| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, | 1The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, |
| 2who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ. | 2who testifies to everything he saw--that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
| 3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy aloud, and blessed are those who hear and obey the things written in it, because the time is near! | 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. |
| 4From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from "he who is," and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, | 4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, |
| 5and from Jesus Christ--the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood | 5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, |
| 6and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father--to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen. | 6and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. |
| 7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.) | 7"Look, he is coming with the clouds," and "every eye will see him, even those who pierced him"; and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of him." So shall it be! Amen. |
| 8"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God--the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come--the All-Powerful! | 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, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. | 9I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. |
| 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, | 10On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, |
| 11saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea." | 11which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea." |
| 12I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands, | 12I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, |
| 13and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest. | 13and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. |
| 14His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. | 14The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. |
| 15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. | 15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. |
| 16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength. | 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. |
| 17When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, | 17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. |
| 18and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive--forever and ever--and I hold the keys of death and of Hades! | 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. |
| 19Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things. | 19"Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. |
| 20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. | 20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. |
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