Revelation Cross References - NSB

¹ THE REVELATION GOD GAVE TO JESUS CHRIST, so that he could tell his servants the things that must soon take place. Christ then sent his angel to communicate the symbolic message to his servant John. ² John testified to the word of God, the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all that he saw. ³ Happy is he who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and obey the things written in it: for the time is near. ⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia: May you have grace and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne; ⁵ And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood. ⁶ He made us to be a kingdom of kings and priests to his God and Father. To him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen. ⁷ Behold, he comes with the clouds. Every eye will see him, and those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn over him. So it will be, Amen. ⁸ »I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,« says Jehovah (YHWH) God, »the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (all ruling) (universal sovereign).« (Isaiah 48:12) ⁹ I, John, your brother and companion in tribulation and kingdom and perseverance (patience) of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day when I heard a strong voice behind me. It sounded like a trumpet. ¹¹ It said: »Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.« ¹² I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. When I turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands. ¹³ There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle. ¹⁴ His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire. ¹⁵ His feet were like fine brass glowing in a furnace. His voice sounded like many rushing waters. ¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His appearance was like the shinning sun in full strength. ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: »Do not fear. I am the first and the last: ¹⁸ »I am alive! I was dead and, behold, I am alive forever, Amen. I have the keys of death and the grave. ¹⁹ »Write the things that you have seen and the things that are and the things that will be. ²⁰ »This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.«

¹ The word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision: »Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield. Your reward shall be very great.«

¹ Abram was ninety-nine years old. Jehovah appeared to him and said: »I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

³ »Almighty God will bless your marriage and give you many children. You will become the father of many nations!

¹¹ God also said: »I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and an assembly of nations will come from you. Kings shall come forth from you.

¹⁴ »May God Almighty cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them.«

³ Jacob said to Joseph: »Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

²⁵ »because of the God of your father who helps you, because of the Almighty who blesses you from the heavens above, blessings from the deep springs below the ground, blessings from breasts and womb.

¹⁴ God then said to Moses: »[I exist and] I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE.« You shall say to the sons of Israel: »I WILL BE, has sent me to you.’« (Hebrew: hayah, »I was, I am, I will be« gives evidence of God’s eternal existence)

³ »I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name, Jehovah, I did not make myself known to them.

¹³ But Moses said to the people: »Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of Jehovah. He will accomplish this for you today. The Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever.

⁶ ‘You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation. These are the words you must speak to the children of Israel.’«

²⁰ Moses responded: »Do not be afraid. God has only come to test you and to inspire you to obey him, so that you will not sin.«

³⁷ »Then make a total of seven lamps. Mount the lamps so that they shed light on the space in front of it.

⁶ »prepare the ephod with fine linen yarn. Embroider gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric. ⁷ »It should have two shoulder straps attached at the top corners so it can be fastened. ⁸ »Make the belt that is attached to the ephod from the same fabric.

⁵ The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it. This was as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

⁷ He clothed Aaron with the embroidered tunic and tied the sash around him. He also dressed him in the linen robe that is worn with the ephod. He fastened the ephod to it.

⁴ The oracle of him who hears the words of God and who sees the vision of the Almighty. Falling down, yet having his eyes open.

¹⁷ »I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.

⁸ »You were chosen because Jehovah loved you and kept the oath he swore to your fathers. So he used his mighty hand to bring you out. He freed you from slavery under Pharaoh king of Egypt.

¹⁹ »Write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel. Put it on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for me against the sons of Israel.

⁵ »Jehovah your God was not willing to listen to Balaam. Jehovah your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because Jehovah your God loves you.

³¹ »May all your enemies die like that, Jehovah, may your friends shine like the rising sun! There was peace in the land for forty years.«

²⁵ »I know that my redeemer lives, and in later days he will take his stand on the earth. ²⁶ »Even after my skin is gone and this body destroyed, I will see God in my own flesh. ²⁷ »I will see him with my own eyes, not with someone else's. My heart fails inside me!

⁷ while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

²⁶ »He prays to God and finds favor with him. He sees God’s face and shouts for joy! God restores him to his righteous state.

⁴⁶ Jehovah lives! Blessed is my rock! Praise the God of my salvation.

¹⁶ Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

¹⁴ Jehovah is intimate with those who respect him. He reveals the intent of his covenant to them.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered. Let those who hate him run from him.

²⁰ Our God is the God of deliverance. Jehovah of Hosts is our escape from death.

¹¹ Yes, all kings will bow down before him. All nations will serve him.

¹⁸ Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, who alone does miracles. ¹⁹ Blessed be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

³⁶ His descendants will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun. ³⁷ It shall be established forever like the moon. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.

² Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and its inhabitants, you are God from everlasting to everlasting.

⁴ Jehovah on high is mightier than the noise of many waters. Yes he is mightier than the mighty waves of the sea.

² Clouds, gloom and darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

²⁵ »You founded the earth of old. The heavens are the work of your hands. ²⁶ »They will perish, but you endure. All of them will wear out like a garment; like clothing you will renew them and they will be renewed. ²⁷ »But you are the same. Your years will not come to an end.

¹⁵ »Kings reign by me, and princes decree justice. ¹⁶ »By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

³⁴ »Blessed is the man who listens to me. He watches daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts.

⁵ Righteousness will be the belt around his loins. Faithfulness will be the belt around His waist.

¹³ The nations will rush like the raging of many waters. But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away. They will be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, like a rolling dust before the whirlwind.

¹ Jehovah rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him. The hearts of the Egyptians melt (their courage fails) within them.

²² »‘I will lay the key of the house of David on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut and he will shut, and no one will open.

⁸ Write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness.

⁶ For unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.

² The Spirit of Jehovah will rest on him. The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and respect for Jehovah will be his.

⁴ But with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth (power of his words), and with the spirit (breath) of his lips he will destroy the wicked.

²³ Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, For Jehovah of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And his glory will be before his elders.

¹⁰ »YOU ARE MY WITNESSES,« DECLARES JEHOVAH! »I have chosen you as my servant so that you can know and believe in me and understand that I am the one who did this. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me.

⁶ »This is what Jehovah, Israel’s King and Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts says: ‘I AM THE FIRST AND I AM THE LAST-APART FROM ME THERE IS NO GOD!

¹² »Listen to me Jacob and Israel, my loved one. I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

² He made my tongue like a sharp sword. He hid me in the palm of his hand. He made me like a sharpened arrow and hid me in his quiver.

⁴ Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the nations.

⁴ »Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah have done this with the first of them and with the last. I am he!«

¹⁰ »‘Do not fear for I am with you! Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’

¹⁵ The High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy, says: ‘I dwell in the high and holy and also with him who has a contrite and humble spirit. I revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones.’

¹⁹ »The sun will no longer be your light during the day. The brightness of the moon will not give you light, for Jehovah will be your everlasting light. Your God will be your glory. ²⁰ »Your sun will no longer go down, nor will your moon disappear. Jehovah will be your everlasting light, and your days of sadness will be over.

⁶ »You will be called the priests of Jehovah. You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, you will boast in their riches.

² This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says: »Write in a book everything that I tell you.

⁷ Their legs were straight. Their feet were like those of calves and they glittered like polished copper.

²⁶ Above the dome over their heads was something that looked like a throne made of sapphire. On the throne was a figure that looked like a human. ²⁷ Then I saw what he looked like from the waist up. He looked like glowing copper with fire all around it. From the waist down he looked like fire. A bright light surrounded him. ²⁸ The brightness all around him looked like a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day. It was the likeness of Jehovah’s glory. When I saw it I immediately fell down with my face to the ground. I heard someone speaking.

²⁸ The brightness all around him looked like a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day. It was the likeness of Jehovah’s glory. When I saw it I immediately fell down with my face to the ground. I heard someone speaking.

³ He brought me closer. I saw a man who looked like he was covered with bronze. The man was holding a linen tape measure and a measuring stick, and he stood in a gateway.

² I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the sound of rushing water, and the earth was shining because of his glory.

⁵ The Spirit lifted me and brought me into the inner courtyard. I saw Jehovah’s glory fill the Temple. ⁶ I heard someone speaking to me from inside the Temple while the man was standing beside me.

² The king summoned the magicians, enchanters (conjurers), sorcerers, and the Chaldeans and commanded them to tell the king about his dreams. They came in and stood before the king.

²⁸ »There is a God in heaven that reveals secrets. He made known to king Nebuchadnezzar what will be in days to come. Your dream and visions are these: ²⁹ »As for you, O king, your thoughts while you were in bed were about what will happen in the future. He who reveals secrets revealed the future to you.

³⁴ »At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven and my understanding returned to me. I blessed the Most High and I praised and honored the one who lives forever. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

⁹ »I watched as thrones were placed. The ANCIENT OF DAYS sat on one throne. His clothing was white as snow. His hair was like pure wool. His throne was like fiery flames, and the wheels on it were like burning fire.

¹³ »I saw in the night-visions someone like a SON OF MAN came with the clouds of heaven. He came to the Ancient of Days. They brought him near before him. ¹⁴ »He was given legal power and a kingdom. Out of his glory all the peoples, nations, and languages will serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed. (Revelation 11:15) (Daniel 2:44) (Psalm 45:6)

¹⁰ It grew great, even to the host of heaven. It threw down to the ground some of the host and it trampled them.

³ »Those who have wisdom (insight) will shine like the brightness of the firmament. They turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

¹² »Blessed is he who waits and comes to the thousand three hundred and thirty five days. ¹³ »Go toward the end, for you will enter into rest. Then you will rise for your determined condition in life at the end of the days.«

⁷ »The Lord Jehovah will do nothing without revealing his secrets to his servants the prophets.

¹⁶ I heard a man's voice from the banks of the Ulai River. He called to Gabriel: »Make this man understand the vision of the time of the end.« ¹⁷ He came near where I stood. I was afraid and fell to my face. But he said to me: »Understand, O son of man the vision belongs to the time of the end.« ¹⁸ He spoke to me while I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground. He touched me, and set me upright.

²¹ While I was speaking in prayer, the spirit person [who looked like a man] Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, was inspired to come quickly and touch me. It was about the time of the evening offering.

²³ »At the beginning of your supplications the commandment went forth. I came to report to you for you are greatly loved. Consider the matter, and understand the vision.

⁵ I looked up to see a man clothed in linen. His loins were girded with pure gold of the Uphaz region. ⁶ His body also was like chrysolite and his face as the appearance of lightning. His eyes were like flaming torches and his arms and his feet like burnished copper. The sound of his words was like the sound of a crowd.

⁶ His body also was like chrysolite and his face as the appearance of lightning. His eyes were like flaming torches and his arms and his feet like burnished copper. The sound of his words was like the sound of a crowd.

⁸ I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me. My appearance turned deathlike (pallor) (livid) (pale) and I had no strength. ⁹ Yet I heard the sound of his words. When I heard the sound of his words I fell with my face toward the ground into a deep sleep. ¹⁰ A hand touched me and set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

¹² Then he said: »Do not fear Daniel! From the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your prayer.

¹⁵ When he spoke these words to me I looked to the ground and was unable to speak. ¹⁶ Then one who looked like a human touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke to him: »O my lord, by reason of the vision I have convulsions and I have no strength. ¹⁷ »For how can the servant of my lord talk? I had no strength in me. I was also without breath.« ¹⁸ Then the one with the human appearance touched me and he strengthened me. ¹⁹ He said, »O man greatly beloved, do not fear, peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong.« And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, »Let my lord speak for you have strengthened me.«

² »You Bethlehem Ephrathah who are little to be among the thousands of Judah. Out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel! His origin is from of old, from everlasting (days of antiquity) (ancient times).

⁹ The voice of Jehovah calls to the city. The man of wisdom will see (respect) your name! Hear the rod and who appointed it.

³ Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power! He will by no means reprieve the guilty (leave them unpunished). Jehovah has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. The clouds are the dust of his feet.

² Jehovah answered me: »Write the vision. Record it on tablets that he who reads it may run.

¹⁶ I heard and my body trembled! My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness entered into my bones and I tremble. I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the people who invade us.

⁹ »Look at the stone I set before you Joshua. There are seven eyes on one stone. I will engrave the inscription on it,« said Jehovah of Hosts, »and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.«

² He asked: »What do you see?« I answered: »I see a gold lamp stand, with a bowl on top and seven lamps. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top.

¹⁰ »For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven will rejoice, and will see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.«

⁵ The angel answered: »These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

¹⁰ »I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of kindness and of supplication. They will look to the one whom they pierced; and they will mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son. There will be a bitter lamentation for him, like one who grieves for his first-born.

¹ »A fountain for sin and for uncleanness will be opened for the house of David.«

⁷ »The priests should teach the true knowledge of God. They are the messengers of Jehovah of Hosts. Therefore the people should learn (my will) the law from them.

² »The sun of righteousness with it’s healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.«

¹⁵ »A light is not placed under a cover. To the contrary, it is placed on a table so all may see. ¹⁶ »Likewise, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

¹³ »‘And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (the wicked one).’ (Psalm 82:4) (Psalm 97:10) (Matthew 13:19) (John 17:15) (1 John 5:19)

¹¹ He responded: »You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for »you« is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.)

¹⁴ »You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill may be seen by all.

⁴³ He said: »How then does David, directed by Spirit, call him Lord, saying,

³⁰ »The sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

¹⁹ »I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is improper and unlawful in heaven, and whatever you declare lawful on earth must be lawful in heaven.«

² While they watched, Jesus’ appearance changed (transformed) (transfigured) in their presence. His face was as bright as the sun and his clothes became as white as the light.

² While they watched, Jesus’ appearance changed (transformed) (transfigured) in their presence. His face was as bright as the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. ³ Moses and Elijah appeared, and they were talking to him. ⁴ Peter told Jesus: »Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.« ⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud, saying: »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.« ⁶ When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces. They were very afraid. ⁷ Jesus touched them and told them to get up and not be afraid.

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him: »You said it yourself. And I say to you, after this you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.«

³ His appearance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow. ⁴ The guards shook with fear and became as dead men.

¹⁸ Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying: »All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

²⁶ »They will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

⁵ They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. ⁶ He said to them: »Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

⁶² Jesus said: »I am and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.«

¹⁰ He said: »You are meant to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. I speak to the rest in illustrations, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.

²⁸ He replied: »More blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.«

²⁷ »Then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

³⁷ But they were afraid and supposed that they saw a spirit. ³⁸ He said to them, »Why are you troubled? And why do you question in your hearts? ³⁹ »See my hands and my feet that it is I. Touch me and see. A spirit does not have flesh and bones like I have.«

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was like God (God-like).

³² John said: »I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him.

¹¹ »This is the truth. We speak what we know and witness about what we have seen. But you do not receive our testimony.

³² »He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no man accepts his testimony.

²⁸ Jesus turned to them and said: »Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep for me but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ »The days are coming when they will say blessed are the barren those without children and the breasts that never nursed. ³⁰ »Then they will say to the mountains fall on us and to the hills cover us.

²³ »All may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father that sent him.

¹⁴ Jesus answered them: »Even if I bear witness about myself, my testimony is true! I know where I came from and I know where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going. ¹⁵ »You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one. ¹⁶ »Yes and if I judge my judgment is true. I am not alone for I am with the Father who sent me.

²⁶ »I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. He that sent me is true. I tell the world the things he told me.«

⁴⁹ »I spoke not from myself but from the Father who sent me. He has given me a commandment concerning what I should say when I speak.

¹ Jesus knew before the feast of the Passover that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to his Father. He loved his own who were in the world to the very end.

⁸ Peter said: »You will never wash my feet.« Jesus answered him: »If I do not wash you; you have no part with me.« ⁹ Simon Peter replied: »Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.« ¹⁰ Jesus responded: »He that is bathed must wash his feet. He is clean everywhere and you are clean, but not all.«

²³ The disciple whom Jesus loved was leaning on his chest.

³⁴ »I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

¹⁹ »A little while and the world will not see me anymore, but you will. I live and you will also live.

⁹ »I love you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.

¹⁵ »I no longer call you servants for the servant does not know what the lord does. I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

¹⁷ The crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, gave witness.

³³ »I spoke to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you have tribulation. Be of good cheer for I have conquered the world!«

⁸ »I gave them the words that you gave me. They understood them and knew I came from you. They believed you sent me.

³⁷ Pilate said: »Are you a king then?« Jesus answered: »As you say I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this purpose, that I should bear witness to the truth! Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.«

³⁴ The soldier with the spear pierced his side and suddenly blood and water came out. ³⁵ He who saw testified and his testimony is true. He knows and he speaks truth that you also may believe.

³⁷ And again another scripture said: They should look on him whom they pierced.

¹⁹ It was evening of the first day of the week. The disciples shut the doors where they stayed for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: »May you have Peace.«

²⁶ Eight days later the disciples were inside with the doors shut and Thomas was with them. Jesus came in and stood in the midst, and said: »Peace be with you.«

²⁰ Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following. He is the one who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said,« Lord, who is he that betrays you?«

²⁴ This is the disciple that bears witness of these things, and wrote these things. That way we know that his witness is true.

⁹ When he said these things, while they watched, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. ¹⁰ They gazed intently into the sky as he went into heaven. Two men wearing white stood beside them. ¹¹ They said: »You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven will come in a similar manner as you saw him go into heaven.«

²⁰ »We cannot stop speaking the things we have seen and heard.«

¹⁰ He became very hungry. While the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance. ¹¹ He saw heaven opened, something like a great sheet lowered by the four corners was descending to the earth. ¹² In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles and birds. ¹³ Peter heard a voice say: »Kill and eat.« ¹⁴ But Peter said: »No Lord for I have never eaten any thing that is defiled or unclean.« ¹⁵ The voice spoke to him again the second time: »You stop calling defiled that which God has cleansed.« ¹⁶ This happened a third time and immediately the sheet was taken up to heaven. ¹⁷ While Peter doubted in himself what this vision ment, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius inquired for Simon’s house, and stood at the gate. ¹⁸ They called out and asked if Simon surnamed Peter lived there. ¹⁹ While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him: »Behold, three men seek you. ²⁰ »Stand up and go down to greet them. Do not doubt for I have sent them. ²¹ Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius. He said: »I am the one you are looking for. Why did you come?« ²² They said: »We come from Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man who respects God. He has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so he could hear what you have to say.« ²³ He invited them in to be his guests. The next day Peter went away with them. Brothers accompanied them from Joppa. ²⁴ The day after that they entered Caesarea. Cornelius expected them so he called his relatives and close friends to join him. ²⁵ Cornelius met Peter and fell down at his feet with adoration for him. ²⁶ »Stand up,« Peter said, as he lifted him up, »I am also a man.« ²⁷ He talked with him and went in to find many people gathered. ²⁸ He said to them: »You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company, or approach someone of another nation. But God revealed to me that I should not call any man defiled or unclean. ²⁹ »Therefore I came to you without objection, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore for what intent you sent for me?« ³⁰ Cornelius replied, »Four days ago I was praying at this hour. It was the ninth hour and I prayed in my house. A man dressed in bright clothing stood before me. ³¹ »He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard and your gifts of mercy are noticed in the sight of God. ³² ‘»Send to Joppa, and call Simon, whose surname is Peter. He lives in the house of the tanner named Simon by the sea. When he comes he will speak with you.’ ³³ »Immediately I sent for you. You have done well for you have come. We are all present before God, to hear all things that are commanded to you from God.«

²² They strengthened the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith. They said, »We must enter the kingdom of God through much tribulation.«

¹⁹ They traveled to Ephesus where he left them. Paul entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ When they asked him to stay longer he declined. ²¹ »I will return again to you if it is God’s will,« Paul said. Then he set sail from Ephesus.

²⁴ A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was an Alexandrian who had a comprehensive knowledge of the scriptures and spoke eloquently.

¹ While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country to Ephesus, and found some disciples. ² He said to them: »Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?« They said: »We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit.« ³ Paul asked: »What kind of baptism did you get?« They replied: »It was the baptism John taught.« ⁴ Paul said: »John baptized with the baptism of repentance. He told the people they should believe in Jesus, the one who came after John.« ⁵ When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ Paul laid his hands on them and Holy Spirit came upon them. They spoke with tongues and prophesied. ⁷ There were twelve men in all. ⁸ He entered the synagogue and spoke boldly reasoning and persuading about the kingdom of God. He did this for three months. ⁹ Some were obstinate and publicly maligned The Way before the crowds. He departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This continued for two years so that all who lived in this part of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰ This continued for two years so that all who lived in this part of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. ¹¹ God did special miracles by the hands of Paul. ¹² Handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched his body were put on the sick and the evil spirits went away. ¹³ Some Jews went around driving out evil spirits saying: »In the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches I command you to come out!« ¹⁴ And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, and a chief priest, who did this. ¹⁵ The evil spirit answered and said to them: »Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?« ¹⁶ The man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, and overpowered them. He gave them such a beating that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. ¹⁷ This became known to all both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. They were all afraid. The name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. ¹⁸ Many of the believers confessed openly about the evil things they had done. ¹⁹ Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books and burned them in the sight of everyone. When they totaled the value of them it came to about fifty thousand pieces of silver. ²⁰ The word of God kept on growing and prevailed. ²¹ After this ended Paul was directed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after he passed through Macedonia and Achaia. He said: »After I have been there, I must also see Rome.« ²² He sent two of his helpers Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia. He stayed in Asia for a while. ²³ A great disturbance occurred about The Way. ²⁴ A man named Demetrius, a silversmith made silver shrines of Diana. He brought a lot of business to the craftsmen. ²⁵ They gathered together along with similar related workmen, and said: »Sirs, You know we receive a good income from this business. ²⁶ »You see and hear that Paul, in Ephesus and throughout all Asia, has persuaded and turned away many people. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all. ²⁷ »There is danger that our trade will lose its good name. The temple of the great goddess Artemis (Diana) would then become useless. The goddess who is worshiped in all Asia would be robbed of her divine majesty.« ²⁸ When they heard this they were filled with anger. They shouted: »Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.« ²⁹ The city was filled with the confusion. They rushed with one accord into the theatre and seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel. ³⁰ Paul wanted to enter the theatre with the people but his disciples would not permit it. ³¹ Some of the officials and his friends sent him a message begging him not to enter the theatre. ³² Some cried one thing and others another for the crowd was in confusion. Most of them did not know why they assembled. ³³ The crowd of Jews thrust Alexander forward. Alexander motioned with his hand and wanted to make a defense to the people. ³⁴ They perceived that he was a Jew and all with one voice shouted for two hours: »Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.« ³⁵ The city recorder quieted the crowd. He said: »You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? ³⁶ »Seeing that these things are indisputable it is fitting that you keep calm and do nothing rash. ³⁷ »You brought these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. ³⁸ »If Demetrius and the craftsmen that are with him have a grievance against any man, the courts are open, and there are judges. Let them accuse one another. ³⁹ »But if you seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. ⁴⁰ »For indeed we are in danger to be charged with rioting (sedition) because of today’s events. We would not be able to account for this ruckus for there is no reason for it.« ⁴¹ When he finished speaking he dismissed the assembly.

⁷ On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to them. Intending to depart the next morning he prolonged his speech until midnight.

¹⁷ At Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congregation to him.

²⁸ »Be on guard for yourselves and the flock that the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Feed the Congregation of God that he purchased with the blood of his own [Son].

¹⁵ ‘You will be a witness for him to tell everyone what you have seen and heard.

¹³ »At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven. It was brighter than the sun and shinned all around me. It also shinned around those who journeyed with me.

¹⁶ »Stand up on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things that you have seen, and of those things I will show to you.

²³ »That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the nations.«

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God and called to be holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ [He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works. ⁸ Those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will receive wrath and indignation.

⁹ We know that Christ being raised from the dead died no more; death no longer has dominion over him.

¹⁷ If children, then heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. If indeed we suffer with him we may also be glorified with him.

²⁵ If we hope for what we do not see, do we have patience to wait for it?

³⁷ In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

³⁶ For from him, and through him, and to him are all things: Glory to him forever! Amen.

²⁵ Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, which was kept secret since the world began.

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

⁶ The testimony of Christ was confirmed (verified) (established) in you.

¹ Brothers, I did not come to you with superiority of speech or with human wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

³ Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance. ⁴ Tribulation produces an approved condition and an approved condition produces hope.

¹¹ You know the time. It is the hour for you to awake from sleep. Now our salvation is nearer than when we became believers.

⁸ For if we live, we live to God and if we die, we die to God. Therefore should we live or die, we are God’s. ⁹ To this end Christ both died, and rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the living.

⁶ To this end you may glorify God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one mind and one accord (language) (united expression).

⁹ For I think that God has placed us apostles last as men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ. But you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst. We are naked. We are treated badly and we are homeless. ¹² We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; ¹³ being slandered, we answer kindly. We are made as the filth of the world and are the refuse of all things to this day.

¹¹ That is what some of you were. You have been washed clean and now you are sanctified. The Spirit of our God declares you righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁴ There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ There are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. ⁶ And there are different operations, but it is the same God who works in all. ⁷ The manifestation (expression) of the Spirit is given to everyone for a beneficial purpose. ⁸ For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ To another the workings of miracles and to another prophesy. To another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But in all these the same Spirit works, making a distribution to each one as he (God) wills. ¹² For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many and are one body, so also is Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or people of the nations, whether we are bond or free; we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

²⁰ Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who slept [in death]. ²¹ Death came because of what one man did. The resurrection of the dead also comes because of what one man did. ²² In Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. ²³ Everyone will be raised to life in the right order: Christ the first fruits and afterward those who belong to Christ at the time of his coming.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us to judge, that one died for all and therefore all died. ¹⁵ He died for all that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for their sakes and rose again.

¹⁸ I will be a Father to you, and you will be to me sons and daughters, said Jehovah God the Almighty. (Hosea 1:10)

³² If I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me if the dead do not rise? Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.

² On one day of the week let every one of you set something aside, as God has prospered you, that there be no contributions collected when I come. (Greek: heis, number one)

⁸ I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost.

² May you have grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁰ I have been impaled with Christ. It is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh (physical body) I live by faith. This is the faith that is in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself up for me.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the holy ones who are at Ephesus and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

²⁰ He operated in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places. ²¹ It is far above all governments and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. ²² He (God) put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the congregation,

⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

³ The secret was made known to me by revelation, just as I wrote before in few words.

² Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us. He was an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling odor.

²⁵ Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it. ²⁶ This is so he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word. ²⁷ So he will be able to present the congregation to himself as a glorious congregation, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. It should be holy and without blemish.

¹⁴ You did well that you share with me in my affliction.

² I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know; or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. ³ And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I do not know; God knows), ⁴ how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to speak.

⁴ Though he was impaled through weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. We are weak through him also, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

¹² I did not receive it from man. I was not taught it! It came to me through revelation from Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

⁷ It is right for me to feel this way on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart. Both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the good news you are all partakers with me of grace.

⁷ He emptied (humbled) himself by taking the form of a servant. He was made in the likeness of men. ⁸ He obtained the appearance as a man, humbled himself, and became obedient even to death, yes, death on the stake.

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

¹⁵ That way you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. You are seen as lights in the world. ¹⁶ Hold fast to the word of life so I may rejoice in the day of Christ. That way I will not have labored in vain.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning (commencement), the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (first place).

³ For you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

¹⁵ Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nympha, and the congregation that is in her house. ¹⁶ When this letter has been read among you, make sure it is read also in the congregation of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

¹⁰ and to wait for his Son to come from heaven, his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God’s anger (indignation) that is to come.

¹⁷ We that are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so will we ever be with the Lord.

⁴ That is why we boast (rejoice) (have glory) about you in the congregations of God. We boast (rejoice) (have glory) about the way you continue to endure and believe through all the persecutions and sufferings you experience. ⁵ All of this proves that God’s judgment is just, and as a result, you will become worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.

¹³ I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession:

¹⁵ The blessed and only Potentate (Sovereign) (Authority) will make him appear in his own appointed time. For he is the King of kings and Lord of lords. ¹⁶ Only God has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light. No man has seen him, nor can see him. To him be honor and power forever. Amen.

⁸ Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me his prisoner. Join me in suffering for the good news according to the power of God.

³ You must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No soldier entangles himself in the affairs of this life. That way, he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. ⁵ If anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶ The hard-working farmer should be first to receive his share of the crops. ⁷ Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things. ⁸ Remember that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. He is a descendant of David, according to my good news. ⁹ I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal. But the word of God is not imprisoned. ¹⁰ For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. ¹¹ This is a faithful saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. ¹² If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we deny him, He will deny us!

³ God’s Son is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his being. He sustains all things by his powerful word. After Jesus purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

¹⁰ And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands. (Psalm 102:25) ¹¹ »They will perish but you remain. They will all grow old like a garment. ¹² »Just as a coat you fold them up, and they will be changed: but you are the same, and your years will never run out.« ¹³ To which of the angels did he say at any time: »Sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool«? (Psalm 110:1)

¹⁴ Since the »children« are partakers of flesh and blood, he also took part of the same things, that through death he might destroy him that had the power to cause death, [Satan] the Devil. ¹⁵ And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶ He does not help the angels, but he helps the seed of Abraham. ¹⁷ This means that he had to become like his »brothers« in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, in order to offer a propitiatory sacrifice (pay atonement) (to make reconciliation) for the sins of the people.

⁵ May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience (steadfastness) of Christ.

³ As I urged you to stay at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that you might command certain men not to teach strange doctrines.

¹⁴ I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly, ¹⁵ though if I am delayed, so that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the household of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. ¹⁶ The secret of godliness is great and it is without controversy. ‘He (Jesus Christ) was manifested (revealed) in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, and seen by angels. He preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, and received up in glory.’

¹² The Word of God is alive and active and sharper than any two-edged sword. (Ephesians 6:17) It separates the physical person from the spiritual person, of both joints and marrow. And it can discern (judge) the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (John 12:48)

¹⁵ We do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our infirmities (weaknesses). He was tested in all things like ourselves. Yet he was without sin!

⁶ if they shall fall away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance. This is because they personally impale the Son of God again, and expose him to public shame.

¹⁶ He would become such, not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

²⁵ He is able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he is always alive to intercede for them.

¹⁴ The blood of Christ did even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works. Now we can serve (worship) the living God.

²⁹ What about those who despise the Son of God? Those who treat as a cheap thing the blood of God’s covenant that purified them from sin? Those who insult the Spirit of grace? Think how much worse the punishment they deserve will be!

³⁶ You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

² Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

²¹ make you perfect (mature) in every good thing. May you do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights (truth and spiritual purity), with whom there is no variation. He does not change like shifting shadows.

⁷ Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains. ⁸ You also be patient. Make your hearts firm, for the coming of the Lord is near.

⁸ You also be patient. Make your hearts firm, for the coming of the Lord is near. ⁹ Do not complain (utter a deep sigh) against one another, that you not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the door.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are temporary residents scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. ² You who are chosen and foreknown by God the Father. You have been sanctified by the Spirit to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood. Grace and peace be greatly increased to you.

¹⁹ but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ.

⁵ You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ The scriptures say: »I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen and precious (Isaiah 28:16). He who believes in him will not be disappointed (shamed).« ⁷ This precious value is for those who believe. But for the unbeliever: »The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.« ⁸ It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed. ⁹ You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for God’s own possession, that you may show the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

⁸ Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (Psalm 90:1, 4)

¹⁸ Grow in the unmerited favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

¹ We have heard that which was from the beginning. We have also seen it with our own eyes. We looked at it and touched it with our hands. It is the Word of life.

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

⁷ The end of all things is near. Be of sound mind and judgment. Also be sober for the purpose of prayer.

¹¹ If any man speaks, speak as it were utterances of God. If any man ministers, minister with the strength which God supplies! May God be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. The glory and dominion belong to God forever and ever. Amen.

¹¹ To him is the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

² Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him. We will see him just 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 propitiation (atonement) (sacrificial payment) for our sins.

¹⁴ We see and testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

¹⁴ Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these, saying: »Behold, Jehovah came with many thousands of his holy ones.

²⁵ To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. There is glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, now, and for evermore, amen.

¹ THE REVELATION GOD GAVE TO JESUS CHRIST, so that he could tell his servants the things that must soon take place. Christ then sent his angel to communicate the symbolic message to his servant John. ² John testified to the word of God, the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all that he saw. ³ Happy is he who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and obey the things written in it: for the time is near. ⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia: May you have grace and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia: May you have grace and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

⁸ »I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,« says Jehovah (YHWH) God, »the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (all ruling) (universal sovereign).« (Isaiah 48:12) ⁹ I, John, your brother and companion in tribulation and kingdom and perseverance (patience) of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹¹ It said: »Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.«

¹¹ It said: »Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven congregations in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.« ¹² I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. When I turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands. ¹³ There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle.

¹³ There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle.

¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His appearance was like the shinning sun in full strength. ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: »Do not fear. I am the first and the last:

¹⁹ »Write the things that you have seen and the things that are and the things that will be.

¹⁹ »Write the things that you have seen and the things that are and the things that will be. ²⁰ »This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.«

¹ »To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

⁸ »To the angel of the congregation in Smyrna write: This is the message from the one who is the 'First and the Last', who died and came to life again. ⁹ »'I know your troubles. I know that you are poor, but you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not. Their synagogue belongs to Satan! ¹⁰ »'Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil (false accuser) (Devil) is about to throw you into prison, that you may be tested. You will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful even if you must die, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹² »To the angel of the congregation in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword:

¹⁶ »'Turn away from your sins! If you do not repent I will come to you soon. And I will fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

¹⁸ »To the angel of the congregation in Thyatira write: This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, whose feet shine like polished brass.

¹ »To the angel of the congregation in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: 'I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are [really] dead.

⁷ »To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.

¹⁰ »'Because you have kept the word of my patience (endurance), I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test (scrutinize) (discipline) (examine) those who dwell on the earth.

¹⁴ »'To the angel of the congregation in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation says this:

¹ After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: »Come up here and I will show you things from the future.«

¹ After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: »Come up here and I will show you things from the future.«

¹ After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: »Come up here and I will show you things from the future.« ² Immediately I was in the spirit. In front of me was a throne in heaven and someone sat on the throne.

² Immediately I was in the spirit. In front of me was a throne in heaven and someone sat on the throne. ³ He who sat there had the appearance of jasper and sardius stones. A rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne. ⁴ Around the throne were twenty-four elders sitting on thrones. They were dressed in white with crowns of gold on their heads. ⁵ Lightnings and thunders and voices came from the throne. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. These are the seven Spirits of God.

⁵ Lightnings and thunders and voices came from the throne. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. These are the seven Spirits of God. ⁶ A sea of crystal like glass was in front of the throne. In the center around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. ⁷ The first living creature was like a lion. The second living creature was like a young bull. The third living creature had a face like a man. And the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ Each of the four living creatures has six wings. They are full of eyes around and within. »Never resting day or night, they say: Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah God the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.«

⁸ Each of the four living creatures has six wings. They are full of eyes around and within. »Never resting day or night, they say: Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah God the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.« ⁹ When these living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

⁹ When these living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ The twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne. They worship him who lives forever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: ¹¹ »You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and because of your will they are and were created.«

¹¹ »You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and because of your will they are and were created.«

⁶ I saw a Lamb that looked as though it had been slain, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders. The lamb had seven horns and seven eyes. These are the seven Spirits of God sent into all the earth.

¹⁰ »You made them kings and priests to our God. They will reign as kings over the earth.«

¹² They said with a loud voice: »The Lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.« ¹³ I heard every creature in heaven and on earth. I also heard those under the earth, in the sea, and all that are in them. They said: »Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be to him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb forever and ever.« ¹⁴ The four living creatures said: »Amen« and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped.

¹⁴ The four living creatures said: »Amen« and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped.

⁹ When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the persons who were slaughtered because of the word of God, and for the witness they gave.

¹⁵ The kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the military commanders, and the mighty men, and every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. ¹⁶ They said to the mountains and rocks: »Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: ¹⁷ »For the great day of his wrath has come; and who will be able to stand?«

¹⁵ The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were great voices in heaven, saying: »The kingdom of the world has become our God’s, and his Christ will rule as king forever and ever.«

¹⁷ Saying: »We give you thanks, Jehovah God the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power, and begun to rule as king. (Exodus 6:3) (Amos 4:13)

¹ A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head was a crown with twelve stars.

¹¹ They conquered (overcame) him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives when faced with death.

¹⁷ The dragon was furious with the woman and waged war with the remnant of her seed. These are the ones who obey the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

² I heard a sound from heaven, as the sound of many waters. It was as the sound of a great thunder: and I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.

¹² »This requires patience and endurance for the holy ones, those who obey the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.« ¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven say: »Write: Blessed are the dead who die in union with the Lord from this time forward: Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them.« ¹⁴ I saw a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

¹⁴ I saw a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. ¹⁵ Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud: »Thrust in your sickle, and reap! The time has come for you to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.« ¹⁶ He who sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

⁶ The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple. They were clothed in pure white linen, with their chests girded with golden girdles.

¹⁴ They are demonic spirits, working signs, which go to the kings of the earth, of the whole world. They gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

³ So he carried me away in spirit to the wilderness. I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast. The beast was full of names of blasphemy. It had seven heads and ten horns.

¹⁴ »They will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome (conquer) them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.«

¹⁵ »The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing. ¹⁶ »They will say: 'Woe, woe to the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! ¹⁷ »'In one hour these great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, and all the company 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 this great city!' ¹⁹ »They threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying: 'Woe, woe to the great city. All that had ships in the sea became rich by her wealth. In one hour she was made desolate.' ²⁰ »Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God pronounced judgment for you against her.«

¹ After these things I heard a great voice of many people in heaven, saying: »Praise Jehovah! Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power belong to our God. (Psalm 150:6) ² »True and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication. And has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.« ³ Again they said: »Praise Jehovah. Her smoke rose up forever and ever.«

⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a large number of people, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunder, saying: »Praise Jehovah! For Jehovah our God, the Almighty, reigns. (Psalm 106:48)

⁹ He said to me: »Write: Blessed are they who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb.« He said to me: »These are the true sayings of God.« ¹⁰ I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me: »Do not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers. You have the witness from Jesus: worship God! For the witness from Jesus is the spirit (mind-set) of prophecy.«

¹² His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns (diadems). He had a name written that no man knew, but himself.

¹⁵ Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fierceness and anger of Almighty God. ¹⁶ He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, »King of Kings« and »Lord of Lords«!

²¹ The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the one who sat on the horse. All the birds were filled with their flesh.

¹ I saw an angel come down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ² He seized the dragon, the old serpent that is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

⁶ Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall rule as kings with him for the thousand years.

¹⁴ Death and the grave were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

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

⁵ He who sat on the throne said: »Behold, I make all things new. Then he told me to write: for these words are faithful and true.« ⁶ And he said to me: »It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him who thirsts from the fountain of the water of life freely.

¹⁰ He carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

²² I saw no temple there: for the Jehovah God the Almighty and the Lamb are the temple.

⁴ They will see his face and his name will be in their foreheads.

⁶ Then he said to me: »These sayings are faithful and true. Jehovah the God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly be done.

⁶ Then he said to me: »These sayings are faithful and true. Jehovah the God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly be done. ⁷ »Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who obeys the words of the prophecy of this book.«

⁷ There are three that testify: (Latin Vulgate: tres testimonium: three that testify.)

⁷ There are three that testify: (Latin Vulgate: tres testimonium: three that testify.) ⁸ The Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are in agreement (accord) (concurrence) (harmony). (Latin Vulgate: Spiritus et aqua et sanguis et tres unum: Spirit, water, and blood are united.)

⁸ The Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are in agreement (accord) (concurrence) (harmony). (Latin Vulgate: Spiritus et aqua et sanguis et tres unum: Spirit, water, and blood are united.) ⁹ If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. The witness of God is this, that he gave witness concerning his Son.

⁹ If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. The witness of God is this, that he gave witness concerning his Son. ¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in him. He who does not believe God made him a liar because he does not believe the testimony God gives concerning his Son.

¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in him. He who does not believe God made him a liar because he does not believe the testimony God gives concerning his Son. ¹¹ The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son.

¹² Demetrius has the witness of all men, and of the truth itself. Yes, we also testify and you know our witness is true.

¹⁴ I said to him: »Sir, you know.« He said to me: »These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹ The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth. The key of the bottomless pit was given to him.

¹ I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven. He was clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was upon his head. 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, seven thunders uttered their voices. ⁴ When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven say to me: »Seal up those things that the seven thunders spoke. Do not write them.«

⁴ When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven say to me: »Seal up those things that the seven thunders spoke. Do not write them.« ⁵ The angel I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth raised his hand to heaven. ⁶ And he swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are in it, and the earth, and the things that are in it, and the sea, and the things there, that there would be no more delay. ⁷ But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he will sound his trumpet, the secret of God is finished, just as he declared to his servants the prophets. ⁸ The voice I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said: »Go take the little book that is open in the hand of the angel who stands upon the sea and upon the earth.«

⁷ When they finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them and conquer them, and kill them.

¹⁰ And he says to me: »Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near at hand.

¹² »'Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work. ¹³ »'I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

¹⁶ »'I Jesus have sent my angel to tell you about these things in the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.'«

²⁰ He who testifies to these things says: »I come quickly.« Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!