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How 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!

From[a] 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, and from Jesus the Messiah,[b] the witness, the faithful one,[c] the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed[d] us from our sins by his blood

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  1. Revelation 1:4 The Gk. lacks From
  2. Revelation 1:5 Or Christ
  3. Revelation 1:5 Or Jesus the Messiah, the faithful witness
  4. Revelation 1:5 Other mss. read has washed

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

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, 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit