New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

1The RevelationἈποκάλυψιςApokalupsisG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325Him toshowδεῖξαιdeixaiG1166to His bond-servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401,the things whichἃhaG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163soonτάχειtacheiG5034takeG1096placeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096;and He sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649andcommunicatedἐσήμανενesēmanenG4591itby His angelἀγγέλουangelouG32to His bond-servantδούλῳdoulōG1401JohnἸωάννῃ,IōannēG2491,

2whoὃςhosG3739testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140tothe wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and tothe testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, evento allὅσαhosaG3745that he sawG3708.

3BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is he who readsἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314and thoseG3588who hearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of the prophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394, andheedτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083the things which are writtenγεγραμμένα·gegrammenaG1125in it;for the timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is nearἐγγύς.¶engusG1451.

Message to the Seven Churches

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tothe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577that are inAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773:GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515, from Him who is and who was and whois to comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064, and fromthe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151whoἃhaG3739are beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799His throneθρόνουthronouG2362,

5and from JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, and therulerἄρχωνarchōnG758of the kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093. To Him wholovesἀγαπῶντιagapōntiG25us and releasedλύσαντιlusantiG3089us from our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266by His bloodαἵματιaimatiG129--

6and He has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160us to be akingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409toHis GodθεῷtheōG2316and FatherπατρὶpatriG3962--to Him bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391and the dominionκράτοςkratosG2904foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

7BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,He is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064with the cloudsνεφελῶν,nephelōnG3507, andeveryπᾶςpasG3956eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788will seeG3708Him, evenG2532those whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748piercedἐξεκέντησαν·exekentēsanG1574Him; and allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the tribesφυλαὶphulaiG5443of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093willmournκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Him. SoναὶnaiG3483it is to be. Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

8“I amG1510the AlphaG256and the OmegaὦōG5598,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962Godθεός,theosG2316, “who is and whoG3588was and whois to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,the Almightyπαντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrG3841.”

The Patmos Vision

9I, JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491, yourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andfellowG4791partakerG4791in the tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347andkingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932andperseveranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281which arein JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,was on the islandνήσῳnēsōG3520calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564PatmosΠάτμῳPatmōG3963becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

10I wasin the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151onthe Lord’sκυριακῇkuriakēaG2960dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191behindὀπίσωopisōG3694me a loudμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456likeὡςhōsG5613the soundof a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,

11sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004, “WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125in abookβιβλίονbiblionG975whatὃhoG3739you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991,and sendπέμψονpempsonG3992it to thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577: toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181and toSmyrnaΣμύρνανSmurnanG4667and toPergamumΠέργαμονPergamonG4010and toThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateiraG2363and toSardisΣάρδειςSardeisG4554and toPhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianG5359and toLaodiceaΛαοδίκειαν.¶LaodikeianG2993.”

12ThenG2532I turnedἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaG1994to seeβλέπεινblepeinG991the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456that was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980with me. And having turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994I sawG3708sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552lampstandsλυχνίαςluchniasG3087;

13andin the middleμέσῳmesōG3319of the lampstandsλυχνιῶνluchniōnG3087I sawoneG3664likeG3664a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,clothedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746in a robeG4158reachingG4158to the feetG4158, andgirdedπεριεζωσμένονperiezōsmenonG4024acrossπρὸςprosG4314His chestμαστοῖςmastoisG3149with a goldenχρυσᾶν.chrusanG5552sashζώνηνzōnēnG2223.

14His headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776and HishairτρίχεςtrichesG2359were whiteλευκαὶleukaiG3022likeὡςhōsG5613whiteλευκὸνleukonG3022woolἔριονerionG2053,likeὡςhōsG5613snowχιὼνchiōnG5510; andHis eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788were likeὡςhōsG5613a flameφλὸξphloxG5395of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.

15HisfeetπόδεςpodesG4228werelikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664burnishedG5474bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanōG5474,whenὡςhōsG5613it has been madeG4448to glowG4448in a furnaceκαμίνῳkaminōG2575, and HisvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456waslikeὡςhōsG5613the soundφωνὴphōnēG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204.

16In His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handχειρὶcheiriG5495He heldἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792,and out of His mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750cameἐκπορευομένηekporeuomenēG1607asharpὀξεῖαoxeiaG3691two-edgedδίστομοςdistomosG1366swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501; and HisfaceὄψιςopsisG3799was likeὡςhōsG5613the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246shiningφαίνειphaineiG5316in its strengthδυνάμειdunameiG1411.

17WhenὅτεhoteG3753I sawG3708Him, IfellἔπεσαepesaG4098at His feetπόδαςpodasG4228likeὡςhōsG5613a deadνεκρός,nekrosG3498manG3498. And HeplacedἔθηκενethēkenG5087His rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188handG1188on me, sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “Do not be afraidφοβοῦ.phobouG5399;I amεἰμιeimiG1510the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413and the lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078,

18and thelivingζῶν,zōnG2198One; and Iwas deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I amεἰμιeimiG1510aliveζῶνzōnG2198forevermoreG165,and I haveἔχωechōG2192the keysκλεῖςkleisG2807of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288and of Hadesᾅδου.hadouG86.

19ThereforeοὖνounG3767writeγράψονgrapsonG1125the things whichἃhaG3739you have seenG3708,and the things whichἃhaG3739are, and the things whichἃhaG3739will takeG1096placeG1096afterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsG3778.

20As for themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792whichοὓςhousG3739you sawG3708in My rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handG1188, and thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶς·chrusasG5552lampstandsλυχνίαςluchniasG3087: thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρεςasteresG792are the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32ofthe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577,and the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033lampstandsλυχνίαιluchniaiG3087are the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

Message to the Seven Churches

The Patmos Vision

Commentaries on Revelation 1