New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 1:5-9
5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 1the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 2firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 3rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 4lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 by His bloodG129-- 6and He madeG4160 us into a 5kingdomG932, 6priestsG2409 to 78His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--9to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 710BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 11everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 12mournG2875 overG1909 Him. 13SoG3483 itG3483 isG3483 toG3483 beG3483. AmenG281.
8“I amG1510 14the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 15LordG2962 GodG2316, “16who is and whoG3588 was and who 17is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”
918I, JohnG2491, your 19brotherG80 and 20fellowG4791 participantG4791 in the tribulationG2347 and 21kingdomG932 and 2223perseveranceG5281 in JesusG2424, was on the islandG3520 calledG2564 PatmosG3963 24becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 ↩
- 2. Revelation 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 ↩
- 3. Revelation 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 ↩
- 4. Revelation 1:5 Rom 8:37 ↩
- 5. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 6. Revelation 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 ↩
- 7. Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father ↩
- 8. Revelation 1:6 Rom 15:6 ↩
- 9. Revelation 1:6 Rom 11:36 ↩
- 10. Revelation 1:7 Dan 7:13; 1 Thess 4:17 ↩
- 11. Revelation 1:7 Zech 12:10-14; John 19:37 ↩
- 12. Revelation 1:7 Luke 23:28 ↩
- 13. Revelation 1:7 Or Yes. Amen. ↩
- 14. Revelation 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 ↩
- 15. Revelation 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 ↩
- 16. Revelation 1:8 Rev 1:4 ↩
- 17. Revelation 1:8 Or is coming ↩
- 18. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:1 ↩
- 19. Revelation 1:9 Acts 1:15 ↩
- 20. Revelation 1:9 Matt 20:23; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 1:7; Phil 4:14 ↩
- 21. Revelation 1:9 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 1:6 ↩
- 22. Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness ↩
- 23. Revelation 1:9 2 Thess 3:5; Rev 3:10 ↩
- 24. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:2 ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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