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Revelation 1:9-20

91I, JohnG2491, your 2brotherG80 and 3fellowG4791 participantG4791 in the tribulationG2347 and 4kingdomG932 and 56perseveranceG5281 in JesusG2424, was on the islandG3520 calledG2564 PatmosG3963 7becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424. 10I was 8in the 9SpiritG4151 on 10the Lord’sG2960 dayG2250, and I heardG191 behindG3694 me a loudG3173 voiceG5456 11likeG5613 the sound of a trumpetG4536, 11sayingG3004, “12WriteG1125 13on a scrollG975 whatG3739 you seeG991, and sendG3992 it to the 14sevenG2033 churchesG1577: to 15EphesusG2181, 16SmyrnaG4667, 17PergamumG4010, 18ThyatiraG2363, 19SardisG4554, 20PhiladelphiaG5359, and 21LaodiceaG2993.”

12ThenG2532 I turnedG1994 to seeG991 the voiceG5456 that was speakingG2980 with me. And after turningG1994 I sawG3708 22sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087; 13and 23in the middleG3319 of the lampstandsG3087 I saw oneG3664 24likeG3664 25a sonG5207 of manG444, 26clothedG1746 in a robeG4158 reachingG4158 toG4158 theG4158 feetG4158, and 27wrappedG4024 aroundG4024 the chestG3149 with a goldenG5552 sashG2223. 14His headG2776 and His 28hairG2359 were whiteG3022 likeG5613 whiteG3022 woolG2053, likeG5613 snowG5510; and 29His eyesG3788 were likeG5613 a flameG5395 of fireG4442. 15His 30feetG4228 were likeG3664 31burnishedG5474 bronzeG5474 whenG5613 it has been heatedG4448 toG4448 aG4448 glowG4448 in a furnaceG2575, and His 32voiceG5456 was likeG5613 the soundG5456 of manyG4183 watersG5204. 16In His rightG1188 handG5495 He heldG2192 33sevenG2033 starsG792, and out of His mouthG4750 cameG1607 a 34sharpG3691 two-edgedG1366 swordG4501; and His 35faceG3799 was likeG5613 36the sunG2246 37shiningG5316 in its strengthG1411.

17WhenG3753 I sawG3708 Him, I 38fellG4098 at His feetG4228 likeG5613 a deadG3498 manG3498. And He 39placedG5087 His rightG1188 handG1188 on me, sayingG3004, “40Do not beG5399 afraidG5399; 41I amG1510 the firstG4413 and the lastG2078, 18and the 42livingG2198 One; and I 4344was deadG3498, and beholdG2400, I amG1510 aliveG2198 forevermoreG165, and I haveG2192 45the keysG2807 of deathG2288 and of HadesG86. 19ThereforeG3767 46writeG1125 47the things whichG3739 you have seenG3708, 48and the things whichG3739 are, and the things whichG3739 will takeG1096 placeG1096 49afterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 20As for the 50mysteryG3466 of the 51sevenG2033 starsG792 whichG3739 you sawG3708 in My rightG1188 handG1188, and the 52sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087: the 53sevenG2033 starsG792 are the angelsG32 of 54the sevenG2033 churchesG1577, and the sevenG2033 55lampstandsG3087 are the sevenG2033 churchesG1577.

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 1:9 Acts 1:15 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 1:9 Matt 20:23; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 1:7; Phil 4:14 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 1:9 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 1:6 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 1:9 2 Thess 3:5; Rev 3:10 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 1:9 Rev 1:2 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 1:10 Matt 22:43; Rev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 1:10 Or spirit ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 1:10 Acts 20:7 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 1:10 Rev 4:1 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 1:11 Rev 1:2, 19 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 1:11 Or in a book ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 1:11 Rev 1:4, 20 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 1:11 Rev 2:1 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 1:11 Rev 2:8 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 1:11 Rev 2:12 ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 1:11 Acts 16:14; Rev 2:18, 24 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 1:11 Rev 3:1, 4 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 1:11 Rev 3:7 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 1:11 Col 2:1; Rev 3:14 ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 1:12 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:20; 2:1 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 1:13 Rev 2:1 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 1:13 Ezek 1:26; Dan 7:13; 10:16; Rev 14:14 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 1:13 Dan 10:5 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 1:13 Rev 15:6 ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 1:14 Dan 7:9 ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 1:14 Dan 7:9; 10:6; Rev 2:18; 19:12 ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 1:15 Ezek 1:7; Dan 10:6; Rev 2:18 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 1:15 Ezek 1:24; 43:2; Rev 14:2; 19:6 ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 1:16 Rev 1:20; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
  34. 34. Revelation 1:16 Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12, 16; 19:15 ↩
  35. 35. Revelation 1:16 Matt 17:2; Rev 10:1 ↩
  36. 36. Revelation 1:16 Judg 5:31 ↩
  37. 37. Revelation 1:16 Lit shines ↩
  38. 38. Revelation 1:17 Dan 8:17; 10:9, 10, 15 ↩
  39. 39. Revelation 1:17 Dan 8:18; 10:10, 12 ↩
  40. 40. Revelation 1:17 Matt 14:27; 17:7 ↩
  41. 41. Revelation 1:17 Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 22:13 ↩
  42. 42. Revelation 1:18 Luke 24:5; Rev 4:9f ↩
  43. 43. Revelation 1:18 Lit became ↩
  44. 44. Revelation 1:18 Rom 6:9; Rev 2:8; 10:6; 15:7 ↩
  45. 45. Revelation 1:18 Job 38:17; Matt 11:23; 16:19; Rev 9:1; 20:1 ↩
  46. 46. Revelation 1:19 Rev 1:11 ↩
  47. 47. Revelation 1:19 Rev 1:12-16 ↩
  48. 48. Revelation 1:19 Or both the things ↩
  49. 49. Revelation 1:19 Rev 4:1 ↩
  50. 50. Revelation 1:20 Rom 11:25 ↩
  51. 51. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
  52. 52. Revelation 1:20 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:12; 2:1 ↩
  53. 53. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 ↩
  54. 54. Revelation 1:20 Rev 1:4, 11 ↩
  55. 55. Revelation 1:20 Matt 5:14f ↩

Commentaries on Revelation 1

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