Revelation 1:5-9 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,

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ 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 he made us to be a kingdom, priests unto his God and Father, to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. ⁷ Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen. ⁸ I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. ⁹ I John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.