New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 1:3-8
31Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and 2keep the things which are written in it; 3for the time is near.
44John to 5the seven churches that are in 6Asia: 7Grace to you and peace from 8Him who is, and who was, and who 9is to come, and from 10the 11seven spirits who are before His throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, 12the faithful witness, the 13firstborn of the dead, and the 14ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who 15loves us and released us from our sins by His blood-- 6and He made us into a 16kingdom, 17priests to 1819His God and Father--20to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 721Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and 22every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will 23mourn over Him. 24So it is to be. Amen.
8“I am 25the Alpha and the Omega,” says the 26Lord God, “27who is and who was and who 28is to come, the Almighty.”
Notes
- 1. Revelation 1:3 Luke 11:28; Rev 22:7 ↩
- 2. Revelation 1:3 Or follow ↩
- 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 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
- 12. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
- 13. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
- 14. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
- 15. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
- 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 1:7 Or Yes. Amen. ↩
- 25. Revelation 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
- 26. Revelation 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 ↩
- 27. Revelation 1:8 Rev 1:4 ↩
- 28. 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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