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Revelation 1:3

God's wordThe return of Christ

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

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.

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

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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.

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