New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 1:4-6

4 1John to 2the seven churches that are in 3Asia: 4Grace to you and peace from 5Him who is, and who was, and who 6is to come, and from 7the 8seven spirits who are before His throne,

5and from Jesus Christ, 9the faithful witness, the 10firstborn of the dead, and the 11ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who 12loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--

6and He made us into a 13kingdom, 14priests to 15 16His God and Father--17to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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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 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
9. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
10. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
11. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
12. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
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 ↩

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