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Revelation 1:4-8
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Revelation 1:4-8
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Greetings and Doxology
4 John,
To the seven churches(A) in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(C) and from the seven spirits[a](D) before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(E) the firstborn from the dead,(F) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(G)
To him who loves us(H) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(I) 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(J) to serve his God and Father(K)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(L)
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[b](M)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(N)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn(O) because of him.”[c]
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(P) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(Q) the Almighty.”(R)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
Revelation 1:4-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 1:4-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 John:
To the seven churches in Asia.
Grace and peace(A) to you from[a] the One who is, who was, and who is coming;(B) from the seven spirits[b](C) before His throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To Him who loves us and has set us free[c] from our sins by His blood, 6 and made us a kingdom,[d] priests[e](D) to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds,(E)
and every eye will see Him,
including those who pierced[f] Him.
And all the families of the earth[g](F)[h]
will mourn over Him.[i](G)[j]
This is certain. Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(H) says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”
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- Revelation 1:4 Other mss add God
- Revelation 1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
- Revelation 1:6 Other mss read kings and
- Revelation 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
- Revelation 1:7 Or impaled
- Revelation 1:7 Or all the tribes of the land
- Revelation 1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
- Revelation 1:7 Or will wail because of Him
- Revelation 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
Revelation 1:4-8
King James Version
Revelation 1:4-8
King James Version
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.
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