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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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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 Other mss add God
  2. Revelation 1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit
  3. Revelation 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
  4. Revelation 1:6 Other mss read kings and
  5. Revelation 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
  6. Revelation 1:7 Or impaled
  7. Revelation 1:7 Or all the tribes of the land
  8. Revelation 1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
  9. Revelation 1:7 Or will wail because of Him
  10. Revelation 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
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Revelation 1:4-8
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Greetings to the Churches

4 John, to the seven churches in Asia:[a] grace to you and peace from the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, and from the seven spirits who are 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 the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever[b]. Amen.

7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds,
    and every eye will see him,
even every one who pierced him,
    and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him.

Yes, amen.

8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
  2. Revelation 1:6 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
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