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Revelation 1:2-4
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Revelation 1:2-4
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2 who testified about this message from God and the testimony about Jesus the Messiah.[a] 3 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!
4 From[b] 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,
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- Revelation 1:2 Or Christ
- Revelation 1:4 The Gk. lacks From
Revelation 1:2-4
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Revelation 1:2-4
New International Version
2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(A) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(B) 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,(C) because the time is near.(D)
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4 John,
To the seven churches(E) in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you(F) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(G) and from the seven spirits[a](H) before his throne,
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
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