Revelation 1
New Life Version
1 The things that are written in the Book are made known by Jesus Christ. God gave these things to Christ so He could show them to the servants He owns. These are things which must happen very soon. Christ sent His angel to John who is a servant owned by Him. Christ made these things known to John. 2 John tells that the Word of God is true. He tells of Jesus Christ and all that he saw and heard of Him. 3 The man who reads this Book and listens to it being read and obeys what it says will be happy. For all these things will happen soon.
John Writes to the Seven Churches in Asia
4 This is John writing to the seven churches in the country of Asia. May you have loving-favor and peace from God Who was and Who is and Who is to come. May you have loving-favor and peace from the seven Spirits who are before His throne. 5 May you have loving-favor and peace from Jesus Christ Who is faithful in telling the truth. Jesus Christ is the first to be raised from the dead. He is the head over all the kings of the earth. He is the One Who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood. 6 Christ has made us a holy nation of religious leaders who can go to His God and Father. He is the One to receive honor and power forever! Let it be so. 7 See! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see Him. Even the men who killed Him will see Him. All the people on the earth will cry out in sorrow because of Him. Yes, let it be so.
8 The Lord God says, “I am the First and the Last, the beginning and the end of all things. I am the All-powerful One Who was and Who is and Who is to come.”
What God Wanted to Show John of Christ
9 I, John, am your Christian brother. I have shared with you in suffering because of Jesus Christ. I have also shared with you His holy nation and we have not given up. I was put on the island called Patmos because I preached the Word of God and told about Jesus Christ. 10 I was under the Spirit’s power on the Lord’s Day when I heard a loud voice behind me like the loud sound of a horn. 11 It said, “(*I am the First and the Last.) Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches. They are in the cities of Ephesus and Smyrna and Pergamum and Thyatira and Sardis and Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
12 I turned around to see who was speaking to me. As I turned, I saw seven lights made of gold. 13 Among the lights stood One Who looked like the Son of Man. He had on a long coat that came to His feet. A belt of gold was around His chest. 14 His head and His hair were white like white wool. They were as white as snow. His eyes were like fire. 15 His feet were like shining brass as bright as if it were in a fire. His voice sounded like powerful rushing water. 16 He held seven stars in His right hand. A sharp sword that cuts both ways came out of His mouth. His face was shining as bright as the sun shines at noon. 17 When I saw Him, I fell down at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever. I have power over death and hell. 19 So write the things you have seen and the things that are and the things that will happen later. 20 This is what the seven stars and the seven lights made of gold mean that you saw in My right hand. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches. The seven lights are the seven churches.
Revelation 1
World English Bible
1 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ,[a] which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel[b] to his servant, John, 2 who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood— 6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests(A) to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold,[c] he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,[d] ” says the Lord God,[e] “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet 11 saying,[f] “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies:[g] to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands. 13 And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man,(B) clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters. 16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.
He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.[h] 19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter. 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels[i] of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.
Footnotes
- 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
- 1:1 or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned)
- 1:7 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
- 1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”
- 1:8 TR omits “God”
- 1:11 TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.”
- 1:11 TR adds “which are in Asia”
- 1:18 or, Hell
- 1:20 or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned)
Apocalipse 1
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Título e assunto do livro
1 Revelação de Jesus Cristo, a qual Deus lhe deu para mostrar aos seus servos as coisas que brevemente devem acontecer; e pelo seu anjo as enviou e as notificou a João, seu servo, 2 o qual testificou da palavra de Deus, e do testemunho de Jesus Cristo, e de tudo o que tem visto. 3 Bem-aventurado aquele que lê, e os que ouvem as palavras desta profecia, e guardam as coisas que nela estão escritas; porque o tempo está próximo.
Dedicação às sete igrejas da Ásia
4 João, às sete igrejas que estão na Ásia: Graça e paz seja convosco da parte daquele que é, e que era, e que há de vir, e da dos sete Espíritos que estão diante do seu trono; 5 e da parte de Jesus Cristo, que é a fiel testemunha, o primogênito dos mortos e o príncipe dos reis da terra.
Àquele que nos ama, e em seu sangue nos lavou dos nossos pecados, 6 e nos fez reis e sacerdotes para Deus e seu Pai, a ele, glória e poder para todo o sempre. Amém!
7 Eis que vem com as nuvens, e todo olho o verá, até os mesmos que o traspassaram; e todas as tribos da terra se lamentarão sobre ele. Sim! Amém!
8 Eu sou o Alfa e o Ômega, o Princípio e o Fim, diz o Senhor, que é, e que era, e que há de vir, o Todo-Poderoso.
João em Patmos. A visão de Jesus glorificado. Mensagem às igrejas da Ásia
9 Eu, João, que também sou vosso irmão e companheiro na aflição, e no Reino, e na paciência de Jesus Cristo, estava na ilha chamada Patmos, por causa da palavra de Deus e pelo testemunho de Jesus Cristo. 10 Eu fui arrebatado em espírito, no dia do Senhor, e ouvi detrás de mim uma grande voz, como de trombeta, 11 que dizia: O que vês, escreve-o num livro e envia-o às sete igrejas que estão na Ásia: a Éfeso, e a Esmirna, e a Pérgamo, e a Tiatira, e a Sardes, e a Filadélfia, e a Laodiceia. 12 E virei-me para ver quem falava comigo. E, virando-me, vi sete castiçais de ouro; 13 e, no meio dos sete castiçais, um semelhante ao Filho do Homem, vestido até aos pés de uma veste comprida e cingido pelo peito com um cinto de ouro. 14 E a sua cabeça e cabelos eram brancos como lã branca, como a neve, e os olhos, como chama de fogo; 15 e os seus pés, semelhantes a latão reluzente, como se tivesse sido refinado numa fornalha; e a sua voz, como a voz de muitas águas. 16 E ele tinha na sua destra sete estrelas; e da sua boca saía uma aguda espada de dois fios; e o seu rosto era como o sol, quando na sua força resplandece.
17 E eu, quando o vi, caí a seus pés como morto; e ele pôs sobre mim a sua destra, dizendo-me: Não temas; eu sou o Primeiro e o Último 18 e o que vive; fui morto, mas eis aqui estou vivo para todo o sempre. Amém! E tenho as chaves da morte e do inferno. 19 Escreve as coisas que tens visto, e as que são, e as que depois destas hão de acontecer: 20 O mistério das sete estrelas, que viste na minha destra, e dos sete castiçais de ouro. As sete estrelas são os anjos das sete igrejas, e os sete castiçais, que viste, são as sete igrejas.
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