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Introduction and Benediction

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, awhich God gave Him to show His servants—things which must1 shortly take place. And bHe sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,  
2 awho bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things bthat he saw.  
3 aBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for bthe time is near.  

Greeting the Seven Churches

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him awho is and bwho was and who is to come, cand from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,  
5 and from Jesus Christ, athe faithful bwitness, the cfirstborn from the dead, and dthe ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him ewho loved us fand washed us from our sins in His own blood,  
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Revelation 1:2

Bare witness (emarturhsen). First aorist active indicative of marturew, which, along with martuv and marturia, is common in all the Johannine books (cf. Revelation 22:18, Revelation 22:20), usually with peri or oti, but with cognate accusative as here in Revelation 22:16, Revelation 22:20; I John 5:10. Epistolary aorist here, referring to this book.

The word of God (ton logon tou qeou). Subjective genitive, given by God. The prophetic word as in Revelation 1:9; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 20:4, not the personal Word as in Revelation 19:14.

The testimony of Jesus Christ (thn marturian Ihsou Xristou). Subjective genitive again, borne witness to by Jesus Christ.

Even of all the things that he saw (osa eiden). Relative clause in apposition with logon and marturian.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 1:2:

Revelation 1:9
Revelation 19:10
Revelation 22:7
Revelation 22:20

 

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