New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 1:4-10
41JohnG2491 to 2the sevenG2033 churchesG1577 that are in 3AsiaG773: 4GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515, from 5Him who is and who was and who 6is to comeG2064, and from 7the sevenG2033 SpiritsG4151 whoG3739 are beforeG1799 His throneG2362, 5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 8the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 9firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 10rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 11lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 12by His bloodG129-- 6and He has madeG4160 us to be a 13kingdomG932, 14priestsG2409 to 1516His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--17to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 718BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 19everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 20mournG2875 overG1909 Him. SoG3483 it is to be. AmenG281.
8“I amG1510 21the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 22LordG2962 GodG2316, “23who is and whoG3588 was and who 24is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”
925I, JohnG2491, your 26brotherG80 and 27fellowG4791 partakerG4791 in the tribulationG2347 and 28kingdomG932 and 2930perseveranceG5281 which are in JesusG2424, was on the islandG3520 calledG2564 PatmosG3963 31becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424. 10I was 3233in the SpiritG4151 on 34the Lord’sG2960 dayG2250, and I heardG191 behindG3694 me a loudG3173 voiceG5456 35likeG5613 the sound of a trumpetG4536,
Notes
- 1. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:1, 9; 22:8 ↩
- 2. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:11, 20 ↩
- 3. Revelation 1:4 Acts 2:9 ↩
- 4. Revelation 1:4 Rom 1:7 ↩
- 5. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:8, 17; 4:8; 16:5 ↩
- 6. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming ↩
- 7. Revelation 1:4 Is 11:2; Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 8:2 ↩
- 8. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
- 9. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
- 10. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
- 11. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
- 12. Revelation 1:5 Or in ↩
- 13. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 14. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 15. Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father ↩
- 16. Revelation 1:6 Rom 15:6 ↩
- 17. Revelation 1:6 Rom 11:36 ↩
- 18. Revelation 1:7 Dan 7:13; 1 Thess 4:17 ↩
- 19. Revelation 1:7 Zech 12:10-14; John 19:37 ↩
- 20. Revelation 1:7 Luke 23:28 ↩
- 21. Revelation 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
- 22. Revelation 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 ↩
- 23. Revelation 1:8 Rev 1:4 ↩
- 24. Revelation 1:8 Or is coming ↩
- 25. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:1 ↩
- 26. Revelation 1:9 Acts 1:15 ↩
- 27. Revelation 1:9 Matt 20:23; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 1:7; Phil 4:14 ↩
- 28. Revelation 1:9 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 1:6 ↩
- 29. Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness ↩
- 30. Revelation 1:9 2 Thess 3:5; Rev 3:10 ↩
- 31. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:2 ↩
- 32. Revelation 1:10 Or in spirit ↩
- 33. Revelation 1:10 Matt 22:43; Rev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 ↩
- 34. Revelation 1:10 Acts 20:7 ↩
- 35. Revelation 1:10 Rev 4:1 ↩
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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