Chapter 1

1The Revelation1Ἀποκάλυψιςof Jesus2ἸησοῦChrist,3Χριστοῦwhich4ἣνGod7,8ὁ θεὸςgave unto5ἔδωκενhim,6αὐτῷto show unto9δεῖξαιhis12αὐτοῦbond-servants10,11τοῖς δούλοιςthethings13which14δεῖmust come to15γενέσθαιpass16,17ἐν τάχειshortly;18καὶand he signified19ἐσήμανενit,21διὰsending20ἀποστείλαςit24αὐτοῦby22,23τοῦ ἀγγέλουhismessenger27αὐτοῦunto25,26τῷ δούλῳhis28Ἰωάννῃbond-servantJohn:
2who1ὃςtestified of2ἐμαρτύρησενthe3τὸνword of4λόγονGod5,6τοῦ θεοῦand7καὶofthe8τὴνtestimony9μαρτυρίανofJesus10ἸησοῦChrist,11Χριστοῦofall things that12ὅσαhesaw.13εἶδεν
3Blessed is1μακάριοςhe2who reads,3ἀναγινώσκωνand4καὶthey who5οἱhear6ἀκούοντεςthe7τοὺςwords8λόγουςofthe9τῆςprophecy10προφητείαςand11καὶkeep12τηροῦντεςthe things which13τὰare written16γεγραμμέναin14ἐνit15αὐτῇfor18γὰρthe17time19καιρὸςis near.20ἐγγύς
4John1Ἰωάννηςunto the2ταῖςseven3ἑπτὰchurches4ἐκκλησίαιςthat are5ταῖςin6ἐνAsia:7,8τῇ ἈσίᾳGrace9χάριςbe unto you,10ὑμῖνand11καὶpeace,12εἰρήνηfrom13ἀπὸhim who14is,15ὢνand16καὶwho17was,18ἦνand19καὶwho20is to come;21ἐρχόμενοςand22καὶfrom23ἀπὸthe24τῶνseven25ἑπτὰSpirits26πνευμάτωνwho27are before28ἐνώπιονhis31αὐτοῦthrone;29,30τοῦ θρόνου
5and1καὶfrom2ἀπὸJesus3ἸησοῦChrist,4Χριστοῦwhoisthefaithfulwitness,thefirstbornofthedead,andtherulerofthekingsoftheearth.Untohimwholovesusandreleasedusfromoursinsbyhisblood,
6andhasmadeusakingdom,priestsuntohisGodandFather;untohimbethegloryandthedominionuntotheages[oftheages].Amen.
7Behold,heiscomingwiththeclouds;andeveryeyeshallseehim,eventhosewhopiercedhim;andallthetribesoftheearthshallwailoverhim.Yes,Amen.
8IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,saystheLordtheGod,whois,andwhowas,andwhoistocome,theAlmighty.
9I,John,yourbrother,andfellowpartakerinthetribulation,andkingdom,andpatienceinJesus,wasintheislandthatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGodandthetestimonyofJesus.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord’sdayandheardbehindᵒmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,
11saying,Whatyousee,writeinascrollandsendituntothesevenchurches;untoEphesus,anduntoSmyrna,anduntoPergamum,anduntoThyatira,anduntoSardis,anduntoPhiladelphia,anduntoLaodicea.
12AndIturnedtoseethevoicethatspokewithme.Andhavingturned,Isawsevengoldenlampstands;
13andinthemidstofthelampstandsonelikeaSonofman,dressedinarobedowntothefootandgirdedatthebreastswithagoldenbelt;
14hisheadandhishairswerewhiteaswhitewool,assnow;andhiseyeswereasaflameoffire;
15andhisfeetwerelikebrilliantbronze,asinafurnacefired;andhisvoicewasasthevoiceofmanywaters.
16Andhavinginhisrighthandsevenstars,andoutofhismouthasharptwo-edgedswordwasproceeding,andhiscountenancewasasthesunshinesinitsmight.
17AndwhenIsawhim,Ifellathisfeetasdead.Andheplacedhisrighthandonme,saying,Fearnot;Iamthe[firstborn/first]andthelast:
18andhewholivesandbecamedead;and,behold,Iamaliveuntotheagesoftheages;andhavethekeysofdeathandofhell.
19Writethereforethethingswhichyouhaveseen,andthethingswhichare,andthethingswhichareabouttocometopassafterthesethings;
20themysteryofthesevenstarswhichyousawonmyrighthandandthesevengoldenlampstands.Thesevenstarsarethemessengersofthesevenchurches,andthesevenlampstandsarethesevenchurches.