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Revelation 1:3
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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,  
6 and has amade us kings and priests to His God and Father, bto Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.  
Verse Comparison: Revelation 1:3

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American Standard Version
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Amplified® Bible
Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who reads aloud [in the assemblies] the word of this prophecy; and blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who hear [it read] and who keep themselves true to the things which are written in it [heeding them and laying them to heart], for the time [for them to be fulfilled] is near.

Contemporary English Version
God will bless everyone who reads this prophecy to others, and he will bless everyone who hears and obeys it. The time is almost here.

Darby English Version
Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.

Good News Bible
Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.

International Standard Version
How blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it, for the time is near!

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

New International Version
Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

New King James Version
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Blessings will accrue to the person who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which have appeared in it; for the time has drawn near.

Young's Literal Translation
Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it -- for the time is nigh!


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