Revised Version 1895

Revelation 1

1TheG3588RevelationἈποκάλυψιςApokalupsisG602ofδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,whichG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himG846toG2532shew untohisG846servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401,evenG2532theG3588thingsG3739whichG3739mustshortlyτάχειtacheiG5034comeG1096toG2532passG1096:andG2532heG2532sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649andG2532signifieditG846byἐνenG1722hisG846angelἀγγέλουangelouG32untohisG846servantδούλῳdoulōG1401JohnἸωάννῃ,IōannēG2491;

2whoG3739barewitnessἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140ofG3056theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532ofG3056theG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofG3056JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,evenG2532ofG3056allὅσαhosaG3745thingsG3739thatG3739heG2532sawG3708.

3BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isheG2532thatG191readeth,andG2532theyG846thatG191hearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056ofG3056theG3588prophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,andG2532keepτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083theG3588thingsG846whichG3588arewrittenγεγραμμένα·gegrammenaG1125therein:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is at hand.

4JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491toG2064theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577whichG3739areG1510inἐνenG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ·AsiaG773:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2064youG5210andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575himG846whichG3739isG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whichG3739wasG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whichG3739isG1510toG2064comeG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151whichG3739areG1510beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799hisG846throneθρόνουthronouG2362;

5andκαὶkaiG2532fromG575JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoG3588istheG3588faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,theG3588firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758ofG1537theG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935ofG1537theG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093. UntohimG846thatG846lovethusG1537,andκαὶkaiG2532loosedλύσαντιlusantiG3089usG1537fromG575ourG2424sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266byἐνenG1722hisG846bloodαἵματιaimatiG129;

6andG2532heG2532madeG4160usG4160toG1519beG2532akingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,toG1519beG2532priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409untohisαὐτοῦ,autouG846GodθεῷtheōG2316andG2532FatherπατρὶpatriG3962;toG1519himαὐτῷautōG846beG2532theG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andG2532theG3588dominionκράτοςkratosG2904forG1519everαἰῶναςaiōnasG165andG2532everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

7BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,heG2532comethwithμετὰmetaG3326theG3956cloudsνεφελῶν,nephelōnG3507;andG2532everyG3956eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788shallG2532seeG3708himG846,andG2532theyG846whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748piercedἐξεκέντησαν·exekentēsanG1574himG846;andG2532allG3956theG3956tribesG5443ofG5443theG3956earthγῆς,gēsG1093shallG2532mournκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846.EvenG2532soG2532,Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

8IἘγώEgōG1473amG1510theτὸtoG3588AlphaandκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588OmegaὦōG5598, saiththeὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962Godθεός,theosG2316,whichὁhoG3588isG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whichὁhoG3588wasG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whichὁhoG3588isG1510toλέγειlegeiG3004comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,theὁhoG3588Almightyπαντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrG3841.

9IἘγὼEgōG1473JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491,yourG2532brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andG2532partakerσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791withG1722youG5210inG1722theG3588tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347andG2532kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932andG2532patienceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281whichG3588areinG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, wasinG1722theG3588islethatἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096iscalledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564PatmosΠάτμῳPatmōG3963,forδιὰdiaG1223theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316andG2532theG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofG932JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

10IG1473wasinἐνenG1722theG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151onἐνenG1722theG3588Lord’sκυριακῇkuriakēaG2960dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532IG1473heardἤκουσαēkousaG191behindὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473agreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,asὡςhōsG5613ofG4151atrumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536

11sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004,WhatG3739thou seest,writeγράψονgrapsonG1125inG1519abookβιβλίονbiblionG975,andκαὶkaiG2532sendπέμψονpempsonG3992itG3739toG1519theταῖςtaisG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577; untoEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andκαὶkaiG2532untoSmyrnaΣμύρνανSmurnanG4667,andκαὶkaiG2532untoPergamumΠέργαμονPergamonG4010,andκαὶkaiG2532untoThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateiraG2363,andκαὶkaiG2532untoSardisΣάρδειςSardeisG4554,andκαὶkaiG2532untoPhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianG5359,andκαὶkaiG2532untoLaodiceaΛαοδίκειαν.¶LaodikeianG2993.

12AndG2532IG1473turnedἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaG1994toG2532seeG3708theτὴνtēnG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456whichἥτιςhētisG3748spakewithμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473.AndG2532havingturnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994IG1473sawG3708sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552candlesticks;

13andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722theG3588midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofG5207theG3588candlesticksoneG444likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664unto asonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, clothedwithG1722a garment downtoπρὸςprosG4314theG3588foot,andκαὶkaiG2532girtaboutG1722attheG3588breastsμαστοῖςmastoisG3149withG1722agoldenχρυσᾶν.chrusanG5552girdle.

14AndG2532hisG846headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776andG2532hisG846hairτρίχεςtrichesG2359werewhiteλευκαὶleukaiG3022asὡςhōsG5613whiteλευκὸνleukonG3022woolἔριονerionG2053,whiteG3022asὡςhōsG5613snowχιὼνchiōnG5510;andG2532hisG846eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788wereasὡςhōsG5613aflameφλὸξphloxG5395ofG2776fireπυρὸςpurosG4442;

15andG2532hisG846feetπόδεςpodesG4228likeG5613untoburnishedχαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanōG5474brass,asG5613ifG5613itG846hadbeenG2532refinedπεπυρωμένηςpepurōmenēsG4448inἐνenG1722afurnaceκαμίνῳkaminōG2575;andG2532hisG846voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456asG5613theG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofG5456manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204.

16AndG2532heG2532hadinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handχειρὶcheiriG5495sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέραςasterasG792:andG2532outG1537ofG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750proceededἐκπορευομένηekporeuomenēG1607asharpὀξεῖαoxeiaG3691two-edgedδίστομοςdistomosG1366swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501:andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846countenance wasasὡςhōsG5613theG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246shinethinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846strengthδυνάμειdunameiG1411.

17AndG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753IG1473sawG3708himαὐτόν,autonG846,IG1473fellἔπεσαepesaG4098athisαὐτοῦautouG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228asὡςhōsG5613oneG3588deadνεκρός,nekrosG3498.AndG2532heG2532laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188handG1188uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG3004,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,Fearφοβοῦ.phobouG5399notμὴmēG3361;IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413andG2532theG3588lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078,

18andG2532theG3588Livingζῶν,zōnG2198oneG3588;andG2532IG2532wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG2532amG1510aliveζῶνzōnG2198forεἰςeisG1519evermore,andG2532IG2532havetheG3588keysκλεῖςkleisG2807ofG2192deathθανάτουthanatouG2288andG2532ofG2192Hadesᾅδου.hadouG86.

19WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125thereforeοὖνounG3767theG2532thingsG3778whichἃhaG3739thou sawest,andG2532theG2532thingsG3778whichἃhaG3739areεἰσὶνeisinG1510,andG2532theG2532thingsG3778whichἃhaG3739shallG3778comeG1096toμέλλειmelleiG3195passG1096hereafter;

20theG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofG1909theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792whichοὓςhousG3739thou sawestinG1909myG3708rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handG1188,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033goldenχρυσᾶς·chrusasG5552candlesticks.TheG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033starsἀστέρεςasteresG792areεἰσινeisinG1510theG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32ofG1909theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577:andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033candlesticksareεἰσίν.¶eisinG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577.

Commentaries on Revelation 1

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain