Revelation 1-4
New Living Translation
Prologue
1 This is a revelation from[a] Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon[b] take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, 2 who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.
John’s Greeting to the Seven Churches
4 This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.[c]
Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit[d] before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. 6 He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
7 Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.
And everyone will see him—
even those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the world
will mourn for him.
Yes! Amen!
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,”[e] says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
Vision of the Son of Man
9 I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. 10 It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit.[f] Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. 11 It said, “Write in a book[g] everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. 13 And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man.[h] He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. 14 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. 15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.[i]
19 “Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.[j] 20 This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels[k] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
The Message to the Church in Ephesus
2 “Write this letter to the angel[l] of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:
2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. 3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first![m] 5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. 6 But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.
7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
The Message to the Church in Smyrna
8 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:
9 “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan. 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.
11 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.
The Message to the Church in Pergamum
12 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:
13 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.
14 “But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin. 15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. 16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.
The Message to the Church in Thyatira
18 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:
19 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.
20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering,[n] and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. 26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,
To them I will give authority over all the nations.
27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.[o]
28 They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!
29 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
The Message to the Church in Sardis
3 “Write this letter to the angel[p] of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit[q] of God and the seven stars:
“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. 3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
6 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
7 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.
This is the message from the one who is holy and true,
the one who has the key of David.
What he opens, no one can close;
and what he closes, no one can open:[r]
8 “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. 9 Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
10 “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. 11 I am coming soon.[s] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. 12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
13 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.
The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning[t] of God’s new creation:
15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
22 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”
Worship in Heaven
4 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” 2 And instantly I was in the Spirit,[u] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. 4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit[v] of God. 6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. 7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. 8 Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”
9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), 10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,
11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
Footnotes
- 1:1a Or of.
- 1:1b Or suddenly, or quickly.
- 1:4a Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
- 1:4b Greek the seven spirits.
- 1:8 Greek I am the Alpha and the Omega, referring to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
- 1:10 Or in spirit.
- 1:11 Or on a scroll.
- 1:13 Or like a son of man. See Dan 7:13. “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 1:18 Greek and Hades.
- 1:19 Or what you have seen and what they mean—the things that have already begun to happen.
- 1:20 Or the messengers.
- 2:1 Or the messenger; also in 2:8, 12, 18.
- 2:4 Greek You have lost your first love.
- 2:22 Greek a bed.
- 2:26-27 Ps 2:8-9 (Greek version).
- 3:1a Or the messenger; also in 3:7, 14.
- 3:1b Greek the seven spirits.
- 3:7 Isa 22:22.
- 3:11 Or suddenly, or quickly.
- 3:14 Or the ruler, or the source.
- 4:2 Or in spirit.
- 4:5 Greek They are the seven spirits.
Revelation 1-4
New American Standard Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which (A)God gave Him to (B)show to His bond-servants, (C)the things which must soon take place; and He sent and [a]communicated it (D)by His angel to His bond-servant (E)John, 2 who testified to (F)the word of God and to (G)the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. 3 (H)Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and [b]keep the things which are written in it; (I)for the time is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 (J)John to (K)the seven churches that are in (L)Asia: (M)Grace to you and peace from (N)Him who is, and who was, and who [c]is to come, and from (O)the [d]seven spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (P)the faithful witness, the (Q)firstborn of the dead, and the (R)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (S)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He made us into a (T)kingdom, (U)priests to [e](V)His God and Father—(W)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 (X)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and (Y)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (Z)mourn over Him. [f]So it is to be. Amen.
8 “I am (AA)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the (AB)Lord God, “(AC)who is and who was and who [g]is to come, the Almighty.”
The Patmos Vision
9 (AD)I, John, your (AE)brother and (AF)fellow participant in the tribulation and (AG)kingdom and [h](AH)perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (AI)because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was (AJ)in the [i]Spirit on (AK)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (AL)like the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “(AM)Write [j]on a scroll what you see, and send it to the (AN)seven churches: to (AO)Ephesus, (AP)Smyrna, (AQ)Pergamum, (AR)Thyatira, (AS)Sardis, (AT)Philadelphia, and (AU)Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw (AV)seven golden lampstands; 13 and (AW)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (AX)like [k]a son of man, (AY)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (AZ)wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His (BA)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (BB)His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His (BC)feet were like [l]burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His (BD)voice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held (BE)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (BF)sharp two-edged sword; and His (BG)face was like (BH)the sun [m]shining in its strength.
17 When I saw Him, I (BI)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (BJ)placed His right hand on me, saying, “(BK)Do not be afraid; (BL)I am the first and the last, 18 and the (BM)living One; and I [n](BN)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have (BO)the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore (BP)write (BQ)the things which you have seen, [o]and the things which are, and the things which will take place (BR)after these things. 20 As for the (BS)mystery of the (BT)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (BU)seven golden lampstands: the (BV)seven stars are the angels of (BW)the seven churches, and the seven (BX)lampstands are the seven churches.
Message to Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (BY)Ephesus write:
The One who holds (BZ)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [p](CA)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
2 ‘(CB)I know your deeds and your labor and [q]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (CC)put those who call themselves (CD)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have [r]perseverance and have endured (CE)on account of My name, and have not become weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have (CF)left your first love. 5 Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and (CG)repent, and (CH)do the [s]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your (CI)lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the (CJ)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (CK)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (CL)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from (CM)the tree of life, which is in the (CN)Paradise of God.’
Message to Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (CO)Smyrna write:
(CP)The first and the last, who [t](CQ)was dead, and has come to life, says this:
9 ‘I know your (CR)tribulation and your (CS)poverty (but you are (CT)rich), and the [u]slander by those who (CU)say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of (CV)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be (CW)tested, and you will have tribulation (CX)for ten days. [v]Be (CY)faithful until death, and I will give you (CZ)the crown of life. 11 (DA)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DB)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the (DC)second death.’
Message to Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in (DD)Pergamum write:
The One who has (DE)the sharp two-edged sword says this:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (DF)Satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny (DG)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (DH)witness, My (DI)faithful one, who was killed among you, (DJ)where Satan dwells. 14 But (DK)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the (DL)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a [w]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (DM)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the (DN)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (DO)repent; or else (DP)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (DQ)the sword of My mouth. 17 (DR)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DS)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden (DT)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (DU)new name written on the stone (DV)which no one knows except the one who receives it.’
Message to Thyatira
18 “And to the angel of the church in (DW)Thyatira write:
(DX)The Son of God, (DY)who has [x]eyes like a flame of fire, and [y]feet like burnished bronze, says this:
19 ‘(DZ)I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and [z]perseverance, and that your [aa]deeds of late are greater than [ab]at first. 20 But (EA)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (EB)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they (EC)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (ED)I gave her time to repent, and she (EE)does not want to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who (EF)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [ac]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [ad]plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who (EG)searches the [ae]minds and hearts; and (EH)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (EI)Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the (EJ)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (EK)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (EL)what you have, hold firmly (EM)until I come. 26 (EN)The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds (EO)until the end, (EP)I will give him authority over the [af]nations; 27 and he shall [ag](EQ)rule them with a rod of iron, (ER)as the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him (ES)the morning star. 29 (ET)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Sardis
3 “To the angel of the church in (EU)Sardis write:
He who has [ah](EV)the seven spirits of God and (EW)the seven stars, says this: ‘(EX)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are (EY)dead. 2 Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 3 So (EZ)remember [ai]what you have received and heard; and [aj]keep it, and (FA)repent. Then if you are not alert, (FB)I will come (FC)like a thief, and you will not know at (FD)what hour I will come to you. 4 But you have a few [ak](FE)people in (FF)Sardis who have not (FG)soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me (FH)in white, for they are worthy. 5 (FI)The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in (FJ)white garments; and I will not (FK)erase his name from the book of life, and (FL)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6 (FM)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in (FN)Philadelphia write:
(FO)He who is holy, (FP)who is true, who has (FQ)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
8 ‘(FR)I know your [al]deeds. Behold, I have put before you (FS)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and (FT)have not denied My name. 9 Behold, I [am]will make those of (FU)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them (FV)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that (FW)I have loved you. 10 Because you have (FX)kept (FY)My [an]word of perseverance, (FZ)I also will keep you from the hour of the [ao](GA)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole [ap](GB)world, to [aq]test (GC)those who live on the earth. 11 (GD)I am coming quickly; (GE)hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your (GF)crown. 12 (GG)The one who overcomes, I will make him a (GH)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the (GI)name of My God, and (GJ)the name of the city of My God, (GK)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My (GL)new name. 13 (GM)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Laodicea
14 “To the angel of the church in (GN)Laodicea write:
(GO)The Amen, (GP)the faithful and true Witness, (GQ)the [ar]Origin of the creation of God, says this:
15 ‘(GR)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; (GS)I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, “(GT)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked, 18 I advise you to (GU)buy from Me (GV)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and (GW)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (GX)the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see. 19 (GY)Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and (GZ)repent. 20 Behold, I stand (HA)at the door and (HB)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (HC)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 (HD)The one who overcomes, I will grant to him (HE)to sit with Me on My throne, as (HF)I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. 22 (HG)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Scene in Heaven
4 After (HH)these things I looked, and behold, (HI)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, (HJ)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “(HK)Come up here, and I will (HL)show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was (HM)in the [as]Spirit; and behold, (HN)a throne was standing in heaven, and (HO)someone was sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a (HP)jasper stone and a (HQ)sardius in appearance; and there was a [at](HR)rainbow around the throne, like an (HS)emerald in appearance. 4 (HT)Around the throne were (HU)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw (HV)twenty-four elders (HW)sitting, clothed in (HX)white garments, and (HY)golden crowns on their heads.
The Throne and Worship of the Creator
5 Out from the throne *came (HZ)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were (IA)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are [au](IB)the seven spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there was something like a (IC)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the [av]center and (ID)around the throne, (IE)four living creatures (IF)full of eyes in front and behind. 7 (IG)The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the (IH)four living creatures, each one of them having (II)six wings, are (IJ)full of eyes around and within; and (IK)day and night [aw]they do not cease to say,
“(IL)Holy, holy, holy is the (IM)Lord God, the Almighty, (IN)who was and who is and who [ax]is to come.”
9 And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who (IO)sits on the throne, to (IP)Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the (IQ)twenty-four elders will (IR)fall down before Him who (IS)sits on the throne, and they will worship (IT)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their (IU)crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “(IV)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You (IW)created all things, and because of Your will they [ay]existed, and were created.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:1 Or signified
- Revelation 1:3 Or follow
- Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
- Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father
- Revelation 1:7 Or Yes. Amen.
- Revelation 1:8 Or is coming
- Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 1:10 Or spirit
- Revelation 1:11 Or in a book
- Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man
- Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass
- Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
- Revelation 1:18 Lit became
- Revelation 1:19 Or both the things
- Revelation 2:1 Lit in the middle of
- Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:3 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds
- Revelation 2:8 Lit became
- Revelation 2:9 Or blasphemy
- Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful
- Revelation 2:14 I.e., a temptation to sin
- Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes
- Revelation 2:18 Lit His feet
- Revelation 2:19 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:19 Lit last deeds
- Revelation 2:19 Lit the first
- Revelation 2:22 One early ms their
- Revelation 2:23 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
- Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man
- Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
- Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd
- Revelation 3:1 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 3:3 Lit how
- Revelation 3:3 Or follow
- Revelation 3:4 Lit names
- Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold...shut), that you have
- Revelation 3:9 Lit give
- Revelation 3:10 Or instruction
- Revelation 3:10 Or temptation
- Revelation 3:10 Lit inhabited earth
- Revelation 3:10 Or tempt
- Revelation 3:14 Or Beginning; i.e., Originator
- Revelation 4:2 Or spirit
- Revelation 4:3 Or halo
- Revelation 4:5 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 4:6 Lit middle of the throne and around
- Revelation 4:8 Lit they have no rest, saying,
- Revelation 4:8 Or is coming
- Revelation 4:11 Lit were
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