< Revelation 1 >
1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,
[The] revelation of Jesus Christ which gave to him God to show to the bond-servants of Him what things it behooves to take place with speed And He signified [it] having sent through the angel of Him to the servant of Him John,
2 who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.
who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ as much as (then *k*) he saw.
3 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.
blessed [is] the [one] reading and those hearing the words of the prophecy and keeping the [things] in it written; for the time [is] near.
4 John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;
John To the seven churches in Asia: Grace to you and peace from (Him *K(O)*) who is and who was and who is coming and from the seven Spirits who (is *k*) before the throne of Him
5 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,
and from Jesus Christ, the witness faithful, the firstborn (from *k*) the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the [One] (loving *N(k)O*) us and (having released *N(K)O*) us (from *N(k)O*) the sins of us through the blood of Him —
6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn )
and He has made us (a kingdom, *N(K)O*) (and *K*) priests to the God and Father of Him — to Him [be] the glory and the dominion to the ages of the ages, Amen. (aiōn )
7 Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.
Behold He is coming with the clouds, and will behold Him every eye and those who Him pierced; and will wail because of Him all the tribes of the earth, Yes Amen!
8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
I myself am the Alpha and the Omega (beginning and end *K*) says (the *k*) Lord (God, *NO*) who is being and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.
9 I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
I myself John, (also *k*) brother of you and (fellow-partaker *NK(o)*) in the tribulation and (in *k*) kingdom and in endurance (in *no*) Jesus (Christ *K*) was in the island which is being called Patmos on account of the word of God and (through *k*) the testimony of Jesus (Christ. *K*)
10 I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,
I was in [the] Spirit on the Lord’s day and I heard behind me a voice loud like that of a trumpet
11 saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
saying (I myself *KO*) (am the Alpha and the Omega the first and the last; and *K*) What you see do write in a book and do send to the seven churches (in Asia: *K*) to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
12 And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
And (there *O*) I turned to see the voice that (was speaking *N(k)O*) with me. And having turned I saw seven lampstands golden
13 and in the midst of the [seven] lamps [one] like [the] Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
and in [the] midst of the (seven *KO*) lampstands [One] like ([the] Son *N(k)O*) of Man having clothed himself to the feet and having girded himself about at the breasts with a sash golden.
14 his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
And the head of Him and the hairs [are] white (as if *N(k)O*) wool white as snow and the eyes of Him [are] like a flame of fire
15 and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
and the feet of Him [are] like as fine bronze as in a furnace (refined *N(k)O*) and the voice of Him [is] like [the] voice of waters many
16 and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
and He is holding in the right hand of Him stars seven and out of the mouth of Him a sword two-edged sharp is going forth and the face of Him [is] like the sun shining in the full strength of it.
17 And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
And when I saw Him, I fell at the feet of Him as though dead, And (He placed *N(k)O*) the right of Him (hand *K*) upon me myself saying (to me: *k*) Not do fear. I myself am the First and the Last
18 and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (aiōn , Hadēs )
and the Living [One], and I was dead and behold living I am to the ages of the ages (Amen *K*) and I have the keys of Death and of Hades. (aiōn , Hadēs )
19 Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these.
do write (therefore *NO*) [the things] that you have seen and [the things] that are and [the things] that are about (to be *N(k)O*) after these,
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.
the mystery of the seven stars (which *N(k)O*) you saw on the right hand of Me and the seven lampstands golden: The seven stars [the] angels of the seven churches are and the lampstands (that *N(k)O*) (you saw *K*) seven [the] seven churches are.