⁹I, John,^a your brother and companion in the suffering^b and kingdom^c and patient endurance^d that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God^e and the testimony of Jesus.^f ¹⁰On the Lord’s Day^g I was in the Spirit,^h and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,ⁱ ¹¹which said: “Write on a scroll what you see^j and send it to the seven churches:^k to Ephesus,^l Smyrna,^m Pergamum,ⁿ Thyatira,^o Sardis,^p Philadelphia^q and Laodicea.”^r

¹²I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,^s ¹³and among the lampstands^t was someone like a son of man,^d^u dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet^v and with a golden sash around his chest.^w ¹⁴The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.^x ¹⁵His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,^y and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.^z ¹⁶In his right hand he held seven stars,^a and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.^b His face was like the sun^c shining in all its brilliance.

¹⁷When I saw him, I fell at his feet^d as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me^e and said: “Do not be afraid.^f I am the First and the Last.^g ¹⁸I am the Living One; I was dead,^h and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!ⁱ And I hold the keys of death and Hades.^j

¹⁹“Write, therefore, what you have seen,^k what is now and what will take place later.

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Revelation 1:17: When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last …”

Footnotes

dSee Daniel 7:13.

Cross references

aver 1
bSee Ac 14:22; 2 Co 1:7; Php 4:14
cver 6
d 2 Ti 2:12
ever 2; See Heb 4:12
fSee ver 2
g Ac 20:7
h Rev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10
i Ex 20:18; Rev 4:1
jver 19
kver 4, 20
lSee Ac 18:19
m Rev 2:8
n Rev 2:12
o Ac 16:14; Rev 2:18, 24
p Rev 3:1
q Rev 3:7
rSee Col 2:1; Rev 3:14
sver 20; Ex 25:31–40; Zec 4:2; Rev 2:1
t Rev 2:1
u Eze 1:26; Da 7:13; 10:16; Rev 14:14
v Isa 6:1
w Da 10:5; Rev 15:6
x Da 7:9; 10:6; Rev 2:18; 19:12
y Eze 1:7; Da 10:6; Rev 2:18
z Eze 43:2; Rev 14:2; 19:6
aver 20; Rev 2:1; 3:1
b Isa 1:20; 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12, 16; 19:15, 21
c Jdg 5:31; Mt 17:2
d Eze 1:28; Da 8:17, 18
e Da 8:18
fSee Mt 14:27
g Isa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 22:13
h Ro 6:9; Rev 2:8
i Dt 32:40; Da 4:34; 12:7; Rev 4:9, 10; 10:6; 15:7
j Rev 9:1; 20:1
kver 11; Hab 2:2