New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 1:3-8

3 1BlessedG3107 is the one who readsG314, and thoseG3588 who hearG191 the wordsG3056 of the prophecyG4394 and 2keepG5083 the things which are writtenG1125 in it; 3for the timeG2540 is nearG1451.

4 4JohnG2491 to 5the sevenG2033 churchesG1577 that are in 6AsiaG773: 7GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 8Him who is, and who was, and who 9is to comeG2064, and from 10the 11sevenG2033 spiritsG4151 whoG3739 are beforeG1799 His throneG2362, 5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 12the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 13firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 14rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 15lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 by His bloodG129-- 6and He madeG4160 us into a 16kingdomG932, 17priestsG2409 to 18 19His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--20to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 7 21BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 22everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 23mournG2875 overG1909 Him. 24SoG3483 itG3483 isG3483 toG3483 beG3483. AmenG281.

8“I amG1510 25the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 26LordG2962 GodG2316, “27who is and whoG3588 was and who 28is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”

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 ↩