and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

To him who loves us and has set us free[a] from our sins by his blood,(D) and made us a kingdom,[b] priests[c](E) to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.(F)

Look, he is coming with the clouds,(G)
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
And all the tribes[d] of the earth[e](H)
will mourn over him.[f][g] (I)
So it is to be. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
  2. 1:6 Other mss read kings and
  3. 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
  4. 1:7 Or peoples
  5. 1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
  6. 1:7 Or will wail because of him
  7. 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

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

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](I)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(J)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(K) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  2. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10