Revelation 21:4 (KJV)

Passage

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "wipe", "away", "tears", "eyes", "death", and "neither". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "wipe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And I heard a great voice out..." into verse 5's "And he that sat upon the throne...", so "shall" and "wipe" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "wipe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.