Chapter 1

1The Revelation1Ἀποκάλυψιςof Jesus2ἸησοῦChrist,3Χριστοῦwhich4ἣνGod7,8ὁ θεὸςgave unto5ἔδωκενhim,6αὐτῷto show unto9δεῖξαιhis12αὐτοῦbond-servants10,11τοῖς δούλοιςthingswhich13must14δεῖshortly come to15γενέσθαιpass;16,17ἐν τάχειand18καὶhe signified it,19ἐσήμανενby21διὰsending20ἀποστείλαςhis24αὐτοῦmessenger22,23τοῦ ἀγγέλουuntohis27αὐτοῦbond-servant25,26τῷ δούλῳJohn:28Ἰωάννῃ
2who1ὃςtestified of2ἐμαρτύρησενthe3τὸνword of4λόγονGod5,6τοῦ θεοῦand7καὶofthe8τὴνtestimony9μαρτυρίανofJesus10ἸησοῦChrist,11Χριστοῦevenof all things12ὅσαthathe saw.13εἶδεν
3Blessed is1μακάριοςhe2who reads,3ἀναγινώσκωνand4καὶthey who5οἱhear6ἀκούοντεςthe7τοὺςwords8λόγουςofthe9τῆςprophecy10προφητείαςand11καὶkeep12τηροῦντεςthose things which13τὰare written16γεγραμμέναin14ἐνit15αὐτῇfor18γὰρthe17time19καιρὸςis near.20ἐγγύς
4John1Ἰωάννηςto the2ταῖςseven3ἑπτὰchurches4ἐκκλησίαιςthat are5ταῖςin6ἐνAsia:7,8τῇ ἈσίᾳGrace9χάριςbe unto you,10ὑμῖνand11καὶpeace,12εἰρήνηfrom13ἀπὸhim who14is,15ὢνand16καὶwho17was,18ἦνand19καὶwho20is to come;21ἐρχόμενοςand22καὶfrom23ἀπὸthe24τῶνseven25ἑπτὰSpirits26πνευμάτωνwho27are before28ἐνώπιονhis31αὐτοῦthrone;29,30τοῦ θρόνου
5and1καὶfrom2ἀπὸJesus3ἸησοῦChrist,4Χριστοῦwhoisthefaithfulwitness,thefirstbornofthedead,andtherulerofthekingsoftheearth.Untohimwholovesusandreleasedusfromoursinsbyhisblood,
6andhasmadeusakingdom,priestsuntohisGodandFather;tohimbethegloryandthedominionuntotheagesoftheages.Amen.
7Behold,heiscomingwiththeclouds;andeveryeyeshallseehim,andtheyalsowhopiercedhim;andallthetribesoftheearthshallwailbecauseofhim.Yes,Amen.
8“IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,”saystheLordGod,“whois,andwhowas,andwhoistocome,theAlmighty.”
9I,John,yourbrother,andfellowpartakerinthetribulation,andkingdom,andpatienceofJesus,wasintheislandthatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGodandforthetestimonyofJesus.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord’sdayandheardbehindᵒmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,
11saying,“Whatyousee,writeinabookandsendituntothesevenchurches;untoEphesus,anduntoSmyrna,anduntoPergamum,anduntoThyatira,anduntoSardis,anduntoPhiladelphia,anduntoLaodicea.”
12AndIturnedtoseethevoicethatspokewithme.Andbeingturned,Isawsevengoldenlampstands;
13andinthemidstofthelampstandsonelikeaSonofman,dressedinarobedowntothefootandgirdedaboutthechestwithagoldenbelt;
14hisheadandhishairswerewhiteaswool,whiteassnow;andhiseyeswereasaflameoffire;
15andhisfeetlikebrilliantbronze,asiftheyweremadeafieryglowᶠinafurnace;andhisvoiceasthevoiceofmanywaters.
16Andhehadinhisrighthandsevenstars,andoutofhismouthproceededasharptwo-edgedsword,andhiscountenancewasasthesunshinesinhismight.
17AndwhenIsawhim,Ifellathisfeetasdead.Andheplacedhisrighthanduponme,saying,“Fearnot;Iamthefirstandthelast:
18andhewholivesandbecamedead;and,behold,Iamaliveuntotheagesoftheages;andhavethekeysofdeathandofhell.
19Writethereforethethingswhichyouhaveseen,andthethingswhichare,andthethingswhichareabouttobeafterthis;
20themysteryofthesevenstarswhichyousawuponmyrighthandandthesevengoldenlampstands.Thesevenstarsarethemessengersofthesevenchurches,andthesevenlampstandsarethesevenchurches.”