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Revelation 1:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 1:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 The one who reads this is blessed,(A) and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep[a] what is written in it are blessed, because the time is near!
4 John:
To the seven churches in Asia.
Grace and peace(B) to you from[b] the One who is, who was, and who is coming;(C) from the seven spirits[c](D) before His throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To Him who loves us and has set us free[d] from our sins by His blood,
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- Revelation 1:3 Or follow, or obey
- Revelation 1:4 Other mss add God
- Revelation 1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
Revelation 1:3-5
New International Version
Revelation 1:3-5
New International Version
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,(A) because the time is near.(B)
Greetings and Doxology
4 John,
To the seven churches(C) in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you(D) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(E) and from the seven spirits[a](F) before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(G) the firstborn from the dead,(H) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(I)
To him who loves us(J) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(K)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
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