1The revelation of^A Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants^a what must soon take place.^b He made it known by sending his angel^c to his servant John,^d ²who testified to the word of God and to the testimony^B of Jesus Christ,^e whatever he saw.^C ³Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,^f and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep^D what is written in it, because the time is near.

⁴John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace^g to you from^E the one who is, who was, and who is to come,^h and from the seven spirits^Fⁱ before his throne, ⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,^j the firstborn from the dead^k and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^l

To him who loves us and has set us free^G from our sins by his blood,^m ⁶and made us a kingdom,^H priestsⁿ to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.^o

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Footnotes

AOr Revelation of, or A revelation of
BOr witness
COr as many as he saw
DOr follow, or obey
EOther add God
FOr the sevenfold Spirit
GOther read has washed us
HOther read kings and

Cross references

a Ac 2:18; Rm 6:19; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 22:6
b Dn 2:28–29,45; Rv 22:6
c Gn 24:7; Mt 1:24; Ac 12:11
d Jn 21:7; Rv 22:8
e 1Co 1:6; Rv 12:17; 19:10; 20:4
f Rv 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14
g Ti 1:4
h Rv 1:8,17; 4:8; 16:5
i Rv 3:1; 4:5; 5:6
j Ps 89:37; Jn 18:37; Rv 2:13; 3:14
k Ps 89:27; Ac 26:23; Rm 8:29; 1Co 15:20–23; Col 1:18
l Ps 89:27; Rv 17:14; 19:16
m Dt 7:8; Rm 8:2
n Ex 19:6; 1Pt 2:9; Rv 5:10; 20:6
o Rm 11:36; 1Pt 4:11; Jd 25; Rv 7:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

John to the seven churches that 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 who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

John,

To the seven churches in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.

This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.

Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.

All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves the things which must take place in a short time, and communicated it by sending it through his angel to his slave John, who testified about the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who hear the words of the prophecy and observe the things written in it, because the time is near!

John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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