| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, | 1This is the revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He made it known by sending his messenger to his servant John, |
| 2who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. | 2who testified about this message from God and the testimony about Jesus the Messiah. |
| 3Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near. | 3How blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and obey what is written in it, for the time is near! |
| 4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, | 4From John to the seven churches in Asia. May grace and peace be yours from the one who is, who was, and who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne, |
| 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood-- | 5and from Jesus the Messiah, the witness, the faithful one, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood |
| 6and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father-- to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. | 6and has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amen. |
| 7BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. | 7Look! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. So be it! 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." | 8"I am the Alpha and the Omega," declares the Lord God, "the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty." |
| 9I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. | 9I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. |
| 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, | 10I came to be in the Spirit on the Day of the Lord, when I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet, |
| 11saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea." | 11saying, "Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea." |
| 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; | 12Then I turned to see who was talking to me, and when I turned I saw seven gold lamp stands. |
| 13and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. | 13Among the lamp stands there was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash around his chest. |
| 14His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. | 14His head and his hair were white like wool, in fact, as white as snow. His eyes were like flames of fire, |
| 15His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. | 15his feet were like glowing bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of raging waters. |
| 16In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. | 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His face was like the sun when it shines with full force. |
| 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, | 17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. But he placed his right hand on me and said, "Stop being afraid! I am the first and the last, |
| 18and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. | 18the living one. I was dead—but look!—I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades. |
| 19"Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. | 19Therefore, write down what you have seen, what is, and what is going to happen after this. |
| 20"As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. | 20The secret meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lamp stands is this: the seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands are the seven churches." |
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