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The Revelation of Jesus Christ

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which [²gave ³to him ¹God], to show to his bondmen what must take place quickly. And he signified having sent by his angel to his bondman John,

²who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as much as indeed he saw.

³Blessed is the one reading, and the ones hearing the words of the prophecy, and heeding the things [²in ³it ¹being written]; for the time is near.

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To the Seven Assemblies

John, to the seven assemblies -- the ones in Asia. Favor to you, and peace from the one being, and the one who was, and the one coming; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne,

⁵and from Jesus Christ, the [²witness ¹trustworthy], the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us, and bathing us from our sins in his blood,

⁶and made us a kingdom, priests to God, and to the father of him; to him be the glory and the might into the eons of the eons. Amen.

⁷Behold, he comes with the clouds, and [³shall see ⁴him ¹every ²eye], even the ones which stabbed him. And [⁶shall lament ⁷over ⁸him ¹all ²the ³tribes ⁴of the ⁵earth]. Yes, amen.

⁸I am even the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, says the Lord God, the being one, and the one who was, and the one coming, the almighty.

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John on the Island of Patmos

I John, your brother and partner in the affliction and kingdom and endurance in Christ Jesus, came to be on the island being called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰I became in spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard [²sound ³behind ⁴me ¹a great], as a trumpet,

¹¹saying, What you see, write in a scroll, and send forth to the seven assemblies, in Ephesus, and in Smyrna, and in Pergamos, and in Thyatira, and in Sardis, and in Philadelphia, and in Laodicea!

¹²And there I turned to see the voice which spoke with me. And having turned I beheld seven [²lamp-stands ¹golden];

¹³and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands one likened to son of man, being clothed with a foot length robe, and being girded to the breasts [²belt ¹with a golden].

¹⁴ And his head and the hairs were white as [²wool ¹white], as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;

¹⁵and his feet were likened to fine brass, as in a furnace being with fire; and his voice was as a sound [²waters ¹of many];

¹⁶and having [³in ⁵right ⁶hand ⁴his ²stars ¹seven]; and from out of his mouth [³broadsword ²double-edged ¹a sharp] going forth; and his appearance was as the sun shines in its power.

¹⁷And when I beheld him, I fell to his feet as dead. And he placed his right hand upon me, saying, Do not fear! I am the first and the last;

¹⁸and the living one, and I became dead, and behold I am living into the eons of the eons. Amen. And I have the keys of death and of Hades.

¹⁹Write then the things which you saw, and the things which are, and the things which are about to take place after these things!

²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which you saw upon my right, and the seven [²lamp-stands ¹golden]. The seven stars [²angels ³of the ⁴seven ⁵assemblies ¹are]. And the seven lamp-stands which you saw [²seven ³assemblies ¹are].