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Revelation 1

1The RevelationἈποκάλυψιςApokalupsisG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325unto himαὐτῷautōG846,to shewδεῖξαιdeixaiG1166untoG3588 G1401hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsG3588 G1401things whichἃhaG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163shortlyτάχειtacheiG5034ἐνenG1722come to passγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096;andκαὶkaiG2532heG4591sent andἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649signifiedG4591itbyδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846angelἀγγέλουangelouG3588 G32untoG3588 G1401hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantG3588 G1401JohnἸωάννῃ,IōannēG2491:

2WhoὃςhosG3739bare recordἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140of the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532of the testimonyτὴν μαρτυρίανtēn marturianG3588 G3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andG5037of all things thatὅσαhosaG3745he sawG3708.

3BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107ishe that readethὁ ἀναγινώσκωνho anaginōskōnG3588 G314,andκαὶkaiG2532they that hearοἱ ἀκούοντεςhoi akouontesG3588 G191the wordsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056of this prophecyτῆς προφητείαςtēs prophēteiasG3588 G4394,andκαὶkaiG2532keepτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083those things which are writtenτὰ γεγραμμένα·ta gegrammenaG3588 G1125thereinἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722 G846:forγὰρgarG1063the timeὁ καιρὸςho kairosG3588 G2540isat handἐγγύς.¶engusG1451.

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491to theG3588 G1577sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG3588 G1577G3588which are inἐνenG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG3588 G773:GraceχάριςcharisG5485beunto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575G3588him which isG3588 G1510,andκαὶkaiG2532G3588which wasG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532which is to comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG3588 G2064;andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588 G4151sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG3588 G4151whichἃhaG3739areG1510beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799hisαὐτοῦautouG846throneθρόνουthronouG3588 G2362;

5AndκαὶkaiG2532fromG575JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, who istheG3588 G3144faithfulπιστός,pistosG3588 G4103witnessμάρτυςmartusG3588 G3144, andthe first begottenπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG3588 G4416ofἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3588 G3498,andκαὶkaiG2532the princeἄρχωνarchōnG3588 G758of the kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG3588 G935of the earthγῆς.gēsG3588 G1093.Unto him that lovedἀγαπῶντιagapōntiG3588 G25usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532washedG3068usG1473fromG575ourG1473sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG3588 G266inἐνenG1722his ownαὐτοῦautouG846bloodαἵματιaimatiG3588 G129,

6AndG2532hath madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160usG1473kingsG935andG2532priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409unto Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846FatherπατρὶpatriG3962;to himαὐτῷautōG846begloryἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588 G1391andG2532dominionτὸ κράτοςto kratosG3588 G2904forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165and everτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

7BeholdG3708,he comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064withμετὰmetaG3326cloudsτῶν νεφελῶν,tōn nephelōnG3588 G3507;andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶςpasG3956eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788shall seeG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theyG3748alsowhichG3748piercedἐξεκέντησαν·exekentēsanG1574himαὐτὸνautonG846:andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956kindredsαἱ φυλαὶhai phulaiG3588 G5443of the earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093shall wailκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875because ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846.Even soναὶnaiG3483,Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

8IἘγώEgōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510Alphaτὸ ἄλφαto alphaG3588 G1andG2532Omegaτὸ ὦto ōG3588 G5598,the beginningG746andG2532the endingG5056,saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος ὁkurios hoG3588 G2962,which isὁ ὢνho ōnG3588 G1510,andG2532which wasὁ ἦνho ēnG3588 G1510,andG2532which is to comeὁ ἐρχόμενος,ho erchomenosG3588 G2064,the Almightyὁ παντοκράτωρ.¶ho pantokratōrG3588 G3841.

9IἘγὼEgōG1473JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491, whoalsoG2532amyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,andG2532companionσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791inἐνenG1722tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG3588 G2347,andG2532inἐνenG1722the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG3588 G932andG2532patienceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547,wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096inἐνenG1722the isleνήσῳnēsōG3588 G3520that is calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564PatmosΠάτμῳPatmōG3963,forG1223the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andG2532forG1223the testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3588 G3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547.G3588G3588

10I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096inἐνenG1722the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151onἐνenG1722theG2250Lord’sκυριακῇkuriakēaG2960dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191behindὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473aG5456greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,asὡςhōsG5613of a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,τῇtēaG3588

11SayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004,IG1473amG1510AlphaG3588 G1andG2532OmegaG3588 G5598,the firstG3588 G4413andG2532the lastG3588 G2078:andG2532,WhatὃhoG3739thou seestβλέπειςblepeisG991,writeγράψονgrapsonG1125inεἰςeisG1519a bookβιβλίονbiblionG975,andG2532sendπέμψονpempsonG3992itunto theG3588 G1577sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG3588 G1577which areG3588 G773inG1722AsiaG3588 G773;untoεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519SmyrnaΣμύρνανSmurnanG4667,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519PergamosΠέργαμονPergamonG4010,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519ThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateiraG2363,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519SardisΣάρδειςSardeisG4554,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519PhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianG5359,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519LaodiceaΛαοδίκειαν.¶LaodikeianG2993.

12AndΚαὶKaiG2532I turnedἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaG1994to seeβλέπεινblepeinG991the voiceτὴν φωνὴνtēn phōnēnG3588 G5456thatἥτιςhētisG3748spakeἐλάλειelaleiG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦ.emouG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532being turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994,I sawG3708sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldencandlesticksλυχνίαςluchniasG3087;χρυσᾶςchrusasG5552

13τῶνtōnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of theG3087sevenG2033candlesticksG3087onelikeὅμοιονhomoionG3664unto the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,clothedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746with a garment down to the footποδήρηpodērēG4158,andκαὶkaiG2532girtπεριεζωσμένονperiezōsmenonG4024aboutπρὸςprosG4314the papsτοῖς μαστοῖςtois mastoisG3588 G3149with aG2223goldenχρυσᾶν.chrusanG5552girdleG2223.

14HisαὐτοῦautouG846headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776andκαὶkaiG2532hishairsἡ τρίχεςhē trichesG3588 G2359werewhiteλευκαὶleukaiG3022likeG5616woolἔριονerionG2053,asG5613whiteλευκὸνleukonG3022as snowχιὼνchiōnG5510;andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846eyesαἱ ὀφθαλμοὶhai ophthalmoiG3588 G3788wereasG5613a flameφλὸξphloxG5395of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442;οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161

15AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846feetοἱ πόδεςhoi podesG3588 G4228likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664unto fine brassχαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanōG5474,as ifὡςhōsG5613they burnedπεπυρωμένηςpepurōmenēsG4448inἐνenG1722a furnaceκαμίνῳkaminōG2575;andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846voiceἡ φωνὴhē phōnēG3588 G5456asὡςhōsG5613the soundφωνὴphōnēG5456ofG5204manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532he hadἔχωνechōnG2192inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792:andκαὶkaiG2532outἐκekG1537ofG3588 G4750hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG3588 G4750wentἐκπορευομένηekporeuomenēG1607aG4501sharpὀξεῖαoxeiaG3691twoedgedδίστομοςdistomosG1366swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501:andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846countenanceὄψιςopsisG3588 G3799wasasὡςhōsG5613the sunἥλιοςhēliosG3588 G2246shinethφαίνειphaineiG5316inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846strengthδυνάμειdunameiG3588 G1411.G3588χειρὶcheiriG5495

17AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753I sawG3708himαὐτόν,autonG846,I fellἔπεσαepesaG4098atπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228asὡςhōsG5613deadνεκρός,nekrosG3498.AndκαὶkaiG2532he laidG2007hisαὐτοῦautouG846rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188handG5495uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1473,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004unto meG1473,Fearφοβοῦ.phobouG5399notμὴmēG3361;IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andκαὶkaiG2532the lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078:τὴνtēnG3588ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588

18I amhe that livethζῶν,zōnG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498;andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,I amεἰμιeimiG1510aliveζῶνzōnG2198forεἰςeisG1519evermoreὁ αἰῶναςho aiōnasG3588 G165,τοὺς αἰώνωνtous aiōnōnG3588 G165AmenG281;andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχωechōG2192the keysτῶν κλεῖςtōn kleisG3588 G2807of hellτὰς ᾅδου.tas hadouG3588 G86andκαὶkaiG2532of deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588 G2288.καὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588

19WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125the things whichἃhaG3739thou hast seenG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532the things whichἃhaG3739areεἰσὶνeisinG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532the things whichἃhaG3739shallμέλλειmelleiG3195beγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096hereafterμετὰmetaG3326;ταῦτα,tautaG3778

20The mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3588 G3466of theG3588 G792sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρωνasterōnG3588 G792whichG3739thou sawestG3708inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473right handδεξιᾶςdexiasG3588 G1188,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G3087sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶς·chrusasG3588 G5552candlesticksG3588 G3087.TheG3588 G792sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρεςasteresG3588 G792areεἰσινeisinG1510the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32of theG3588 G1577sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG3588 G1577:andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G3087sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033candlesticksG3588 G3087whichG3739thou sawestG3708areεἰσίν.¶eisinG1510theG1577sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577.

Commentaries on Revelation 1

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