Revelation 1:1-3

Expanded Bible

John Tells About This Book

1 This is the revelation ·of Jesus Christ [about Jesus Christ; or given by Jesus Christ; ^Cthe author could be intentionally ambiguous], which God gave to him, to show his servants what must ·soon [quickly] happen. And Jesus sent his angel to ·show it [make it known] to his servant John, ² who has ·told [witnessed; testified to] everything he has seen. It is the word of God; it is the ·message [witness; testimony] from Jesus Christ. ³ ·Blessed [Happy] is the one who reads the words of ·God’s message [^Lthe prophecy], and ·blessed [happy] are the people who hear this message and ·do [keep; obey] what is written in it [^Cthe context envisioned is a leader reading to a congregation]. ·The time is near when all of this will happen [^LFor the time is near].