³ Blessed (happy, ^[a]to be envied) is the man who reads aloud [in the assemblies] the word of this prophecy; and blessed (happy, ^[b]to be envied) are those who hear [it read] and who keep themselves true to the things which are written in it [heeding them and laying them to heart], for the time [for them to be fulfilled] is near.

⁴ John to the seven assemblies (churches) that are in Asia: May grace (God’s unmerited favor) be granted to you and spiritual peace (^[c]the peace of Christ’s kingdom) from Him Who is and Who was and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits [^[d]the sevenfold Holy Spirit] before His throne,^(A)

⁵ And from Jesus Christ the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead [first to be brought back to life] and the Prince (Ruler) of the kings of the earth. To Him Who ^[e]ever loves us and has ^[f]once [for all] loosed and freed us from our sins by His own blood,^(B)