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

4 John, 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,

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 released us from our sins by His blood,

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

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

Original words

John Ἰωάννης G2491 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular To the Ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural seven ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural churches ἐκκλησίαις G1577 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular [the province of] Asia Ἀσίᾳ G773 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Grace Χάρις G5485 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction peace εἰρήνη G1515 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Him who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular is ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular is to come ἐρχόμενος G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural seven ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural spirits Πνευμάτων G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural - ἃ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural before ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular throne θρόνου G2362 Noun - 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 3:16 Classic cross-references Romans 8:29 Classic cross-references Psalms 89:27 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:7 Classic cross-references John 14:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular faithful πιστός G4103 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular witness μάρτυς G3144 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular firstborn πρωτότοκος G4416 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular from the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular ruler ἄρχων G758 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural kings βασιλέων G935 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular To Him who Τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular loves ἀγαπῶντι G25 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction has released λύσαντι G3089 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural from ἐκ G1537 Preposition our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural sins ἁμαρτιῶν G266 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural by ἐν G1722 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular blood αἵματι G129 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

[who] καὶ G2532 Conjunction has made ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular us {to be} ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural a kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular priests ἱερεῖς G2409 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural to τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Father Πατρὶ G3962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular to Him [be] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular glory δόξα G1391 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular power κράτος G2904 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural forever αἰῶνας G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural ever αἰώνων G165 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Amen ἀμήν G281 Hebrew Word

Verse 7

Cross-references

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

Original words

Behold Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular He is coming ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural clouds νεφελῶν G3507 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction every πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular eye ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will see ὄψεται G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction those who οἵτινες G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural pierced ἐξεκέντησαν G1574 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction all πᾶσαι G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural tribes φυλαὶ G5443 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular will mourn κόψονται G2875 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural because of ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular So shall it be ναί G3483 Particle Amen ἀμήν G281 Hebrew Word

Verse 8

Cross-references

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

Original words

I Ἐγώ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular am εἰμι G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Alpha Ἄλφα G1 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Omega Ὦ G5598 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular says λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular is ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular is to come ἐρχόμενος G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Almighty Παντοκράτωρ G3841 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

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