¶ The Revelation¹ of Jesus Christ, which God² gave unto him, to shew³ unto his servants things which must⁴ shortly come to pass; and he⁵ sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John⁶:

Who bare⁷ record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all⁸ things that he saw.

¶ Blessed⁹ is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for¹⁰ the time is at hand.

John¹¹ to the¹² seven churches which are in Asia: Grace¹³ be unto you, and peace, from him¹⁴ which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the¹⁵ seven Spirits which are before his throne;

And from Jesus Christ, who is¹⁶ the faithful witness, and the first¹⁷ begotten of the dead, and the prince¹⁸ of the kings of the earth. Unto him¹⁹ that loved us, and washed²⁰ us from our sins in his own blood,

And hath made²¹ us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him²² be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Behold, he cometh²³ with clouds; and every²⁴ eye shall see him, and they²⁵ also which pierced him: and all²⁶ kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so²⁷, Amen.

I am Alpha²⁸ and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is²⁹, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty³⁰.

¶ I John³¹, who also am your brother, and companion³² in tribulation, and in the³³ kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word³⁴ of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¶ I was in³⁵ the Spirit on the³⁶ Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as³⁷ of a trumpet,

Saying, I am³⁸ Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What³⁹ thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven⁴⁰ churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus⁴¹, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea⁴².

And I turned to see⁴³ the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw⁴⁴ seven golden candlesticks;

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like⁴⁵ unto the Son of man, clothed⁴⁶ with a garment down to the foot, and girt⁴⁷ about the paps with a golden girdle.

His head and his hairs⁴⁸ were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes⁴⁹ were as a flame of fire;

And his feet⁵⁰ like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice⁵¹ as the sound of many waters.

And he had⁵² in his right hand seven stars: and out⁵³ of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his⁵⁴ countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

And when I saw him, I fell⁵⁵ at his feet as dead. And he⁵⁶ laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not⁵⁷; I am⁵⁸ the first and the last:

I am he that liveth, and⁵⁹ was dead⁶⁰; and, behold, I am alive for⁶¹ evermore, Amen; and have the keys of⁶² hell and of death.

Write the things⁶³ which thou hast seen, and the things which are⁶⁴, and the things which shall be⁶⁵ hereafter;

¶ The mystery⁶⁶ of the seven stars⁶⁷ which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden⁶⁸ candlesticks. The seven stars⁶⁹ are the angels of the seven churches: and the⁷⁰ seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.