Revelation 1
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1Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John, 2who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.
3Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near. 4John to the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood, 6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. 7Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen. 8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
9I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus. 10I became in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, 11saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. 12And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps, 13and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle: 14his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; 15and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters; 16and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power. 17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. 19Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these. 20The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Revelation 1
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Prologue
1The revelation of#1:1 Or Revelation of, or A revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants#Ac 2:18; Rm 6:19; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 22:6 what must soon take place.#Dn 2:28–29,45; Rv 22:6 He made it known by sending his angel#Gn 24:7; Mt 1:24; Ac 12:11 to his servant John,#Jn 21:7; Rv 22:8 2who testified to the word of God and to the testimony#1:2 Or witness of Jesus Christ,#1Co 1:6; Rv 12:17; 19:10; 20:4 whatever he saw.#1:2 Or as many as he saw 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,#Rv 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14 and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep#1:3 Or follow, or obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
4John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace#Ti 1:4 to you from#1:4 Other mss add God the one who is, who was, and who is to come,#Rv 1:8,17; 4:8; 16:5 and from the seven spirits#1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit#Rv 3:1; 4:5; 5:6 before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,#Ps 89:37; Jn 18:37; Rv 2:13; 3:14 the firstborn from the dead#Ps 89:27; Ac 26:23; Rm 8:29; 1Co 15:20–23; Col 1:18 and the ruler of the kings of the earth.#Ps 89:27; Rv 17:14; 19:16
To him who loves us and has set us free#1:5 Other mss read has washed us from our sins by his blood,#Dt 7:8; Rm 8:2 6and made us a kingdom,#1:6 Other mss read kings and priests#1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6#Ex 19:6; 1Pt 2:9; Rv 5:10; 20:6 to his God and Father — to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.#Rm 11:36; 1Pt 4:11; Jd 25; Rv 7:12
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, #
Is 19:1; Zch 12:10; Jn 19:34–37
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
And all the tribes # 1:7 Or peoples of the earth#1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17#Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
will mourn over him. # 1:7 Or will wail because of him # 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10 #
Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
So it is to be. Amen.
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”#Is 44:6; Rv 21:6; 22:13 says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
John’s Vision of the Risen Lord
9I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction,#Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Rm 5:3; 2Tm 2:12; Rv 2:9 kingdom,#Mt 25:34; Jms 2:5 and endurance#Rm 5:3–4; 8:25; 15:4; Col 1:11; 2Th 1:4; Heb 10:36; 12:1; Jms 1:3–4; Rv 2:3; 3:10; 13:10; 14:12 that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.#Rv 1:2; 6:9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4 10I was in the Spirit#1:10 Or in spirit; lit I became in the Spirit#1Kg 18:12; Ezk 3:12; 2Co 12:2; Rv 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet#Ex 19:16,19; 20:18; Ps 47:5 11saying, “Write#Ex 34:27; Dt 31:19; Is 8:1; 30:8; Jr 30:2; 36:2,28; Hab 2:2; Rv 2:1,8,12,18; 3:1,7,14; 14:3; 19:9; 21:5 on a scroll#1:11 Or book what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12Then I turned to see whose voice#Ex 20:18 it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,#Ex 25:37; 37:23; 2Ch 4:20; Zch 4:2 13and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man,#1:13 Or like a son of man#Dn 7:13; 10:16; Rv 14:14 dressed in a robe#Dn 10:5 and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.#Rv 15:6 14The hair of his head was white as wool — white as snow#Is 1:18; Dn 7:9 — and his eyes like a fiery flame.#Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18; 19:12 15His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace,#Ezk 1:7; Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18 and his voice like the sound of cascading#1:15 Lit many waters.#Ezk 1:24; 43:2; Rv 14:2; 19:6 16He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth,#Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rv 2:12,16; 19:15 and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.#Mt 17:2; Rv 10:1
17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.#Gn 17:3; Jdg 6:22–23; 13:20; Jb 42:5–6; Is 6:5; Ezk 1:28; Dn 8:17; Mt 17:6; Lk 1:12; 5:8 He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,#Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rv 2:8; 22:13 18and the Living One.#Mt 16:16; 26:63; Jn 6:57; Rv 4:10; 10:6 I was dead, but look — I am alive forever and ever,#Rm 6:9; 14:9; Rv 2:8; 10:6 and I hold the keys#Mt 16:19 of death and Hades. 19Therefore write what you have seen,#Ex 17:14; 34:27; Dt 31:19; Jr 30:2; Hab 2:2 what is, and what will take place after this. 20The mystery#Mt 13:35; Rm 16:25 of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels#1:20 Or messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands#1:20 Other mss add that you saw are the seven churches.#Mt 5:14–15
The Letters to the Seven Churches
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