Revelation 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

1 The Revelation ^G602 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, which ^G3739 God ^G2316 gave ^G1325 Him to show ^G1166 to His slaves ^G1401 the things which ^G3739 must ^G1163 soon ^G5034 happen ^G1096; and He indicated ^G4591 this by sending ^G649 it through His angel ^G32 to His slave ^G1401 [fn]John ^G2491,

2 who ^G3739 bore ^G3140 witness ^G3140 to the word ^G3056 of God ^G2316 and to the witness ^G3141 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, even to all ^G3745 that he saw ^G3708. 3 Blessed ^G3107 is he who reads ^G314 and those ^G3588 who hear ^G191 the words ^G3056 of the prophecy ^G4394 and keep ^G5083 the things which are written ^G1125 in it, for the time ^G2540 is near ^G1451.

Message to the Seven Churches

4 John ^G2491 to the seven ^G2033 churches ^G1577 that are in Asia ^G773: Grace ^G5485 to you and peace ^G1515, from the One who is and who was and who [fn]is to come ^G2064, and from the seven ^G2033 Spirits ^G4151 who ^G3739 are before ^G1799 His throne ^G2362,

5 and from Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, the faithful ^G4103 witness ^G3144, the firstborn ^G4416 of the dead ^G3498, and the ruler ^G758 of the kings ^G935 of the earth ^G1093. To Him who loves ^G25 us and released ^G3089 us from our sins ^G266 [fn]by His blood ^G129— 6 and He has made ^G4160 us to be a kingdom ^G932, priests ^G2409 to [fn]His God ^G2316 and Father ^G3962—to Him be the glory ^G1391 and the might ^G2904 forever ^G165 and ever ^G165. Amen ^G281. 7 BEHOLD ^G2400, HE IS COMING ^G2064 WITH THE CLOUDS ^G3507, and EVERY ^G3956 EYE ^G3788 WILL SEE ^G3708 HIM, EVEN ^G2532 THOSE WHO ^G3748 PIERCED ^G1574 HIM; and all ^G3956 the tribes ^G5443 of the earth ^G1093 will MOURN ^G2875 OVER ^G1909 HIM. Yes ^G3483, amen ^G281.

8 “I am ^G1510 the Alpha ^G1 and the Omega ^G5598,” says ^G3004 the [fn]Lord ^G2962 God ^G2316, “who is and who ^G3588 was and who [fn]is to come ^G2064, the Almighty ^G3841.”

The Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John ^G2491, your brother ^G80 and fellow ^G4791 partaker ^G4791 in the tribulation ^G2347 and kingdom ^G932 and [fn]perseverance ^G5281 which are in Jesus ^G2424, was on the island ^G3520 called ^G2564 Patmos ^G3963 because ^G1223 of the word ^G3056 of God ^G2316 and the witness ^G3141 of Jesus ^G2424.

10 I was [fn]in the Spirit ^G4151 on the Lord’s ^G2960 day ^G2250, and I heard ^G191 behind ^G3694 me a loud ^G3173 voice ^G5456 like ^G5613 a trumpet ^G4536, 11 saying ^G3004, “Write ^G1125 in a scroll ^G975 what ^G3739 you see ^G991, and send ^G3992 it to the seven ^G2033 churches ^G1577: to Ephesus ^G2181 and to Smyrna ^G4667 and to Pergamum ^G4010 and to Thyatira ^G2363 and to Sardis ^G4554 and to Philadelphia ^G5359 and to Laodicea ^G2993.”

12 Then ^G2532 I turned ^G1994 to see ^G991 the voice ^G5456 that was speaking ^G2980 with me. And having turned ^G1994 I saw ^G3708 seven ^G2033 golden ^G5552 lampstands ^G3087; 13 and in the middle ^G3319 of the lampstands ^G3087 I saw one ^G3664 like ^G3664 [fn]a son ^G5207 of man ^G444, clothed ^G1746 in a robe ^G4158 reaching ^G4158 to ^G4158 the ^G4158 feet ^G4158, and girded ^G4024 across ^G4314 His chest ^G3149 with a golden ^G5552 sash ^G2223. 14 And His head ^G2776 and His hair ^G2359 were white ^G3022 like ^G5613 white ^G3022 wool ^G2053, like ^G5613 snow ^G5510; and His eyes ^G3788 were like ^G5613 a flame ^G5395 of fire ^G4442. 15 His feet ^G4228 were like ^G3664 burnished ^G5474 bronze ^G5474, when ^G5613 it has been made ^G4448 to ^G4448 glow ^G4448 in a furnace ^G2575, and His voice ^G5456 was like ^G5613 the sound ^G5456 of many ^G4183 waters ^G5204, 16 and having ^G2192 in His right ^G1188 hand ^G5495 seven ^G2033 stars ^G792, and a sharp ^G3691 two-edged ^G1366 sword ^G4501 which comes ^G1607 out ^G1607 of His mouth ^G4750, and His face ^G3799 was like ^G5613 the sun ^G2246 [fn]shining ^G5316 in its power ^G1411.

17 And when ^G3753 I saw ^G3708 Him, I fell ^G4098 at His feet ^G4228 like ^G5613 a dead ^G3498 man ^G3498. And He placed ^G5087 His right ^G1188 hand ^G1188 on me, saying ^G3004, “Do not fear ^G5399; I am ^G1510 the first ^G4413 and the last ^G2078, 18 and the living ^G2198 One; and I [fn]was dead ^G3498, and behold ^G2400, I am ^G1510 alive ^G2198 forever ^G165 and ever ^G165, and I have ^G2192 the keys ^G2807 of death ^G2288 and of Hades ^G86. 19 Therefore ^G3767 write ^G1125 the things which ^G3739 you have seen ^G3708, and the things which ^G3739 are, and the things which ^G3739 will take ^G1096 place ^G1096 after ^G3326 these ^G3778 things ^G3778. 20 As for the mystery ^G3466 of the seven ^G2033 stars ^G792 which ^G3739 you saw ^G3708 in My right ^G1188 hand ^G1188, and the seven ^G2033 golden ^G5552 lampstands ^G3087: the seven ^G2033 stars ^G792 are the angels ^G32 of the seven ^G2033 churches ^G1577, and the seven ^G2033 lampstands ^G3087 are the seven ^G2033 churches ^G1577.