Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
there—so ANDREAS. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac read, "(there shall be no night) any longer"; Greek, "eti," for "ekei."
they need—A, Vulgate, and Coptic read the future, "they shall not have need." B reads, "(and there shall be) no need."
candle—Greek, "lamp." A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic insert "light (of a candle, or lamp)." B Omits it.
of the sun—so A. But B omits it.
giveth . . . light—"illumines." So Vulgate and Syriac. But A reads, "shall give light."
them—so B and ANDREAS. But A reads, "upon them."
reign—with a glory probably transcending that of their reign in heaven with Christ over the millennial nations in the flesh described in Revelation 20:4, Revelation 20:6; that reign was but for a limited time, "a thousand years"; this final reign is "unto the ages of the ages."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 22:5:
Job 10:22
Isaiah 30:26
Isaiah 60:19
Daniel 7:27
Zechariah 14:7
Revelation 7:14
Revelation 7:15
Revelation 18:23
Revelation 20:10
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