Revelation 1
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.
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
Apocalipsis 1
Dios Habla Hoy
1 Ésta es la revelación que Dios hizo a Jesucristo, para que él mostrara a sus siervos lo que pronto ha de suceder. Jesucristo lo ha dado a conocer enviando su ángel a su siervo Juan, 2 el cual ha dicho la verdad de todo lo que vio, y es testigo del mensaje de Dios confirmado por Jesucristo.
3 Dichoso el que lee y dichosos los que escuchan la lectura de este mensaje profético, y hacen caso de lo que aquí está escrito, porque ya se acerca el tiempo.
4 Juan saluda a las siete iglesias de la provincia de Asia. Reciban ustedes gracia y paz de parte del que es y era y ha de venir, y de parte de los siete espíritus que están delante de su trono, 5 y también de parte de Jesucristo, testigo fiel, que fue el primero en resucitar y tiene autoridad sobre los reyes de la tierra. Cristo nos ama, y nos ha librado de nuestros pecados derramando su sangre, 6 y ha hecho de nosotros un reino; nos ha hecho sacerdotes al servicio de su Dios y Padre. ¡Que la gloria y el poder sean suyos para siempre! Amén.
7 ¡Cristo viene en las nubes!
Todos lo verán,
incluso los que lo traspasaron;
y todos los pueblos del mundo
harán duelo por él.
Sí, amén.
8 «Yo soy el alfa y la omega,» dice el Señor, el Dios todopoderoso, el que es y era y ha de venir.
Visión preparatoria
9 Yo, Juan, soy hermano de ustedes, y por mi unión con Jesús tengo parte con ustedes en el reino de Dios, en los sufrimientos y en la fortaleza para soportarlos. Por haber anunciado el mensaje de Dios confirmado por Jesús, me encontraba yo en la isla llamada Patmos. 10 Y sucedió que en el día del Señor quedé bajo el poder del Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una fuerte voz, como un toque de trompeta, 11 que me decía: «Escribe en un libro lo que ves, y mándalo a las siete iglesias de la provincia de Asia: a Éfeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardes, Filadelfia y Laodicea.»
12 Me volví para ver de quién era la voz que me hablaba; y al hacerlo vi siete candelabros de oro, 13 y en medio de los siete candelabros vi a alguien que parecía ser un hijo de hombre, vestido con una ropa que le llegaba hasta los pies y con un cinturón de oro a la altura del pecho. 14 Sus cabellos eran blancos como la lana, o como la nieve, y sus ojos parecían llamas de fuego. 15 Sus pies brillaban como bronce pulido, fundido en un horno; y su voz era tan fuerte como el ruido de una cascada. 16 En su mano derecha tenía siete estrellas, y de su boca salía una aguda espada de dos filos. Su cara era como el sol cuando brilla en todo su esplendor.
17 Al verlo, caí a sus pies como muerto. Pero él, poniendo su mano derecha sobre mí, me dijo: «No tengas miedo; yo soy el primero y el último, 18 y el que vive. Estuve muerto, pero ahora vivo para siempre. Yo tengo las llaves del reino de la muerte. 19 Escribe lo que has visto: lo que ahora hay y lo que va a haber después. 20 Éste es el secreto de las siete estrellas que has visto en mi mano derecha, y de los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas representan a los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candelabros representan a las siete iglesias.
Revelation 1
King James Version
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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