Revelation 1:3
1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
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,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
- KJV
- Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
- WEB
- Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
- ASV
- Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.
- DARBY
- Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.
- BLB
- Blessed [is] the one reading and those hearing the words of the prophecy and keeping the things written in it; for the time [is] near.
- ÅB
- Salig er den som leser, og de som hører det profetiske ord og tar vare på det som er skrevet der; for tiden er nær.
- OTB
- Salig er den som leser høyt ordene i denne profetien, og salige er de som hører og holder fast på det som er skrevet i den, for tiden er nær.
- B1930
- Salig er den som leser, og de som hører det profetiske ord og tar vare på det som er skrevet der; for tiden er nær.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Read in contextRevelation 22:10
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
Read in contextRomans 13:11
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Read in contextProverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Read in contextRevelation 22:6–7
Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
Read in contextDaniel 12:12–13
Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
Read in contextJames 5:8–9
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
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