Revelation 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 1:2

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.

7 Behold, He is coming with ^aclouds, and every eye will see Him, even ^bthey who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

8 ^a“I am the Alpha and the Omega,¹ the Beginning and the End,” says the² Lord, ^b“who is and who was and who is to come, the ^cAlmighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John,¹ both your brother and ^acompanion in the tribulation and ^bkingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 ^aI was in the Spirit on ^bthe Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me ^ca loud voice, as of a trumpet,

11 saying,¹ “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches² which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned ^aI saw seven golden lampstands,

13 ^aand in the midst of the seven lampstands ^bOne like the Son of Man, ^cclothed with a garment down to the feet and ^dgirded about the chest with a golden band.

14 His head and ^ahair were white like wool, as white as snow, and ^bHis eyes like a flame of fire;

15 ^aHis feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and ^bHis voice as the sound of many waters;

16 ^aHe had in His right hand seven stars, ^bout of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, ^cand His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

17 And ^awhen I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But ^bHe laid His right hand on me, saying¹ to me, “Do not be afraid; ^cI am the First and the Last.

18 ^aI am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, ^bI am alive forevermore. Amen. And ^cI have the keys of Hades and of Death.

19 Write the things which you have ^aseen, ^band the things which are, ^cand the things which will take place after this.

20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are ^athe angels of the seven churches, and ^bthe seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 1:2

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American Standard Version
who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, `even' of all things that he saw.

Amplified® Bible
Who has testified to {and} vouched for all that he saw [in his visions], the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
And John told everything that he had seen about God's message and about what Jesus Christ had said and done.

Darby English Version
who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.

Good News Bible
and John has told all that he has seen. This is his report concerning the message from God and the truth revealed by Jesus Christ.

International Standard Version
who testified to what he saw: the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

King James Version
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

New American Standard Bible
who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, {even} to all that he saw.

New International Version
who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

New King James Version
who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

Young's Literal Translation
who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

New English Translation
who then¹ testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about² Jesus Christ.

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