Revelation 1:9-20
Legacy Standard Bible
The Vision of the Son of Man
9 (A)I, John, your (B)brother and (C)fellow partaker in the tribulation and (D)kingdom and [a](E)perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (F)because of the word of God and the witness of Jesus. 10 I was [b](G)in the Spirit on (H)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (I)like a trumpet, 11 saying, “(J)Write in a scroll what you see, and send it to the (K)seven churches: to (L)Ephesus and to (M)Smyrna and to (N)Pergamum and to (O)Thyatira and to (P)Sardis and to (Q)Philadelphia and to (R)Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw (S)seven golden lampstands; 13 and (T)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (U)like [c]a son of man, (V)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (W)girded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 And His head and His (X)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (Y)His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His (Z)feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His (AA)voice was like the sound of many waters, 16 and having in His right hand (AB)seven stars, and a (AC)sharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth, and His (AD)face was like (AE)the sun [d]shining in its power.
17 And when I saw Him, I (AF)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (AG)placed His right hand on me, saying, “(AH)Do not fear; (AI)I am the first and the last, 18 and the (AJ)living One; and I [e](AK)was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have (AL)the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore (AM)write (AN)the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place (AO)after these things. 20 As for the (AP)mystery of the (AQ)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (AR)seven golden lampstands: the (AS)seven stars are the angels of (AT)the seven churches, and the seven (AU)lampstands are the seven churches.
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- Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 1:10 Or in spirit
- Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man
- Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
- Revelation 1:18 Lit became
Revelation 1:9-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A Vision of Christ
9 I, John, your brother who share with you the persecution and the kingdom and the endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.[a](A) 10 I was in the spirit[b] on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet(B) 11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,(C) 13 and in the midst of the lampstands I saw one like the Son of Man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash across his chest.(D) 14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire;(E) 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.(F) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.(G)
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(H) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(I) 19 Now write what you have seen, what is, and what is to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(J)
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