1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants

ℵ ⟨saints⟩

things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

1 ¶ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to shew unto his servants, even the 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

ℵA ⟨what things soever⟩

he saw.

2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words

ℵ ⟨word⟩

of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the 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

ℵA ⟨are⟩

before his throne;

4 ¶ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to 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

ℵA ⟨loveth⟩

us, and washed

ℵA ⟨freed⟩

us from our

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sins in

ℵA ⟨by⟩

his own blood,

5 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;

6 And hath made us

A ⟨for us⟩

kings and priests

ℵA ⟨a kingdom, priests⟩

unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever

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. Amen.

6 and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him

ℵ ⟨him⟩

: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him

ℵ ⟨bewail him⟩

. Even so, Amen.

7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they which pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

8 I am Alpha

ℵA ⟨the Alpha⟩

and Omega

ℵ ⟨I am also the Omega⟩

, the beginning and the ending,

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saith the Lord

ℵA ⟨Lord God⟩

, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

8 ¶ I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

9 I John, who also

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am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of

ℵA ⟨the kingdom and patience in⟩

Jesus Christ

ℵ ⟨Jesus⟩; A ⟨Christ⟩

, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for

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the testimony of Jesus Christ

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.

9 ¶ I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet saying,

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and,

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What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia

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; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira

ℵ ⟨Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Smyrna⟩

, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea

ℵ ⟨Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea, and unto Sardis⟩

.

11 What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

12 And I turned to see the voice that spake

A ⟨speaketh⟩

with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

12 And I turned to see the voice which spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 And in the midst of the seven

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candlesticks one

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like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

13 and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts 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;

14 And his head and his hair were white as white wool, 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.

15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters.

16 And he had in his right hand

A ⟨in his right hand were⟩

seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was

ℵ ⟨shineth⟩

as the sun shineth

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in his strength.

16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged 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

ℵA ⟨hand⟩

upon me, saying unto me, Fear not

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; I am the first

A ⟨first-born⟩

and the last:

17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living one;

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen

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; and have the keys of hell and of death

ℵA ⟨death and of hell⟩

.

18 and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

19 Write

ℵA ⟨Write therefore⟩

the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be

ℵ ⟨must shortly come to pass⟩

hereafter;

19 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;

20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are

ℵ ⟨are⟩

the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest

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are the seven churches.

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 are seven churches.