Revelation 1:1–8
1 The revelation of a Jesus Christ that God gave Him to show His * slaves b what must quickly c take place. d He sent it and signified it e through His angel f to His slave John, g 2 who testified to God’s word and to the testimony h about Jesus Christ, i in all he saw. j 3 The one who reads this is blessed, k and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep l what is written in it are blessed, because the time is near!
To the seven churches in * Asia.
Grace and peace m to you from n the One who is, who was, and who is coming; o from the seven spirits p q before His throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, r the firstborn from the dead s and the ruler of the kings of the earth. t
To Him who loves us and has set us free u from our sins by His blood, v 6 and made us a kingdom, w priests x y to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. * Amen. z
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds, a
and every eye will see Him,
including those who pierced b Him.
And all the families of the earth c d e
This is certain. Amen.
8 “I am the * Alpha and the Omega,” i says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”