Revelation 1

The ^aRevelation of Jesus Christ, ^bwhich God gave unto him, ^cto shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and ^dhe sent and signified it ^cby his angel unto ^ehis servant ^fJohn: ²who bare record of ^gthe word of God, and of ^ghthe testimony of Jesus Christ, and of ⁱall things that he saw. ^3jkBlessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and ^kkeep those things which are written therein: ^lfor ^cthe time is at hand.

^4fJohn to ^mthe seven churches which are in Asia: ⁿGrace be unto you, and ⁿpeace, from him ^opwhich is, ^oand ^qwhich was, ^oand which is to come; and from ^rthe seven spirits which are before his throne; ⁵and from Jesus Christ, who is ^sthe faithful ^twitness, and ^uthe first begotten of the dead, and ^vthe prince of the kings of the earth. Unto ^whim that loved us, and ^xwashed us from our sins in his own blood, ⁶and ^yhath made us kings and priests unto ^zGod and his Father; ^ato him be glory and ^bdominion for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷Behold, ^che cometh ^dewith clouds; and ^devery eye shall see him, and ^fthey also which pierced him: and ^dall kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. ^8gI am Alpha and Omega, ^ghthe beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, ⁱwhich is, and which was, and which is to come, ^jthe Almighty.

⁹I ^kJohn, who also am your brother, and ^lcompanion in tribulation, and ^min the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, ⁿwas in the isle that is called Patmos, for ^othe word of God, and for ^othe testimony of Jesus Christ. ^10pI was in the spirit on ^qthe Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, ^ras of a trumpet, ¹¹saying, ^gI am Alpha and Omega, ^sthe first and the last: and, What thou seest, ^sswrite in a book, and send it unto ^tthe seven churches which are in Asia; unto ^uEphesus, and unto ^vSmyrna, and unto ^wPergamos, and unto ^xThyatira, and unto ^ySardis, and unto ^zPhiladelphia, and unto ^aLaodicea. ¹²And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw ^bseven golden candlesticks; ¹³and ^cin the midst of ^bthe seven candlesticks ^done like unto the Son of man, ^eclothed with ^fa garment down to the foot, and ^eggirt about the paps with a golden girdle. ¹⁴His head and ^hhis hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and ⁱhis eyes were as a flame of fire; ^15kand his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and ^lhis voice as the sound of many waters. ¹⁶And he had ^min his right hand seven stars: and ⁿout of his mouth went ^oa sharp ^ptwoedged sword: and ^qhis countenance was as the sun shineth ^rin his strength. ¹⁷And ^swhen I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And ^the laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, ^uFear not; ^vI am the first and the last: ^18wI am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, ^xI am alive for evermore, Amen; and ^yhave ^zthe keys of ^ahell and of death. ^19bWrite ^cthe things which thou hast seen, ^dand the things which are, ^eand the things which shall be hereafter; ²⁰the mystery ^fof the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and ^gthe seven golden candlesticks. The seven ^hstars are ⁱthe angels of ^jthe seven churches: and ^gthe seven candlesticks which thou sawest ^kare ⁱthe seven churches.

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