| 1:1 |
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which
God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which
must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it
by his angel unto his servant John: |
| 1:2 |
Who bare record of the word of God, and
of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that
he saw. |
| 1:3 |
Blessed is he that readeth, and they
that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those
things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. |
| 1:4 |
John to the seven churches which are in
Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is,
and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven
Spirits which are before his throne; |
| 1:5 |
And from Jesus Christ, who is the
faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and
the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, |
| 1:6 |
And hath made us kings and priests unto
God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever
and ever. Amen. |
| 1:7 |
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every
eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and
all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even
so, Amen. |
| 1:8 |
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty. |
| 1:9 |
I John, who also am your brother, and
companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience
of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus
Christ. |
| 1:10 |
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,
and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, |
| 1:11 |
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first
and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and
send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto
Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto
Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and
unto Laodicea. |
| 1:12 |
And I turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden
candlesticks; |
| 1:13 |
And in the midst of the seven
candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a
garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a
golden girdle. |
| 1:14 |
His head and his hairs were white like
wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of
fire; |
| 1:15 |
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if
they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of
many waters. |
| 1:16 |
And he had in his right hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his
countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. |
| 1:17 |
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet
as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto
me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: |
| 1:18 |
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and,
behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys
of hell and of death. |
| 1:19 |
Write the things which thou hast seen,
and the things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter; |
| 1:20 |
The mystery of the seven stars which
thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden
candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches. |