Revelation 1

1The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;

1Revelation of Jesus Christ, whichGod gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

2Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

2who testified the word ofGod, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.

3A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.

3Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.

4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;

4John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;

5And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

6And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.

6and made us a kingdom, priests to hisGod and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

7See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.

7Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.

8I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] LordGod, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

9I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

9I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word ofGod, and for the testimony of Jesus.

10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and a great voice at my back, as of a horn, came to my ears,

10I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,

11Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

11saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

12And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;

12And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,

13And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.

13and in the midst of the [seven] lamps [one] like [the] Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:

14And his head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

14his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;

15And his feet like polished brass, as if it had been burned in a fire; and his voice was as the sound of great waters.

15and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;

16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

16and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.

17And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

18And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

19Put in writing, then, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will be after these;

19Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these.

20The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.

20The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.