New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 1:3-8
31BlessedG3107 is he who readsG314 and thoseG3588 who hearG191 the wordsG3056 of the prophecyG4394, and 2heedG5083 the things which are writtenG1125 in it; 3for the timeG2540 is nearG1451.
44JohnG2491 to 5the sevenG2033 churchesG1577 that are in 6AsiaG773: 7GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515, from 8Him who is and who was and who 9is to comeG2064, and from 10the sevenG2033 SpiritsG4151 whoG3739 are beforeG1799 His throneG2362, 5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 11the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 12firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 13rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 14lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 15by His bloodG129-- 6and He has madeG4160 us to be a 16kingdomG932, 17priestsG2409 to 1819His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--20to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 721BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 22everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 23mournG2875 overG1909 Him. SoG3483 it is to be. AmenG281.
8“I amG1510 24the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 25LordG2962 GodG2316, “26who is and whoG3588 was and who 27is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”
Notes
- 1. Revelation 1:3 Luke 11:28; Rev 22:7 ↩
- 2. Revelation 1:3 Or keep ↩
- 3. Revelation 1:3 Rom 13:11; Rev 3:11; 22:7, 10, 12 ↩
- 4. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:1, 9; 22:8 ↩
- 5. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:11, 20 ↩
- 6. Revelation 1:4 Acts 2:9 ↩
- 7. Revelation 1:4 Rom 1:7 ↩
- 8. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:8, 17; 4:8; 16:5 ↩
- 9. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming ↩
- 10. Revelation 1:4 Is 11:2; Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 8:2 ↩
- 11. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
- 12. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
- 13. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
- 14. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
- 15. Revelation 1:5 Or in ↩
- 16. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 17. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 18. Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father ↩
- 19. Revelation 1:6 Rom 15:6 ↩
- 20. Revelation 1:6 Rom 11:36 ↩
- 21. Revelation 1:7 Dan 7:13; 1 Thess 4:17 ↩
- 22. Revelation 1:7 Zech 12:10-14; John 19:37 ↩
- 23. Revelation 1:7 Luke 23:28 ↩
- 24. Revelation 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
- 25. Revelation 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 ↩
- 26. Revelation 1:8 Rev 1:4 ↩
- 27. Revelation 1:8 Or is coming ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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