Revelation 1–7

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.

2Unto ^athe angel of the church of ^bEphesus write; These things saith ^che that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh ^din the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; ^2eI know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not ^fbear them which are evil: and ^gthou hast tried them ^hwhich say they are ⁱapostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: ³And hast ^fjborne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and ^khast not fainted. ⁴Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left ^lthy first love. ⁵Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else ^mI will come unto thee quickly, and will remove ⁿthy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. ⁶But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of ^othe Nicolaitans, which I also hate. ^7pHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^qTo him that overcometh will I give to eat of ^rthe tree of life, which is in the midst of ^sthe paradise of God.

⁸And unto ^athe angel of the church in ^tSmyrna write; These things saith ^uthe first and the last, ^vwhich was dead, and is alive; ^9eI know thy works, and tribulation, and ^wpoverty, (but thou art ^wrich) and I know the blasphemy of ^xythem which say they are Jews, and are not, but are ^ythe synagogue of ^zSatan. ¹⁰Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ^aye shall have ^btribulation ^cten days: ^dbe thou ^efaithful unto death, and I will give thee ^fa crown of life. ^11gHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^gHe that overcometh ^hshall not be hurt of ⁱthe second death.

¹²And to ^jthe angel of the church in ^kPergamos write; These things saith ^lhe which hath the sharp sword with two edges; ^13mI know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where ⁿSatan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not ^odenied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my ^efaithful ^pmartyr, who was slain among you, where ⁿSatan dwelleth. ^14ppBut I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of ^qBalaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, ^rto eat things sacrificed unto idols, and ^sto commit fornication. ¹⁵So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of ^tthe Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. ¹⁶Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and ^uwill fight against them with ^lthe sword of my mouth. ^17gHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; ^gTo him that overcometh will I give to eat of ^vthe hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone ^wa new name written, ^xwhich no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

¹⁸And unto ^jthe angel of the church in ^yThyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, ^zwho hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and ^ahis feet are like fine brass; ^19mI know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. ^20bNotwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman ^cJezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to ^decommit fornication, and ^dto eat things sacrificed unto idols. ²¹And ^fI gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. ²²Behold, I will ^gcast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. ²³And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he ^hwhich searcheth ⁱthe reins and ^ihhearts: and ^kI will give unto every one of you according to your works. ²⁴But unto you I say, and unto the rest in ^lThyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of ^mSatan, as they speak; I will ⁿput upon you none other burden. ²⁵But ^othat which ye have already hold fast till ^ooI come. ^26pAnd he that overcometh, and keepeth my works ^qunto the end, to ^rhim will I give power over the nations: ²⁷And ^she shall ^trule them with a rod of iron; ^sas the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: ^ueven as I received of my Father. ²⁸And I will give him ^wthe morning star. ^29xHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

3And unto ^athe angel of the church in ^bSardis write; These things saith he that hath ^cthe seven Spirits of God, and ^dthe seven stars; I ^eknow thy works, that thou hast a name ^fthat thou livest, and ^fgart dead. ²Be ^hwatchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy ⁱworks perfect before God. ^3kRemember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and ^lrepent. If therefore thou shalt not ^hwatch, I will ^mcome on thee ⁿas a thief, and ⁿthou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. ⁴Thou hast a few ^onames even in ^bSardis which have not ^pdefiled their garments; and they shall walk with me ^qin white: for they are ^rworthy. ^5sHe that overcometh, the same ^tshall be clothed ^qin white raiment; and I will not ^ublot out his name out of ^vthe book of life, but ^wI will confess his name before my Father, and ^xbefore his angels. ^6yHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

⁷And to ^athe angel of the church in ^zPhiladelphia write; These things saith ^ahe that is ^bholy, ^ahe that is ^ctrue, he that hath ^dthe key of David, ^ehe that openeth, and no man shutteth; and ^fshutteth, and no man openeth; ^8gI know thy works: behold, I have set before thee ^han open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not ⁱdenied my name. ⁹Behold, I will make them of ^kthe synagogue of Satan, ^kwhich say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, ^lI will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that ^mI have loved thee. ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, ⁿI also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon ^oall the world, to try ^pthem that dwell upon the earth. ^11qBehold, I come quickly: ^rshold that fast which thou hast, that no man take ^tthy crown. ^12uHim that overcometh will I make ^va pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him ^wthe name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is ^xnew Jerusalem, ^ywhich cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him ^zmy new name. ^13aHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

¹⁴And unto ^bthe angel of the church ^||of the ^cLaodiceans write; These things saith the ^dAmen, ^ethe faithful and ^ftrue witness, ^gthe beginning of the creation of God; ^15hI know thy works, that thou art…