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Revelation 1:3-5
Common English Bible
Revelation 1:3-5
Common English Bible
3 Favored is the one who reads the words of this prophecy out loud, and favored are those who listen to it being read, and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
4 John, to the seven churches that are in Asia:
Grace and peace to you from the one who is and was and is coming, and from the seven spirits that are before God’s throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ—the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
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Revelation 1:3-5
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Revelation 1:3-5
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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,(A) because the time is near.(B)
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4 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, 5 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)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
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