New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 1:4-12

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tothe sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577that are inAsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773:GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from Him who is, and who was, and whois to comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064, and from thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151whoἃhaG3739are 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 madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160us into 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.SoG3483itG3483isG3483toG3483beG3483.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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

9I, JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491, yourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andfellowG4791participantG4791in the tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347andkingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932andperseveranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,was on the islandνήσῳnēsōG3520calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564PatmosΠάτμῳPatmōG3963becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

10I was in theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151onthe Lord’sκυριακῇkuriakēaG2960dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191behindὀπίσωopisōG3694me a loudμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456likeὡςhōsG5613the soundof a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,

11sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004, “WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125on a scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975whatὃhoG3739you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991,and sendπέμψονpempsonG3992it to thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577: toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,SmyrnaΣμύρνανSmurnanG4667,PergamumΠέργαμονPergamonG4010,ThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateiraG2363,SardisΣάρδειςSardeisG4554,PhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianG5359, andLaodiceaΛαοδίκειαν.¶LaodikeianG2993.”

12ThenG2532I turnedἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaG1994to seeβλέπεινblepeinG991the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456that was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980with me. And after turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994I sawG3708sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552lampstandsλυχνίαςluchniasG3087;

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