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Revelation 1

1TheRevelationἈποκάλυψιςApokalupsisG602ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG1325himtoshowδεῖξαιdeixaiG1166untohisservantsG1401,evenG2532thethingsG3739whichmustshortlycomeG1096topassG1096:andhesentG649andsignifieditbyhisangelἀγγέλουangelouG32untohisservantG1401JohnἸωάννῃ,IōannēG2491;

2whobarewitnessG3140ofthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andofthetestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,evenG2532ofallthingsG3739thathesawG3708.

3Blessedishethatreadeth,andtheythathearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thewordsλόγουςlogousG3056oftheprophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,andkeepτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083thethingsthatarewrittenG1125therein:forthetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isathand.

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tothesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577thatareG1510inAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromhimwhoisG1510andwhowasG1510andwhoisG1510tocomeG2064;andfromthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151thatareG1510beforehisthroneθρόνουthronouG2362;

5andfromJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoisthefaithfulπιστός,pistosG4103witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andtherulerἄρχωνarchōnG758ofthekingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935oftheearthγῆς.gēsG1093. Untohimthatlovethus,andloosedG3089usfromoursinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266byhisbloodαἵματιaimatiG129;

6andhemadeG4160ustobeakingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,tobepriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409untohisGodθεῷtheōG2316andFatherπατρὶpatriG3962;tohimbethegloryδόξαdoxaG1391andthedominionκράτοςkratosG2904foreverandever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

7BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,hecomethwiththecloudsνεφελῶν,nephelōnG3507;andeveryeyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788shallseeG3708him,andtheythatpiercedhim;andallthetribesG5443oftheearthγῆς,gēsG1093shallmournG2875overhim.EvenG2532so,Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

8IamG1510theAlphaandtheOmegaὦōG5598, saiththeLordκύριοςkuriosG2962Godθεός,theosG2316,whoisG1510andwhowasG1510andwhoisG1510tocomeG2064,theAlmightyπαντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrG3841.

9IJohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491,yourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andpartakerwithyouinthetribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347andkingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932andpatiencewhichareinJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,wasintheislethatiscalledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564Patmos,forthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andthetestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

10IwasintheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ontheLord’sdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,andIheardG191behindmeagreatG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,asofatrumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536

11sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004,Whatthou seest,writeγράψονgrapsonG1125inabookβιβλίονbiblionG975andsendπέμψονpempsonG3992ittothesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577: untoEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,anduntoSmyrnaΣμύρνανSmurnanG4667,anduntoPergamumΠέργαμονPergamonG4010,anduntoThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateiraG2363,anduntoSardisΣάρδειςSardeisG4554,anduntoPhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianG5359,anduntoLaodiceaΛαοδίκειαν.¶LaodikeianG2993.

12AndIturnedἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaG1994toseeG3708thevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456thatspakewithme.AndhavingturnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994IsawG3708sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552candlesticks;

13andinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthecandlesticksonelikeuntoasonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, clothedwithagarment downtothefoot,andgirtaboutatthebreastsμαστοῖςmastoisG3149withagoldenχρυσᾶν.chrusanG5552girdle.

14AndhisheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776andhishairτρίχεςtrichesG2359werewhiteλευκαὶleukaiG3022aswhiteλευκὸνleukonG3022woolἔριονerionG2053,whiteG3022assnowχιὼνchiōnG5510;andhiseyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788wereasaflameφλὸξphloxG5395offireπυρὸςpurosG4442;

15andhisfeetG4228likeuntoburnishedbrass,asifithadbeenrefinedinafurnaceκαμίνῳkaminōG2575;andhisvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456asthevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204.

16AndhehadinhisrightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handχειρὶcheiriG5495sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792:andoutofhismouthστόματοςstomatosG4750proceededasharpὀξεῖαoxeiaG3691two-edgedswordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501:andhiscountenancewasasthesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246shinethinhisstrength.

17AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753IsawG3708him,IfellG4098athisfeetG4228asoneG3588deadνεκρός,nekrosG3498.AndhelaidG5087hisrightδεξιὰνdexianG1188handG1188uponme,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,Fearφοβοῦ.phobouG5399not;IamG1510thefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andthelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078,

18andtheLivingG2198oneG3588;andIwasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IamG1510aliveG2198forevermore,andIhavethekeysκλεῖςkleisG2807ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288andofHadesᾅδου.hadouG86.

19WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125thereforeοὖνounG3767thethingsG3778whichthou sawest,andthethingsG3778whichareG1510,andthethingsG3778whichshallcomeG1096topassG1096hereafter;

20themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792whichthou sawestinmyrightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handG1188,andthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶς·chrusasG5552candlesticks.ThesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρεςasteresG792areG1510theangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32ofthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577:andthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033candlesticksareG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577.

Commentaries on Revelation 1

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