| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The 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: | 1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
| 2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. | 2who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. |
| 3Blessed 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. | 3Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near. |
| 4John 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; | 4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, |
| 5And 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, | 5and 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 released us from our sins by His blood-- |
| 6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. | 6and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father-- to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. |
| 7Behold, 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. | 7BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. |
| 8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. | 8"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." |
| 9I 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. | 9I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. |
| 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, | 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, |
| 11Saying, 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. | 11saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea." |
| 12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; | 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; |
| 13And 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. | 13and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. |
| 14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; | 14His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. |
| 15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. | 15His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. |
| 16And 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. | 16In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. |
| 17And 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: | 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, |
| 18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. | 18and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. |
| 19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; | 19"Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. |
| 20The 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. | 20"As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. |
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