Revelation 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 1:5

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.

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American Standard Version
and from Jesus Christ, `who is' the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

Amplified® Bible
And from Jesus Christ the faithful {and} trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead [first to be brought back to life] and the Prince (Ruler) of the kings of the earth. To Him Who ever loves us and has once [for all] loosed {and} freed us from our sins by His own blood,

Contemporary English Version
May kindness and peace be yours from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins.

Darby English Version
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

Good News Bible
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world. He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins

International Standard Version
and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the faithful one, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

King James Version
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,

New American Standard Bible
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--

New International Version
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

New King James Version
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--

Young's Literal Translation
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

New English Translation
and from Jesus Christ – the faithful¹ witness,² the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free³ from our sins at the cost of⁴ his own blood

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