Revelation 18:4

Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — A voice from heaven addresses "My people," commanding immediate separation from a corrupt system before divine judgment executes.

The words — ἤκουσα (ēkousa) means "I heard," and ἄλλην (allēn) means "another," marking a distinct divine summons following prior judgments.

The thread — The command parallels calls to separate from corruption in Isaiah 52:11, 2 Corinthians 6:17, and Jeremiah 51:6.

Why it lands — The text explicitly links separation to avoiding shared guilt and contracted plagues, demanding decisive action rather than compromise.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Jeremiah 51:6 Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
Jeremiah 51:45 Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:8 Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
Isaiah 48:20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
1 Timothy 5:22 Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Genesis 19:12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
Psalms 50:18 When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
2 John 1:11 Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.