Focused Passage

Revelation 1:4-8

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

4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

5and 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 released us from our sins by His blood,

6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! 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 because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

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Verse 4

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:8Classic cross-references Philippians 4:7Classic cross-references Isaiah 11:2Classic cross-references Exodus 3:14Classic cross-references Revelation 1:8Classic cross-references

Original words

JohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularTo theΤαῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralchurchesἐκκλησίαιςG1577Noun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[the province of] AsiaἈσίᾳG773Noun - Dative Feminine SingularGraceΧάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionHim whoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularisὢνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularis to comeἐρχόμενοςG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralspiritsΠνευμάτωνG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-ἃG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralbeforeἐνώπιονG1799PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularthroneθρόνουG2362Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
Or the sevenfold Spirit

Verse 5

Cross-references

John 3:16Classic cross-references Romans 8:29Classic cross-references Psalms 89:27Classic cross-references 1 John 1:7Classic cross-references John 14:6Classic cross-references

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctionfromἀπὸG575PrepositionJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfaithfulπιστόςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwitnessμάρτυςG3144Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfirstbornπρωτότοκοςG4416Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldeadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularrulerἄρχωνG758Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralkingsβασιλέωνG935Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularTo Him whoΤῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularlovesἀγαπῶντιG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhas releasedλύσαντιG3089Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralfromἐκG1537PrepositionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτιῶνG266Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralbyἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularbloodαἵματιG129Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

1 Peter 2:9Classic cross-references Revelation 5:10Classic cross-references Luke 12:32Classic cross-references Revelation 20:6Classic cross-references Exodus 19:6Classic cross-references

Original words

[who]καὶG2532Conjunctionhas madeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularus {to be}ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plurala kingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularpriestsἱερεῖςG2409Noun - Accusative Masculine PluraltoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionFatherΠατρὶG3962Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto Him [be]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargloryδόξαG1391Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularpowerκράτοςG2904Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralforeverαἰῶναςG165Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraleverαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralAmenἀμήνG281Hebrew Word

Verse 7

Cross-references

Daniel 7:13Classic cross-references Matthew 24:30Classic cross-references Zechariah 12:10Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 4:16Classic cross-references John 19:37Classic cross-references

Original words

BeholdἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHe is comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralcloudsνεφελῶνG3507Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμὸςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill seeὄψεταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularevenκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralpiercedἐξεκέντησανG1574Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπᾶσαιG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluraltheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluraltribesφυλαὶG5443Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwill mournκόψονταιG2875Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralbecause ofἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularSo shall it beναίG3483ParticleAmenἀμήνG281Hebrew Word

Verse 8

Cross-references

John 1:1Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:6Classic cross-references Revelation 22:13Classic cross-references Exodus 3:14Classic cross-references

Original words

IἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularAlphaἌλφαG1Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularOmegaὮG5598Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] LordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularisὢνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularis to comeἐρχόμενοςG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularAlmightyΠαντοκράτωρG3841Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

TR the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End

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