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World English Bible

Revelation 1 (WEBP)

[1] This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
[2] who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
[3] Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
[4] John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
[5] 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 washed us from our sins by his blood—
[6] and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
[7] Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
[8] “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
[9] I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
[11] saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
[12] I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
[13] And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
[14] His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
[15] His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
[16] He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
[17] When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
[18] and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
[19] Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
[20] The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.

Revelation 1:1a “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
Revelation 1:1b or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned)
Revelation 1:6 ;
Revelation 1:7 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Revelation 1:8a TR adds “the Beginning and the End”
Revelation 1:8b TR omits “God”
Revelation 1:11a TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.”
Revelation 1:11b TR adds “which are in Asia”
Revelation 1:13
Revelation 1:18 or, Hell
Revelation 1:20 or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned)

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Revelation 1 (KJVS)

[1] The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave () unto him, to shew () unto his servants things which must () shortly come to pass; () and he sent () and signified () it by his angel unto his servant John:
[2] who bare record () of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ()
[3] Blessed is he that readeth, () and they that hear () the words of this prophecy, and keep () those things which are written () therein: for the time is at hand.
[4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, () and which was, () and which is to come; () and from the seven Spirits which are () before his throne;
[5] 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,
[6] and hath made () us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
[7] Behold, () he cometh () with clouds; and every eye shall see () him, and they also which pierced () him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail () because of him. Even so, Amen.
[8] I am () Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith () the Lord, which is, () and which was, () and which is to come, () the Almighty.
[9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was () in the isle that is called () Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[10] I was () in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard () behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
[11] saying, () I am () Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, () write () in a book, and send () it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
[12] And I turned () to see () the voice that spake () with me. And being turned, () I saw () seven golden candlesticks;
[13] and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment () down to the foot, and girt () about the paps with a golden girdle.
[14] His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
[15] and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned () in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
[16] And he had () in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went () a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth () in his strength.
[17] And when I saw () him, I fell () at his feet as dead. And he laid () his right hand upon me, saying () unto me, Fear () not; I am () the first and the last:
[18] I am he that liveth, () and was () dead; and, behold, () I am () alive () for evermore, Amen; and have () the keys of hell and of death.
[19] Write () the things which thou hast seen, () and the things which are, () and the things which shall () be () hereafter;
[20] the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest () in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are () the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest () are () the seven churches.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Revelation 1 (BYZ)

[1] Ἀποκάλυψις () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ἣν () ἔδωκεν () αὐτῷ () ὁ () θεὸς () δεῖξαι () τοῖς () δούλοις () αὐτοῦ, () ἃ () δεῖ () γενέσθαι () ἐν () τάχει, () καὶ () ἐσήμανεν () ἀποστείλας () διὰ () τοῦ () ἀγγέλου () αὐτοῦ () τῷ () δούλῳ () αὐτοῦ () Ἰωάννῃ, ()
[2] ὃς () ἐμαρτύρησεν () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () τὴν () μαρτυρίαν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ὅσα () εἶδεν. ()
[3] Μακάριος () ὁ () ἀναγινώσκων, () καὶ () οἱ () ἀκούοντες () τοὺς () λόγους () τῆς () προφητείας () καὶ () τηροῦντες () τὰ () ἐν () αὐτῇ () γεγραμμένα· () ὁ () γὰρ () καιρὸς () ἐγγύς. ()
[4] Ἰωάννης () ταῖς () ἑπτὰ () ἐκκλησίαις () ταῖς () ἐν () τῇ () Ἀσίᾳ· () χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () ὁ () ὢν () καὶ () ὁ () ἦν () καὶ () ὁ () ἐρχόμενος· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () πνευμάτων () ἃ () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () θρόνου () αὐτοῦ· ()
[5] καὶ () ἀπὸ () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ὁ () μάρτυς () ὁ () πιστός, () ὁ () πρωτότοκος () τῶν () νεκρῶν, () καὶ () ὁ () ἄρχων () τῶν () βασιλέων () τῆς () γῆς. () Τῷ () ἀγαπῶντι () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () λούσαντι () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἁμαρτιῶν () ἡμῶν () ἐν () τῷ () αἵματι () αὐτοῦ· ()
[6] καὶ () ἐποίησεν () ἡμᾶς () βασιλείαν, () ἱερεῖς () τῷ () θεῷ () καὶ () πατρὶ () αὐτοῦ· () αὐτῷ () ἡ () δόξα () καὶ () τὸ () κράτος () εἰς () τοὺς () αἰῶνας () τῶν () αἰώνων. () Ἀμήν. ()
[7] Ἰδού, () ἔρχεται () μετὰ () τῶν () νεφελῶν, () καὶ () ὄψεται () αὐτὸν () πᾶς () ὀφθαλμός, () καὶ () οἵτινες () αὐτὸν () ἐξεκέντησαν· () καὶ () κόψονται () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () πᾶσαι () αἱ () φυλαὶ () τῆς () γῆς. () Ναί, () ἀμήν. ()
[8] Ἐγώ () εἰμι () τὸ () Ἄλφα () καὶ () τὸ () Ὦ, () λέγει () κύριος () ὁ () θεός, () ὁ () ὢν () καὶ () ὁ () ἦν () καὶ () ὁ () ἐρχόμενος, () ὁ () παντοκράτωρ. ()
[9] Ἐγὼ () Ἰωάννης, () ὁ () ἀδελφὸς () ὑμῶν () καὶ () κοινωνὸς () ἐν () τῇ () θλίψει () καὶ () βασιλείᾳ () καὶ () ὑπομονῇ () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ, () ἐγενόμην () ἐν () τῇ () νήσῳ () τῇ () καλουμένῃ () Πάτμῳ, () διὰ () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () διὰ () τὴν () μαρτυρίαν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[10] Ἐγενόμην () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἐν () τῇ () κυριακῇ () ἡμέρᾳ· () καὶ () ἤκουσα () φωνὴν () ὀπίσω () μου () μεγάλην () ὡς () σάλπιγγος, ()
[11] λεγούσης, () Ὃ () βλέπεις () γράψον () εἰς () βιβλίον, () καὶ () πέμψον () ταῖς () ἑπτὰ () ἐκκλησίαις, () εἰς () Ἔφεσον, () καὶ () εἰς () Σμύρναν, () καὶ () εἰς () Πέργαμον, () καὶ () εἰς () Θυάτειρα, () καὶ () εἰς () Σάρδεις, () καὶ () εἰς () Φιλαδέλφειαν, () καὶ () εἰς () Λαοδίκειαν. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἐκεῖ () ἐπέστρεψα () βλέπειν () τὴν () φωνὴν () ἥτις () ἐλάλει () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ. () Καὶ () ἐπιστρέψας () εἶδον () ἑπτὰ () λυχνίας () χρυσᾶς, ()
[13] καὶ () ἐν () μέσῳ () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () λυχνιῶν () ὅμοιον () υἱῷ () ἀνθρώπου, () ἐνδεδυμένον () ποδήρη, () καὶ () περιεζωσμένον () πρὸς () τοῖς () μαστοῖς () ζώνην () χρυσῆν. ()
[14] Ἡ () δὲ () κεφαλὴ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () αἱ () τρίχες () λευκαὶ () ὡς () ἔριον () λευκόν, () ὡς () χιών· () καὶ () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () φλὸξ () πυρός· ()
[15] καὶ () οἱ () πόδες () αὐτοῦ () ὅμοιοι () χαλκολιβάνῳ, () ὡς () ἐν () καμίνῳ () πεπυρωμένοι· () καὶ () ἡ () φωνὴ () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () φωνὴ () ὑδάτων () πολλῶν. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἔχων () ἐν () τῇ () δεξιᾷ () αὐτοῦ () χειρὶ () ἀστέρας () ἑπτά· () καὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () στόματος () αὐτοῦ () ῥομφαία () δίστομος () ὀξεῖα () ἐκπορευομένη· () καὶ () ἡ () ὄψις () αὐτοῦ, () ὡς () ὁ () ἥλιος () φαίνει () ἐν () τῇ () δυνάμει () αὐτοῦ. ()
[17] Καὶ () ὅτε () εἶδον () αὐτόν, () ἔπεσα () πρὸς () τοὺς () πόδας () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () νεκρός· () καὶ () ἔθηκεν () τὴν () δεξιὰν () αὐτοῦ () ἐπ’ () ἐμέ, () λέγων, () Μὴ () φοβοῦ· () ἐγώ () εἰμι () ὁ () πρῶτος () καὶ () ὁ () ἔσχατος, ()
[18] καὶ () ὁ () ζῶν, () καὶ () ἐγενόμην () νεκρός, () καὶ () ἰδού, () ζῶν () εἰμὶ () εἰς () τοὺς () αἰῶνας () τῶν () αἰώνων, () ἀμήν· () καὶ () ἔχω () τὰς () κλεῖς () τοῦ () θανάτου () καὶ () τοῦ () ᾍδου. ()
[19] Γράψον () οὖν () ἃ () εἶδες, () καὶ () ἅ () εἰσιν, () καὶ () ἃ () μέλλει () γίνεσθαι () μετὰ () ταῦτα· ()
[20] τὸ () μυστήριον () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () ἀστέρων () ὧν () εἶδες () ἐπὶ () τῆς () δεξιᾶς () μου, () καὶ () τὰς () ἑπτὰ () λυχνίας () τὰς () χρυσᾶς. () Οἱ () ἑπτὰ () ἀστέρες () ἄγγελοι () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () ἐκκλησιῶν () εἰσίν· () καὶ () αἱ () λυχνίαι () αἱ () ἑπτὰ () ἑπτὰ () ἐκκλησίαι () εἰσίν. ()

Revelation 1:1 Ἰωάννῃ ¦ WH Ἰωάνει
Revelation 1:2a ὅσα ¦ TR ὅσα τε
Revelation 1:2b εἶδεν ¦ PCK εἶδεν καὶ ἅτινά εἰσιν καὶ ἃ χρὴ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα ¦ RPmg εἶδεν καὶ ἅτινά εἰσιν καὶ ἅτινα χρὴ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα
Revelation 1:4a Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
Revelation 1:4b θεοῦ ¦ [PT] ¦ TR τοῦ ¦ CT PCK RPmg om.
Revelation 1:4c ἃ ¦ PCK RPmg TR ἅ ἐστιν
Revelation 1:5a τῶν ¦ PCK TR ἐκ τῶν
Revelation 1:5b ἀγαπῶντι ¦ PCK RPmg TR ἀγαπήσαντι
Revelation 1:5c λούσαντι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ ¦ ECM† txt ¦ CT† λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ
Revelation 1:5d ἡμῶν ¦ [WH]
Revelation 1:6a βασιλείαν ¦ TR βασιλεῖς καί
Revelation 1:6b τῶν αἰώνων ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Revelation 1:8a Ἄλφα ¦ PT TR ἃ
Revelation 1:8b Ὦ ¦ TR Ὦ ἀρχῇ καὶ τέλος
Revelation 1:8c κύριος ὁ θεός ¦ TR ὁ κύριος
Revelation 1:9a Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
Revelation 1:9b ἀδελφὸς ¦ TR καὶ ἀδελφὸς
Revelation 1:9c κοινωνὸς ¦ ECM† txt ¦ ECM† NA PT RPmg SBL TR συγκοινωνὸς ¦ TH WH συνκοινωνὸς
Revelation 1:9d βασιλείᾳ ¦ TR ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ
Revelation 1:9e ἐν χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ¦ PT ἐν Ἰησοῦ [χριστῷ] ¦ CT ἐν Ἰησοῦ ¦ TR Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ
Revelation 1:9f διὰ ¦ NA SBL TH WH om.
Revelation 1:9g χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
Revelation 1:10 φωνὴν ὀπίσω μου ¦ CT TR ὀπίσω μου φωνὴν
Revelation 1:11a λεγούσης ¦ TR λεγούσης ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ ἃ καὶ τὸ ᾧ ὃ πρῶτος καὶ ὃ ἔσχατος καί
Revelation 1:11b ἑπτὰ ¦ ST om.
Revelation 1:11c ἐκκλησίαις ¦ TR ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν Ἀσίᾳ
Revelation 1:11d Φιλαδέλφειαν ¦ ECM TH WH φιλαδελφίαν
Revelation 1:11e Λαοδίκειαν ¦ TH WH Λαοδίκιαν
Revelation 1:12a ἐκεῖ ¦ [PT] ¦ CT RPmg TR om.
Revelation 1:12b ἐλάλει ¦ TR ἐλάλησε
Revelation 1:13a ἑπτὰ ¦ ECM NA SBL WH om.
Revelation 1:13b υἱῷ ¦ HF NA RPmg SBL WH υἱὸν
Revelation 1:13c μαστοῖς ¦ PCK μαζοῖς
Revelation 1:13d χρυσῆν ¦ NA SBL TH WH χρυσᾶν
Revelation 1:14 ὡς ¦ CT† txt ¦ ECM† PCK RPmg TR ὡσεὶ ¦ HF καὶ ὡς
Revelation 1:15 πεπυρωμένοι ¦ ECM† txt ¦ CT† πεπυρωμένης
Revelation 1:16 αὐτοῦ χειρὶ ¦ CT PCK PT RPmg χειρὶ αὐτοῦ
Revelation 1:17a ἔθηκεν τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ ¦ PCK RPmg TR επεθηκε(ν) τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ χεῖρα ¦ PT ἔθηκε τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ [χεῖρα]
Revelation 1:17b λέγων ¦ TR λέγων μοί
Revelation 1:18a ἀμήν ¦ CT PT om.
Revelation 1:18b κλεῖς ¦ HF RPmg κλεῖδας
Revelation 1:18c θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου ¦ TR ᾅδου καὶ τοῦ θανάτου
Revelation 1:19a οὖν ¦ TR om.
Revelation 1:19b γίνεσθαι ¦ ECM† txt ¦ ECM† NA PCK TH γενέσθαι
Revelation 1:20a ὧν ¦ CT οὓς
Revelation 1:20b λυχνίαι αἱ ἑπτὰ ¦ PCK RPmg TR ἑπτὰ λυχνίαι ἃς εἶδες

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.