Focused Passage

Revelation 1:1-3

The Revelation of Jesus Christ and the Son of Man Among the Lampstands

The chapter moves from the unveiled message of Jesus Christ, to worshipful greeting and doxology, to John’s exile and commissioning vision of the risen Christ walking among his churches.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

2who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Daniel 12BSB references Amos 3:7Classic cross-references Revelation 22:16Classic cross-references Revelation 22:6Classic cross-references Galatians 1:12Classic cross-references Daniel 2:28Classic cross-references

Original words

[ This is the ] revelationἈποκάλυψιςG602Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhichἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulargaveἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto showδεῖξαιG1166Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularservantsδούλοιςG1401Noun - Dative Masculine PluralwhatἃG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionsoonτάχειG5034Noun - Dative Neuter Singularcome to passγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe made it knownἐσήμανενG4591Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbyδιὰG1223PrepositionsendingἀποστείλαςG649Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularangelἀγγέλουG32Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularservantδούλῳG1401Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννῃG2491Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Or suddenly or quickly

Verse 2

Cross-references

John 1:1Classic cross-references John 19:35Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:6Classic cross-references Revelation 12:11Classic cross-references 1 John 1:1Classic cross-references

Original words

whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singulartestifies toἐμαρτύρησενG3140Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulareverythingὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralhe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[This is] theτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Luke 11:28Classic cross-references Revelation 22:10Classic cross-references Romans 13:11Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:7Classic cross-references Revelation 22:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Blessed [is]ΜακάριοςG3107Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularthe [one who]ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularreads aloudἀναγινώσκωνG314Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwordsλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof [this]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularprophecyπροφητείαςG4394Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularand [ blessed are ]καὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhearἀκούοντεςG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionobeyτηροῦντεςG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralis writtenγεγραμμέναG1125Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionitαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularbecauseγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulartime [is]καιρὸςG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularnearἐγγύςG1451Adverb

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