, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts. New American Bible Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic potions, their unchastity, or their robberies. New Revised Standard Version And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their fornication or their thefts. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNor repented of their murders, nor of their witchcraft, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they did not turn from their murders or from their witchcraft or from their fornication. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their lewdness, nor of their thefts. Godbey New Testament and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Haweis New Testament and they repented not of their murders, nor of their magical arts, nor of their whoredom, nor of their thefts. Mace New Testament nor did they repent of their murders, of their poisoning, of their brutality, nor of their robberys. Weymouth New Testament Nor did they repent of their murders, their practice of magic, their fornication, or their thefts. Worrell New Testament and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornications, nor of their thefts. Worsley New Testament neither did they repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their whoredom, nor of their thefts. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Sixth Trumpet…20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. 21Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft. Cross References Furthermore, they did not repent Revelation 16:9 And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory. Revelation 16:11 and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds. Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. of their murder, Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder. Matthew 5:21-22 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. 1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. sorcery, Galatians 5:20 idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. Acts 8:9-11 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. sexual immorality, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; and theft. Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal. Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. Leviticus 19:11 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Treasury of Scripture Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. their murders. Revelation 11:7-9 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them… Revelation 13:7,15 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations… Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. their sorceries. Revelation 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, Revelation 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. nor of their fornication. Revelation 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Revelation 17:2,5 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication… Revelation 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Jump to Previous Arts Death Desires Evil Flesh Fornication Immorality Lewdness Magic Murders Others Practice Property Putting Regret Repent Repented Secret Sexual Sorceries Thefts Use Whoredoms WitchcraftsJump to Next Arts Death Desires Evil Flesh Fornication Immorality Lewdness Magic Murders Others Practice Property Putting Regret Repent Repented Secret Sexual Sorceries Thefts Use Whoredoms WitchcraftsRevelation 9 1. At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falls from heaven, to whom is given the key to the bottomless pit.2. He opens the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions. 12. The first woe past. 13. The sixth trumpet sounds. 14. Four angels who were bound are let loose. Furthermore, they did not repent Even after the devastating judgments of the sixth trumpet, the survivors persist in rebellion rather than turning to God. Their response reveals that the judgments expose hardened hearts but do not force repentance. Rev 16:9 And the people were scorched by intense heat,… of their murder, Widespread violence marks a world increasingly governed by hatred, revenge, and disregard for human life made in God’s image. Exo 20:13 You shall not murder. sorcery, Occult practices remain part of humanity’s rebellion, involving attempts to seek power, guidance, or protection apart from God and in association with demonic deception. Gal 5:20 idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy… sexual immorality, Moral disorder continues despite the warnings of judgment, showing a refusal to honor God’s design for marriage, purity, and human relationships. 1Co 6:9-10 Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral… and theft. Greed and exploitation also remain unchecked. The surviving nations continue to violate God’s commands in both public violence and private injustice, confirming the depth of their rejection of His authority. Exo 20:15 You shall not steal. Persons / Places / Events 1. The Unrepentant PeopleThis verse refers to those who, despite the plagues and judgments described earlier in Revelation, refuse to repent of their sins. They represent a hardened humanity resistant to God's call for repentance. 2. The Plagues The context of this verse is the series of judgments unleashed upon the earth, specifically the sixth trumpet judgment, which is part of the larger account of God's wrath being poured out in the end times. 3. John the Apostle The author of Revelation, who received these visions while exiled on the island of Patmos. He serves as the recorder of these divine revelations. 4. The Four Sins The specific sins mentioned—murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft—are indicative of the moral decay and rebellion against God prevalent in the end times. 5. The Trumpet Judgments A series of catastrophic events described in Revelation, intended to bring about repentance and demonstrate God's sovereignty and justice. Teaching Points The Call to RepentanceDespite severe judgments, the refusal to repent highlights the importance of a heart willing to turn back to God. Believers are called to examine their own lives and repent of any sin. The Reality of Sin The specific sins mentioned are not just ancient issues but are prevalent today. Christians must be vigilant against these temptations and seek holiness. God's Patience and Justice God's judgments are both a demonstration of His justice and an opportunity for repentance. His patience should not be mistaken for tolerance of sin. The Urgency of the Gospel The unrepentant nature of humanity underscores the urgency of sharing the Gospel. Believers are called to be witnesses in a world resistant to God's truth. Spiritual Warfare The mention of sorcery points to the reality of spiritual warfare. Christians must be aware of and combat spiritual deception with the truth of God's Word. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Revelation 9:21?2. How does Revelation 9:21 highlight the persistence of sin despite God's judgments? 3. What sins in Revelation 9:21 are prevalent in today's society? 4. How can Christians guard against the sins listed in Revelation 9:21? 5. What other scriptures warn against the sins mentioned in Revelation 9:21? 6. How can believers encourage repentance in light of Revelation 9:21's warnings? 7. Why do people persist in sin despite Revelation 9:21's warning? 8. How does Revelation 9:21 reflect human nature's resistance to repentance? 9. What historical context influenced the writing of Revelation 9:21? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Revelation 9? Verse 21. - Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Sorceries; magic, witchcraft, and enchantments; e.g. the magic of the Egyptian magicians (Exodus 7:22). Sorcery is mentioned in Galatians 5:20 (where it is described as "witchcraft") in connection with idolatry. Fornication (cf. Bengel, "Other crimes are perpetrated by men at intervals; there is one continual fornication within those who are wanting in purity of heart ").
Revelation 9:21 shows a people hardened in four blatant sins—murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft—despite overwhelming evidence of God’s power and judgment. The verse underscores humanity’s deep-seated rebellion and the necessity of genuine repentance through Christ for salvation. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Furthermore,καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they did not repent μετενόησαν (metenoēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3340: From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider. of ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. murder, φόνων (phonōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 5408: Murder, slaughter, killing. From an obsolete primary pheno; murder. sorcery, φαρμάκων (pharmakōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 5333: A magician, sorcerer. The same as pharmakeus. sexual immorality, πορνείας (porneias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4202: Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry. [and] οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. theft. κλεμμάτων (klemmatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2809: A theft. From klepto; stealing. Additonal Resources Revelation 9:21 Blue Letter BibleRevelation 9:21 Bible Gateway Revelation 9:21 Bible.com Revelation 9:21 NIV |
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