Revelation 1 Cross References - Anderson

¹ THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, that he might show to his servants the things that must shortly come to pass; and he sent it by his angel, and made it known to his servant John, ² who bore testimony to the word of God, and recorded the testimony of Jesus Christ, what ever things he saw. ³ Blessed is he that reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is at hand. ⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne; ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood, ⁶ and has made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and might from age to age. Amen. ⁷ Behold, he comes with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and those also who pierced him: and all the tribes of the land shall lament because of him. Even so. Amen. ⁸ I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. ⁹ I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I was in spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice like that of a trumpet, ¹¹ saying: What you see, write in a book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. ¹² And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me: and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, ¹³ and in the midst of the seven candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle. ¹⁴ His head and his hair were white as white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; ¹⁵ and his feet were like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace: and his voice was like the voice of many waters. ¹⁶ And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp, two-edged sword: arid his face was as the sun when it shines in its strength. ¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not, I am the First and the Last, ¹⁸ and I am he that lives; and I was dead, and be hold, I am alive from age to age: and I have the keys of hades and of death. ¹⁹ Write, therefore, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and those which shall be here after; ²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candle sticks are the seven churches.

¹⁴ You are the light of the world: a city that lies upon a mountain can not be hid: ¹⁵ neither do men light a lamp and place it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all that are in the house. ¹⁶ In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One.

¹¹ He answered, and said to them: Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.

¹⁹ And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

² and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothing was white as the light.

² and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothing was white as the light. ³ And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. ⁴ And Peter answered and said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo, a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight; hear him. ⁶ And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came and touched them, and said: Arise and be not afraid.

⁴³ He said to them: How then does David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him: You have said. Moreover, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the Almighty, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.

³ His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment was white as snow. ⁴ From fear of him the keepers did shake and become like dead men.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

²⁶ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

⁶² Jesus replied: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁵ And they entered the sepulcher, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe: and they were frightened. ⁶ But he said to them: Be not frightened; you seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here: see the place where they laid him.

¹⁰ He replied: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that when they see, they may not see, and when they hear, they may not understand.

²⁸ And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

²⁷ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁸ But Jesus turned, and said to them, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For, behold, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck. ³⁰ Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

³⁷ But they were terrified and frightened, and thought that they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.

¹ IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD. was with God, and the WORD was God.

³² And John testified, saying: I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

¹¹ Verily, verily, I say to you, we speak that which we know, and testify to that which we have seen; and you receive not our testimony.

³² and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

²³ that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him.

¹⁴ Jesus answered and said to them: Though I testify concerning myself, my testimony is worthy of credit; for I know whence I came, and whither I go. But you know not whence I came, and whither I go. ¹⁵ You judge according to the flesh; I judge no man. ¹⁶ And yet if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.

²⁶ I have many things to say, and to judge with respect to you; but he that sent me is true; and what things I have heard from him, these I speak to the world.

¹⁷ The multitude therefore that was with him, testified that he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.

⁴⁹ For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say, and what I should speak.

¹ Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come that he must go out of this world to his Father; and having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them to the end.

⁸ Peter said to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: Unless I wash you, you have no part with me. ⁹ Simon Peter said to him: Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head. ¹⁰ Jesus said to him: He that has bathed needs nothing else save to wash his feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all.

²³ There was reclining on the bosom of Jesus, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

¹⁹ Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you shall see me. Because I live, you also shall live.

⁹ As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

¹⁵ I no longer call you servants, because the servant knows not what his master does. But I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

³³ These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction, but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.

⁸ for the words which thou gavest me I have given them; and they have received them, and they know surely that I came forth from thee, and they believe that thou didst send me.

³⁷ Then Pilate said to him: You are a king, then? Jesus answered; You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I born, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, hears my voice.

³⁴ but one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear; and immediately there came out blood and water. ³⁵ And he that saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth, that you may believe;

³⁷ And again another scripture says: They shall look on him whom they pierced.

¹⁹ Then, on that day, the first day of the week, when it was evening, and the doors of the house in which the disciples were assembled had been closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace be to you.

²⁶ And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas was with them. Then Jesus came, though the doors had been closed, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you.

²⁰ Then Peter, turning about, saw the disciple that Jesus loved, following, who also reclined at supper upon his breast, and said: Lord, who is he that delivers thee up?

²⁴ This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

⁹ And when he had spoken these things, while they were looking on him, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they were looking earnestly to ward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white raiment, ¹¹ who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you saw him go into heaven.

²⁰ For we can not but speak the things that we have seen and heard.

¹⁰ And he became very hungry, and desired to eat; but while they were making ready, he fell into a trance; ¹¹ and he saw heaven opened, and some vessel, like a great sheet, descending, bound by the four corners, and let down to the earth. ¹² In this were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air. ¹³ And there came a voice to him: Rise, Peter, kill and eat. ¹⁴ But Peter said: By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing common or unclean. ¹⁵ And the voice came to him again a second time: What God has cleansed, you must not call common. ¹⁶ This was done the third time; and the vessel was taken up again into heaven. ¹⁷ Now, while Peter was perplexed within himself about the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood before the gate. ¹⁸ And they called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodged there. ¹⁹ While Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, three men ask for you: ²⁰ arise then, and go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them. ²¹ And Peter came down to the men, and said: Behold, I am he whom you seek; what is the cause of your coming? ²² They replied: Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that fears God, and of good report among the whole nation of the Jews, was instructed by a holy angel to call you to his house, and to hear words from you. ²³ Then he called them in, and lodged them. On the morrow he arose, and went with them; and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. ²⁴ And on the next day, they entered Caesarea And Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his relatives and near friends. ²⁵ And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him homage. ²⁶ But Peter raised him up, saying: Stand up; I also am a man. ²⁷ And; conversing with him, he went in, and found many that had come together. ²⁸ And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean. ²⁹ For this reason, when I was sent for, I came without making objection. I ask, therefore, for what purpose have you sent for me? ³⁰ And Cornelius replied: Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and, at the ninth hour, I was praying in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, ³¹ and said: Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your deeds of charity are remembered before God. ³² Send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea; who, when he comes, will speak to you. ³³ Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God.

²² strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.

¹⁹ And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he him self went into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ And though they besought him to remain with them a longer time, he did not consent, ²¹ but took leave of them, saying: I must, by all means, keep this coming feast in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God be willing. And he sailed from Ephesus,

²⁴ And a certain Jew, named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

¹ And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, after passing through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples, ² said to them: Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? They said to him: We have not only not received it, but we have not even heard whether the Holy Spirit is given. ³ And he said to them: Into what, then, were you immersed? They replied: Into John's immersion. ⁴ And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus. ⁵ And when they heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied. ⁷ And all the men were about twelve. ⁸ And he entered the synagogue, and spoke boldly, reasoning, and persuading them for three months, with respect to the things of the kingdom of God. ⁹ But as some were hardened, and did not believe, and spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, and discoursed daily in the school of one Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰ This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. ¹¹ Mighty deeds, also, that were unusual, did God perform by the hands of Paul; ¹² so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them. ¹³ And some of the roving Jews, who were exorcists, under took to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying: I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches. ¹⁴ And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit answered and said: Jesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know; but who are you? ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled from that house, naked and wounded. ¹⁷ And this became known to all the Greeks and Jews that dwelt in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. ¹⁸ And many of those who believed came and confessed, and made known their practices. ¹⁹ And many of those who practiced magic, brought together their books, and burned them, in the presence of all. And they computed their value, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. ²⁰ So mightily did the word of the Lord grow and prevail. ²¹ When these things had been accomplished, Paul purposed in spirit to go to Jerusalem, after he should pass through Macedonia and Achaia, saying: After I have been there, I must see Rome also. ²² So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia. ²³ And at that time there was no little excitement about that way. ²⁴ For a certain man, named Demetrius, a silversmith, by making silver shrines for Diana, furnished no little trade to the artists. ²⁵ These he called together, with the workmen em ployed about such things, and said: Men, you know that our wealth arises from this trade: ²⁶ and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia, this Paul, by his persuasions, has drawn away a great multitude, saying, that they which are made with hands are not gods. ²⁷ Now there is danger, not only that this our calling will come into disgrace, but that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and that the majesty of her whom all Asia and the world worships, will be destroyed. ²⁸ When they heard this, they were full of anger, and cried out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians! ²⁹ And the whole city was filled with confusion. And they seized Gains and Aristarchus, who were Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers, and, with one consent, rushed into the theater. ³⁰ And when Paul wished to go in among the people, the disciples did not permit him. ³¹ Some of the Asiarchs also, who were friendly to him, sent to him, and besought him not to trust himself into the theater. ³² Some, therefore, were crying one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what they had come together. ³³ And some of the multitude put Alexander forward, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander waved his hand, and wished to make a defense to the people. ³⁴ But perceiving that he was a Jew, they all cried out, with one voice, for about two hours: Great is Diana of the Ephesians. ³⁵ But the town-clerk quieted the multitude, and said: Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter? ³⁶ As these things, then, can not be contradicted, you ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly. ³⁷ For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples, nor revilers of your goddess. ³⁸ Therefore, if Demetrius, and the artists who are with him, have a charge against any one, the courts are in session, and the proconsuls are there; let them accuse each other. ³⁹ But if you have any inquiries to make about other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. ⁴⁰ For we are in danger of being called to answer for this day's tumult, since there is no cause by which we shall be able to account for this concourse. ⁴¹ And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

⁷ And on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he continued his speech till mid night.

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

²⁸ Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

¹⁵ for you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

¹³ at midday, while I was on the road, I saw, King, a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.

¹⁶ But arise, and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness of the things which you have seen, and of those in which I will appear to you,

²³ that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

⁷ to all that are in Rome, be loved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life: ⁸ but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

³ And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience, ⁴ and patience, an approved character, and an approved character, hope;

⁹ because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more; death has dominion over him no longer;

¹⁷ and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.

²⁵ But if we hope for that which we see not we wait for it with patience.

³⁷ Yet, in all these things, we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.

³⁶ For from him, and by him, and for him, are all things. To him be glory through the ages! Amen.

¹¹ And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed:

⁸ For if we live, we live to the Lord; or if we die, we die to the Lord. "Whether, therefore, we live or die, we are the Lord s. ⁹ For this very purpose, Christ both died and rose, and lived again, that he might have dominion over the dead and the living.

⁶ that with one mind and with one voice you may glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁵ Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel, even the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was concealed during the times of the ages,

³ grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ even as the testimony concerning the Christ was con firmed among you,

¹ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

⁹ For I think that God has appointed us the apostles, to the lowest place, as under sentence of death; for we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are maltreated, and wander about without a home, ¹² and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; ¹³ when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

¹¹ And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit; ⁵ and there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord; ⁶ and there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who makes them all effectual in all. ⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one, for the good of all. ⁸ For to one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit; ⁹ to another, faith, by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing, by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another, the working of mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But all these, the one and the same Spirit makes effectual, distributing to each, respectively, as he wills. ¹² For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit.

²⁰ But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept. ²¹ For, since through man came death, through man comes also the resurrection of the dead. ²² For, as in Adam all die, so, also, in Christ shall all be made alive: ²³ but each in his own order; Christ the first-fruit, afterward, those who are Christ's at his coming.

³² If, to speak as a man, I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

² On the first day of the week, let each of you lay by him, and treasure up as he has prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

⁸ But I will continue in Ephesus till Pentecost:

² grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constrains us, because we have this judgment that if one died for all, then have all died: ¹⁵ and he died for all, that those who live should no more live for them selves, but for him who died for them, and rose again.

¹⁸ and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

² I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago; that such a one (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knows;) was caught away to the third heaven. ³ I also know that such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knows,) ⁴ was caught away to Paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁴ for though he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

¹² for neither did I receive it from man, nor was it taught me, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints that are in Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

²⁰ which he made active in the Christ when he raised him from the dead, and caused him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ high above every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come; ²² and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,

⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

³ that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, (as I briefly wrote above,

² and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave him self for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it, ²⁶ that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of water through the word, ²⁷ in order that he might present it to himself a glorious church, having neither stain, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

¹⁷ and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

⁷ as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my bonds and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, I say I have you all in my heart as being joint par takers of my grace.

⁷ but he divested himself by taking the form of a servant, and being made in the likeness of men: ⁸ and being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient even to death, the death, indeed, of the cross.

¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹⁵ that you may be without reproach and Harmless, the children of God, without blame, in the midst of a wicked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world, ¹⁶ holding forth the word of life, that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

¹⁴ Yet you have done well in contributing to the relief of my affliction.

¹⁸ and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;

³ for you are dead, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.

¹⁵ Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in his house. ¹⁶ And when this letter has been read among you, cause that it be read in the church of the Laodiceans also; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea;

¹⁰ and to wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, whom he raised from the dead, and who delivers us from the coming wrath.

¹⁷ then we, the living who remain, shall, together with them, be caught up in clouds into the air to meet the Lord, and so shall we be ever with the Lord.

⁴ so that we ourselves glory in you, among the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure; ⁵ which endurance, of yours is a proof of the righteous judgment of God, in order that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you suffer:

⁵ And the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

³ As, on going into Macedonia, I besought you to remain in Ephesus, that you might charge some that they teach no other thing,

¹⁴ I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly; ¹⁵ but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. ¹⁶ And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

¹³ I charge you, in the sight of God, who makes all things alive, and before Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, confessed a good confession,

¹⁵ which, in his own times, he will show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; ¹⁶ who alone has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen, nor can see, tn whom be honor and power eternal. Amen.

⁸ Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God,

³ Do you, there fore, suffer evil, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ Every one that serves as a soldier keeps himself free from the business of this life, that he may please him that has chosen him to be a soldier. ⁵ And if any one also contend in the public games, he is not crowned, unless he contend according to the laws. ⁶ It is necessary that, the farmer should labor, before he partakes of the fruits. ⁷ Consider what I say, for I pray that the Lord may give you understanding in all things. ⁸ Remember that Jesus Christ, of the posterity of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel; ⁹ in which I suffer evil, as an evil-doer, even to bonds: but the word of God is not bound. ¹⁰ For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. ¹¹ Assuredly true is the saying: If indeed we have died with him, we shall also live with him; ¹² if we are patient, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;

³ who, being the effulgence of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and upholding all things by his own powerful word, when he had by himself made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

¹⁰ And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. ¹¹ They shall perish; but thou remainest: and they all shall grow old as a garment; ¹² and as a mantle thou shalt fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. ¹³ But to which of the angels has he said at any time: Sit on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool?

¹⁴ Since, then, the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, partook of the same, that, through his death, he might deprive of power him that has the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵ and might set free those who, through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶ For, verily, he does not take hold of angels, but he takes hold of the posterity of Abraham. ¹⁷ "Wherefore, it behooved him to be made like his brethren in all things, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, in order to make expiation for the sins of the people.

¹² For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

¹⁵ For we have not a high priest that can not sympathize with our infirmities; but he was tempted in all things like ourselves, yet without sin.

⁶ if they fall away; since they again crucify in themselves the Son of God, and put him to an open shame.

¹⁶ who is made, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life; for he testifies,

²⁵ Wherefore, he is able also to save through all time those who come to God by him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

¹⁴ how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, in order that you may serve the living God?

²⁹ of how much severer punishment do you think he shall be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, a common thing, and has done despite to the Spirit of grace?

³⁶ For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

² looking to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever.

²¹ perfect you in every good work, in order that you may do his will, working in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory from age to age. Amen.

¹⁷ every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.

⁷ Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain. ⁸ Be you also patient, establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near.

⁸ Be you also patient, establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near. ⁹ Indulge not in complaints against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners that are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ² elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, in order to obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace be to you, and peace be multiplied.

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without spot and blemish,

⁵ you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ For it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed. ⁷ To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner, ⁸ and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense to the disobedient, who stumble at the word because they are disobedient, to which stumbling they were also appointed. ⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

⁷ But the end of all things is at hand; be sober-minded, therefore, and watchful, that you may pray.

¹¹ If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man acts as a deacon, let him do this as from the strength which God supplies; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and strength from age to age. Amen.

¹¹ To. him be glory and dominion from age to age. Amen.

⁸ But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

¹ THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life;

⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

² Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

¹⁰ In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.

¹⁴ And we have seen, and we do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the. world.

⁷ For there are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood;

⁷ For there are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; ⁸ and the three agree in one.

⁸ and the three agree in one. ⁹ If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which he has borne concerning his Son.

⁹ If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which he has borne concerning his Son. ¹⁰ He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in him self: he that believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne concerning his Son.

¹⁰ He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in him self: he that believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne concerning his Son. ¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

¹² A good report is given of Demetrius by all, and by the truth itself: and we also give our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

¹⁴ And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied with reference to these men, saying: Behold, the Lord comes with his holy myriads,

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¹ THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, that he might show to his servants the things that must shortly come to pass; and he sent it by his angel, and made it known to his servant John, ² who bore testimony to the word of God, and recorded the testimony of Jesus Christ, what ever things he saw. ³ Blessed is he that reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is at hand. ⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;

⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;

⁸ I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. ⁹ I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹¹ saying: What you see, write in a book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

¹¹ saying: What you see, write in a book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. ¹² And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me: and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, ¹³ and in the midst of the seven candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle.

¹³ and in the midst of the seven candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle.

¹⁶ And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp, two-edged sword: arid his face was as the sun when it shines in its strength. ¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not, I am the First and the Last,

¹⁹ Write, therefore, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and those which shall be here after;

¹⁹ Write, therefore, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and those which shall be here after; ²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candle sticks are the seven churches.

¹ To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, that walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

⁸ And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive: ⁹ I know your works, and your affliction, and your poverty, (but you are rich,) and the impious words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Fear none of the things which you are about to suffer; behold, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹² And to the angel of the church in Pergamos, write: These things says he that has the sharp, two-edged sword;

¹⁶ Repent, therefore; if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

¹⁸ And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write: These things, says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass;

¹ And to the angel of the church in Sardis, write: These things says he that has the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name, that you live, and are dead.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write: These things says he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens;

¹⁰ Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial that is about to come on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

¹⁴ And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

¹ After these things I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard, like the voice of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will show you things that must be hereafter.

¹ After these things I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard, like the voice of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will show you things that must be hereafter.

¹ After these things I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard, like the voice of a trumpet speaking with me, said: Come up hither, and I will show you things that must be hereafter. ² And immediately I was in spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne;

² And immediately I was in spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne; ³ and he that sat was, in appearance, like a jasper and sardine-stone: and there was round about the throne a rainbow, in appearance like an emerald. ⁴ And round about the throne were twenty-four thrones; and on the thrones there sat twenty-four elders, clothed in white raiment; and on their heads were crowns of gold. ⁵ And out of the throne there went lightnings and thunderings and voices; and seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne: these are the seven spirits of God.

⁵ And out of the throne there went lightnings and thunderings and voices; and seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne: these are the seven spirits of God. ⁶ And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. ⁷ And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature was like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the four living creatures had each of them six wings about him; and they are full of eyes within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.

⁸ And the four living creatures had each of them six wings about him; and they are full of eyes within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. ⁹ And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him that sits on the throne, who lives from age to age,

⁹ And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him that sits on the throne, who lives from age to age, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down before him that sits on the throne, and worship him that lives from age to age, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying: Thou art worthy, Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and by thy will they exist, and were created. ¹¹ :

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⁶ And I saw, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, like one that had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God that are sent into all the earth.

¹⁰ and hast made us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth.

¹² And they said, with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. ¹³ And every creature that is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are on the sea, even all that are in them, I heard saying: To him that sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and strength from age to age. ¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down, and worshiped.

¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down, and worshiped.

⁹ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they had borne:

¹⁵ and the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the officers, and the rich men, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the caves, and in the rocks of the mountains, ¹⁶ and said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: ¹⁷ for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?

¹⁴ And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who have come out of great affliction, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹ And the fifth angel sounded; and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth; and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss;

¹ And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

³ and he cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars: and when he had cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. ⁴ And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and write them not.

⁴ And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and write them not. ⁵ And the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land, lifted up his right hand to heaven, ⁶ and swore by him that lives from age to age, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, That time should no longer intervene, ⁷ but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall sound his trumpet, the mystery of God should be finished, as he has declared to his servants the prophets. ⁸ And the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said: Go and take the little book that is open in the hand of the angel that stands on the sea and on the land.

⁷ And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.

¹⁷ saying: We give thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, who art, and who wast, because thou hast taken thy great power, and hast reigned.

¹ And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun; and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars;

¹¹ And they over came him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives even to death.

¹⁷ And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her children, that keep the commandments of God, and that hold the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁰ If any one leads into captivity, he shall go into captivity. If any kills with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faithfulness of the saints.

² And I heard a voice from heaven like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.

¹² Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. ¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from this time. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. ¹⁴ And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man, who had on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

¹⁴ And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man, who had on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp sickle. ¹⁵ And another angel came out of the temple, and cried with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud: Thrust in your sickle and reap, for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe. ¹⁶ And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

⁶ and the seven angels that had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure white linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles.

¹⁴ For they are the spirits of demons that do signs, and they go forth to the kings of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

³ And he carried me away in spirit into the wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, that was full of impious names, and that had seven heads and ten horns.

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.

¹⁵ Those who traded in these things, who were made rich by her, Shalt stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning and ¹⁶ saying: Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! for in one hour, so great riches have been brought to ruin. ¹⁷ And every master of a ship, and every one in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off, ¹⁸ and cried, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: "What city is like the great city? ¹⁹ And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning and saying: Alas, alas, that great city, by which all that had ships in the sea became rich by means of costly merchandise! for in one hour she is made desolate. ²⁰ Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets: for God has avenged you on her.

¹ After these things, I heard the great voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying: Alleluia; Salvation and glory and honor and power to our God: ² for true and righteous are his judgments, for he has judged the great harlot that corrupted the earth with her lewdness; and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. ³ And again they said: Alleluia; and her smoke rises up from age to age.

⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying: Alleluia; for the Lord God the Almighty reigns.

⁹ And he said to me: Write, Blessed are they that are called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he said to me: These are the true words of God. ¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he said to me: See that you do it not; I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

¹² His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many diadems; and he had a name written which no one knew, but he himself.

¹⁵ And out of his mouth goes a sharp, two-edged sword, that with it he may smite the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treads the wine-press of the fiercest wrath of God, the Almighty. ¹⁶ And he has, on his raiment and on his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.

²¹ And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat on the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

¹ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. ² And he laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

⁶ Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; over such the second death has no power: but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

¹⁴ And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.

² And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

⁵ And he that sat upon the throne said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write, for these words are true and faithful. ⁶ And he said to me: It is done; I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsts, I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.

¹⁰ And he carried me away in spirit to a mountain, great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

²² And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

⁴ And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads.

⁶ And he said to me: These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly take place.

⁶ And he said to me: These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly take place. ⁷ And behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

¹⁰ And he said to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

¹² Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to every one as his work shall be. ¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, morning star.

²⁰ He that testifies these things, says: Surely, I. come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.