New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 1:4-10

4 1JohnG2491 to 2the sevenG2033 churchesG1577 that are in 3AsiaG773: 4GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 5Him who is, and who was, and who 6is to comeG2064, and from 7the 8sevenG2033 spiritsG4151 whoG3739 are beforeG1799 His throneG2362, 5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 9the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 10firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 11rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 12lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 by His bloodG129-- 6and He madeG4160 us into a 13kingdomG932, 14priestsG2409 to 15 16His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--17to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 7 18BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 19everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 20mournG2875 overG1909 Him. 21SoG3483 itG3483 isG3483 toG3483 beG3483. AmenG281.

8“I amG1510 22the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 23LordG2962 GodG2316, “24who is and whoG3588 was and who 25is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”

9 26I, JohnG2491, your 27brotherG80 and 28fellowG4791 participantG4791 in the tribulationG2347 and 29kingdomG932 and 30 31perseveranceG5281 in JesusG2424, was on the islandG3520 calledG2564 PatmosG3963 32becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424. 10I was 33in the 34SpiritG4151 on 35the Lord’sG2960 dayG2250, and I heardG191 behindG3694 me a loudG3173 voiceG5456 36likeG5613 the sound of a trumpetG4536,

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 ↩
18. Revelation 1:7 Dan 7:13; 1 Thess 4:17 ↩
19. Revelation 1:7 Zech 12:10-14; John 19:37 ↩
20. Revelation 1:7 Luke 23:28 ↩
21. Revelation 1:7 Or Yes. Amen. ↩
22. Revelation 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
23. Revelation 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 ↩
24. Revelation 1:8 Rev 1:4 ↩
25. Revelation 1:8 Or is coming ↩
26. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:1 ↩
27. Revelation 1:9 Acts 1:15 ↩
28. Revelation 1:9 Matt 20:23; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 1:7; Phil 4:14 ↩
29. Revelation 1:9 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 1:6 ↩
30. Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness ↩
31. Revelation 1:9 2 Thess 3:5; Rev 3:10 ↩
32. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:2 ↩
33. Revelation 1:10 Matt 22:43; Rev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 ↩
34. Revelation 1:10 Or spirit ↩
35. Revelation 1:10 Acts 20:7 ↩
36. Revelation 1:10 Rev 4:1 ↩