New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 1:2-6

2whoG3739 testifiedG3140 to 1the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and to 2the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, everythingG3745 that he sawG3708. 3 3BlessedG3107 is the one who readsG314, and thoseG3588 who hearG191 the wordsG3056 of the prophecyG4394 and 4keepG5083 the things which are writtenG1125 in it; 5for the timeG2540 is nearG1451.

4 6JohnG2491 to 7the sevenG2033 churchesG1577 that are in 8AsiaG773: 9GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 10Him who is, and who was, and who 11is to comeG2064, and from 12the 13sevenG2033 spiritsG4151 whoG3739 are beforeG1799 His throneG2362, 5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 14the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 15firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 16rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 17lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 by His bloodG129-- 6and He madeG4160 us into a 18kingdomG932, 19priestsG2409 to 20 21His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--22to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

Notes

1. Revelation 1:2 Rev 1:9; 6:9; 12:17; 20:4 ↩
2. Revelation 1:2 1 Cor 1:6; Rev 12:17 ↩
3. Revelation 1:3 Luke 11:28; Rev 22:7 ↩
4. Revelation 1:3 Or follow ↩
5. Revelation 1:3 Rom 13:11; Rev 3:11; 22:7, 10, 12 ↩
6. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:1, 9; 22:8 ↩
7. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:11, 20 ↩
8. Revelation 1:4 Acts 2:9 ↩
9. Revelation 1:4 Rom 1:7 ↩
10. Revelation 1:4 Rev 1:8, 17; 4:8; 16:5 ↩
11. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming ↩
12. Revelation 1:4 Is 11:2; Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 8:2 ↩
13. Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
14. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
15. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
16. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
17. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
18. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
19. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
20. Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father ↩
21. Revelation 1:6 Rom 15:6 ↩
22. Revelation 1:6 Rom 11:36 ↩