| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
| 2who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. | 2who testified 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 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. |
| 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 the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released 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 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. |
| 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 the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. 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 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. |
| 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 the sound of 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 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." |
| 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 with me. And having turned 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 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. |
| 14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; | 14His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and 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, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound 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, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its 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 like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; 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; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. |
| 19Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. | 19"Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. |
| 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. | 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. |
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