| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, | 1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, |
| 2who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. | 2who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. |
| 3Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. | 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. |
| 4John, to the seven churches which 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, | 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, |
| 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, | 5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood |
| 6and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. | 6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. |
| 7Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. | 7Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. |
| 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” | 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
| 9I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. | 9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. |
| 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, | 10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet |
| 11saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” | 11saying, “Write what you see in a book 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.” |
| 12Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, | 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, |
| 13and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. | 13and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. |
| 14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; | 14The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, |
| 15His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; | 15his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. |
| 16He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. | 16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. |
| 17And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. | 17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, |
| 18I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. | 18and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. |
| 19Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. | 19Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. |
| 20The 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 which you saw are the seven churches. | 20As for the mystery of the seven stars that 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. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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