Chronological
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which (A)God gave Him to (B)show to His slaves (C)the things which must soon happen; and He indicated this (D)by sending it through His angel to His slave [a](E)John, 2 who bore witness to (F)the word of God and to (G)the witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 (H)Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, (I)for the time is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 (J)John to (K)the seven churches that are in (L)Asia: (M)Grace to you and peace, from (N)the One who is and who was and who [b]is to come, and from (O)the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (P)the faithful witness, the (Q)firstborn of the dead, and the (R)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (S)loves us and released us from our sins [c]by His blood— 6 and He has made us to be a (T)kingdom, (U)priests to [d](V)His God and Father—(W)to Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. 7 (X)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and (Y)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (Z)mourn over Him. Yes, amen.
8 “I am (AA)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the [e](AB)Lord God, “(AC)who is and who was and who [f]is to come, the Almighty.”
The Vision of the Son of Man
9 (AD)I, John, your (AE)brother and (AF)fellow partaker in the tribulation and (AG)kingdom and [g](AH)perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (AI)because of the word of God and the witness of Jesus. 10 I was [h](AJ)in the Spirit on (AK)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (AL)like a trumpet, 11 saying, “(AM)Write in a scroll what you see, and send it to the (AN)seven churches: to (AO)Ephesus and to (AP)Smyrna and to (AQ)Pergamum and to (AR)Thyatira and to (AS)Sardis and to (AT)Philadelphia and to (AU)Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw (AV)seven golden lampstands; 13 and (AW)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (AX)like [i]a son of man, (AY)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (AZ)girded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 And His head and His (BA)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (BB)His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His (BC)feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His (BD)voice was like the sound of many waters, 16 and having in His right hand (BE)seven stars, and a (BF)sharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth, and His (BG)face was like (BH)the sun [j]shining in its power.
17 And when I saw Him, I (BI)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (BJ)placed His right hand on me, saying, “(BK)Do not fear; (BL)I am the first and the last, 18 and the (BM)living One; and I [k](BN)was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have (BO)the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore (BP)write (BQ)the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place (BR)after these things. 20 As for the (BS)mystery of the (BT)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (BU)seven golden lampstands: the (BV)seven stars are the angels of (BW)the seven churches, and the seven (BX)lampstands are the seven churches.
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (BY)Ephesus write:
This is what the One who holds (BZ)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [l](CA)among the seven golden lampstands, says:
2 ‘(CB)I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot bear with those who are evil, and you (CC)put to the test those who call themselves (CD)apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have perseverance and have [m]endured (CE)for My name’s sake, you also have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have (CF)left your first love. 5 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and (CG)repent and (CH)do the [n]deeds you did at first. But if not, I am coming to you and will remove your (CI)lampstand out of its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the (CJ)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (CK)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (CL)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of (CM)the tree of life which is in the (CN)Paradise of God.’
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (CO)Smyrna write:
(CP)This is what the first and the last, who [o](CQ)was dead, and has come to life, says:
9 ‘I know your (CR)tribulation and your (CS)poverty (but you are (CT)rich), and the blasphemy by those who (CU)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of (CV)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be (CW)tested, and you will have tribulation (CX)for ten days. [p]Be (CY)faithful until death, and I will give you (CZ)the crown of life. 11 (DA)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DB)He who overcomes will never be hurt by the (DC)second death.’
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in (DD)Pergamum write:
This is what the One who has (DE)the sharp two-edged sword says:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (DF)Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny (DG)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (DH)witness, My (DI)faithful one, who was killed among you, (DJ)where Satan dwells. 14 But (DK)I have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold the (DL)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (DM)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the (DN)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (DO)repent. But if not, (DP)I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with (DQ)the sword of My mouth. 17 (DR)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DS)To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden (DT)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (DU)new name written on the stone (DV)which no one knows but he who receives it.’
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “And to the angel of the church in (DW)Thyatira write:
(DX)This is what the Son of God, the One (DY)who has [q]eyes like a flame of fire and His feet are like burnished bronze, says:
19 ‘(DZ)I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your last deeds are greater than [r]at first. 20 But (EA)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (EB)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and deceives My slaves so that they (EC)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (ED)And I gave her time to repent, and she (EE)does not wish to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her [s]on a bed of sickness, and those who (EF)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [t]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [u]pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who (EG)searches the [v]minds and hearts; and (EH)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (EI)Thyatira, who do not have this teaching, who have not known the (EJ)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (EK)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (EL)what you have, hold fast (EM)until I come. 26 (EN)And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds (EO)until the end, (EP)to him I will give authority over the [w]nations; 27 and he shall [x](EQ)rule them with a rod of iron, (ER)as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him (ES)the morning star. 29 (ET)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
To the Church in Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in (EU)Sardis write:
This is what He who has (EV)the seven Spirits of God and (EW)the seven stars, says: ‘(EX)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, [y]but you are (EY)dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of My God. 3 So (EZ)remember [z]what you have received and heard; and keep it, and (FA)repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, (FB)I will come (FC)like a thief, and you will not know at (FD)what hour I will come to you. 4 But you have a few [aa](FE)names in (FF)Sardis who have not (FG)defiled their garments, and they will walk with Me (FH)in white, for they are worthy. 5 (FI)He who overcomes will thus be clothed in (FJ)white garments, and I will never (FK)erase his name from the book of life, and (FL)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6 (FM)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in (FN)Philadelphia write:
(FO)This is what He who is holy, (FP)who is true, who has (FQ)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says:
8 ‘(FR)I know your [ab]deeds. Behold, I have given before you (FS)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and (FT)have not denied My name. 9 Behold, I am giving up those of (FU)the synagogue of Satan, those who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them (FV)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that (FW)I have loved you. 10 Because you have (FX)kept the word of (FY)My perseverance, (FZ)I also will keep you from the hour of [ac](GA)testing, which is about to come upon the whole [ad](GB)world, to [ae]test (GC)those who dwell on the earth. 11 (GD)I am coming quickly; (GE)hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your (GF)crown. 12 (GG)He who overcomes, I will make him a (GH)pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he will never go out from it anymore. And I will write on him the (GI)name of My God, and (GJ)the name of the city of My God, (GK)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My (GL)new name. 13 (GM)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “And to the angel of the church in (GN)Laodicea write:
(GO)This is what the Amen, (GP)the faithful and true Witness, (GQ)the [af]Beginning of the creation of God, says:
15 ‘(GR)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. (GS)I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will [ag]spit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, “(GT)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked. 18 I advise you to (GU)buy from Me (GV)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and (GW)white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that (GX)the shame of your nakedness will not be manifested; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19 (GY)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Therefore be zealous and (GZ)repent. 20 Behold, I stand (HA)at the door and (HB)knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (HC)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 (HD)He who overcomes, I will grant to him (HE)to sit down with Me on My throne, as (HF)I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 (HG)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
The Throne in Heaven
4 After (HH)these things I looked, and behold, (HI)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, (HJ)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “(HK)Come up here, and I will (HL)show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was [ah](HM)in the Spirit, and behold, (HN)a throne was standing in heaven, and (HO)One sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a (HP)jasper stone and a (HQ)sardius in appearance; and there was a [ai](HR)rainbow around the throne, like an (HS)emerald in appearance. 4 (HT)Around the throne were (HU)twenty-four thrones, and upon those thrones I saw (HV)twenty-four elders (HW)sitting, clothed in (HX)white garments, and (HY)golden crowns on their heads. 5 And out from the throne come (HZ)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were (IA)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are (IB)the seven Spirits of God. 6 And before the throne there was something like a (IC)sea of glass, like crystal. And in the [aj]center and (ID)around the throne, (IE)four living creatures (IF)full of eyes in front and behind. 7 (IG)And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the (IH)four living creatures, each one of them having (II)six wings, are (IJ)full of eyes around and within, and (IK)day and night [ak]they do not cease to say,
“(IL)Holy, holy, holy is the [al](IM)Lord God, the Almighty, (IN)who was and who is and who [am]is to come.”
9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who (IO)sits on the throne, to (IP)Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the (IQ)twenty-four elders will (IR)fall down before Him who (IS)sits on the throne, and will worship (IT)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their (IU)crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “(IV)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You (IW)created all things, and because of Your will they [an]existed, and were created.”
The Scroll and the Lamb
5 Then I saw [ao]in the right hand of Him who (IX)sits on the throne a (IY)scroll written inside and on the back, (IZ)sealed up with seven seals. 2 Then I saw a (JA)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 3 And no one (JB)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4 Then I was crying greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop crying! Behold, the (JC)Lion that is (JD)from the tribe of Judah, the (JE)Root of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and in the midst of (JF)the elders a (JG)Lamb standing, as if (JH)slain, having seven (JI)horns and (JJ)seven eyes, which are (JK)the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took (JL)the scroll out of the right hand of Him who (JM)sits on the throne. 8 And when He had taken the scroll, the (JN)four living creatures and the (JO)twenty-four elders (JP)fell down before the (JQ)Lamb, each one having a (JR)harp and (JS)golden bowls full of incense, which are the (JT)prayers of the [ap]saints. 9 And they *sang a (JU)new song, saying,
“(JV)Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were (JW)slain and (JX)purchased for God with Your blood people from (JY)every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10 And You made them to be a (JZ)kingdom and (KA)priests to our God, and they will (KB)reign upon the earth.”
Angels Worship the Lamb
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels (KC)around the throne and the (KD)living creatures and the (KE)elders; and the number of them was (KF)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
“(KG)Worthy is the (KH)Lamb that was (KI)slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
13 And (KJ)every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,
“To Him who (KK)sits on the throne, and to the (KL)Lamb, (KM)be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.”
14 And the (KN)four living creatures kept saying, “(KO)Amen.” And the (KP)elders (KQ)fell down and worshiped.
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