Revelation 1:1-6 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show unto his servants the thing which it behooves speedily to come to pass; and he signified having sent by his angel to his servant John;

Godbey⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show unto his servants the thing which it behooves speedily to come to pass; and he signified having sent by his angel to his servant John; ² who witnessed the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as to so many things as he saw. ³ Blessed is the one reading, and those hearing the word of the prophecy, and keeping the things which have been written in it: for the time is at hand. ⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from the one who is, and who was, and who is coming; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us with divine love, and having washed us from our sins in His own blood, ⁶ and He made us a kingdom, priests unto God even his Father; to him be glory and dominion unto the ages of the ages; amen.