Revelation 1:1–8

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which ^aGod gave Him to ^bshow to His slaves ^cthe things which must soon happen; and He indicated this ^dby sending it through His angel to His slave ^1eJohn,

²who bore witness to ^athe word of God and to ^bthe witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

^3aBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, ^bfor the time is near.

Message to the Seven Churches

^4aJohn to ^bthe seven churches that are in ^cAsia: ^dGrace to you and peace, from ^ethe One who is and who was and who ¹is to come, and from ^fthe seven Spirits who are before His throne,

⁵and from Jesus Christ, ^athe faithful witness, the ^bfirstborn of the dead, and the ^cruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^dloves us and released us from our sins ¹by His blood—

⁶and He has made us to be a ^akingdom, ^bpriests to ^1cHis God and Father—^dto Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.

^7aBehold, He is coming with the clouds, and ^bevery eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^cmourn over Him. Yes, amen.

⁸“I am ^athe Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^1bLord God, “^cwho is and who was and who ²is to come, the Almighty.”