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Book of Revelation, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Revelation—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ A revelation[a]1 by Jesus Christ, which God gave him,2 to show his slaves3 the things that must shortly[b] take place.4 And he sent forth his angel5 and presented [it] in signs6 through him to his slave John,7
  2. who bore witness to the word God gave8 and to the witness Jesus Christ gave,9 even to all the things he saw.
  3. Happy10 is he who reads aloud11 and those who hear the words of this prophecy,12 and who observe the things written in it;13 for the appointed time is near.14
  4. ¶ John to the seven congregations15 that are in the [district of] Asia:
    ¶ May YOU have undeserved kindness and peace from “The One who is[c] and who was and who is coming,”16 and from the seven spirits17 that are before his throne,
  5. and from Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,”18 “The firstborn from the dead,”19 and “The Ruler of the kings of the earth.”20
    ¶ To him that loves us21 and that loosed us from our sins by means of his own blood22—
  6. and he made us to be a kingdom,23 priests24 to his God and Father—yes, to him be the glory and the might forever.25 Amen.
  7. ¶ Look! He is coming with the clouds,26 and every eye will see him,27 and those who pierced him;28 and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief because of him.29 Yes, Amen.
  8. ¶ “I am the Alʹpha and the O·meʹga,”[d]30 says Jehovah[e] God, “the One who is and who was and who is coming,31 the Almighty.”[f]32
  9. ¶ I John, YOUR brother and a sharer with YOU in the tribulation33 and kingdom34 and endurance35 in company with Jesus,36 came to be in the isle that is called Patʹmos for speaking about God and bearing witness[g] to Jesus.[h]37
  10. By inspiration[i]38 I came to be39 in the Lord’s day,[j]40 and I heard behind me a strong voice41 like that of a trumpet,
  11. saying: “What you see write42 in a scroll and send it to the seven congregations,43 in Ephʹe·sus44 and in Smyrʹna45 and in Perʹga·mum46 and in Thy·a·tiʹra47 and in Sarʹdis48 and in Philadelphia49 and in La·o·di·ceʹa.”50
  12. ¶ And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me, and, having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,51
  13. and in the midst of the lampstands someone like a son of man,52 clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the breasts with a golden girdle.
  14. Moreover, his head and his hair were white53 as white wool, as snow, and his eyes as a fiery flame;54
  15. and his feet were like fine copper55 when glowing in a furnace; and his voice56 was as the sound of many waters.
  16. And he had in his right hand seven stars,57 and out of his mouth a sharp, long two-edged sword58 was protruding, and his countenance was as the sun when it shines in its power.59
  17. And when I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet.
    ¶ And he laid his right hand upon me and said: “Do not be fearful.60 I am the First[k]61 and the Last,62
  18. and the living one;63 and I became dead,64 but, look! I am living forever and ever,65 and I have the keys of death66 and of Haʹdes.[l]67
  19. Therefore write down the things you saw, and the things that are and the things that will take place after these.68
  20. As for the sacred secret of the seven stars69 that you saw upon my right hand, and [of] the seven golden lampstands:70 The seven stars mean[m] [the] angels of the seven congregations, and the seven lampstands mean seven congregations.71

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “uncovering; disclosure.” Gr., A·po·kaʹly·psis; Lat., A·po·ca·lyʹpsis.
  2. ^ Lit., “in quickness.”
  3. ^ Lit., “The Being; The Existing One.” Gr., ho on. See Ex 3:14 ftn.
  4. ^ Or, “the A and the Z.” Gr., τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ (to Alʹpha kai to O[·meʹga]), the first and last letters of the Gr. alphabet; SyhJ22, “the Aleph and the Taw.”
  5. ^ See App 1D.
  6. ^ “The Almighty.” Gr., ho Pan·to·kraʹtor; Lat., O·mniʹpo·tens; J18(Heb.), ʼEl Shad·daiʹ, “God Almighty”; J17,22(Heb.), ʼElo·hehʹ tseva·ʼohthʹ, “God of armies.” See Ru 1:20 ftn, “Almighty.”
  7. ^ “Bearing witness.” Gr., mar·ty·riʹan; Lat., te·sti·moʹni·um.
  8. ^ Lit., “through the word of the God and the witness of Jesus.”
  9. ^ “By inspiration.” Or, “In spirit.” Gr., en pneuʹma·ti; Lat., in spiʹri·tu.
  10. ^ Or, “I came to be under inspiration on the Lord’s day.”
  11. ^ “First,” אVgSyh; A, “Firstborn.”
  12. ^ “Hades,” אA; SyhJ7,8,13,16-18,22, “Sheol.” See App 4B.
  13. ^ Or, “are.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Co 14:6; Ga 1:12
  2. ^ Da 2:28; Jn 12:49
  3. ^ Am 3:7; Re 7:3; 22:6
  4. ^ Re 1:19
  5. ^ Re 22:16
  6. ^ Ac 2:22
  7. ^ Mt 10:2; Mr 1:19; Jn 21:20
  8. ^ Re 1:9
  9. ^ Re 22:20
  10. ^ Jn 13:17
  11. ^ Ps 1:2; 1Ti 4:13
  12. ^ Re 22:18
  13. ^ Lu 11:28; Jm 1:22
  14. ^ Da 8:19; Re 22:10
  15. ^ Re 1:11
  16. ^ Ex 3:14; Re 1:8; 4:8; 11:17
  17. ^ Re 4:5
  18. ^ Ps 89:37; Re 3:14
  19. ^ Col 1:18
  20. ^ Ps 89:27; 1Ti 6:15; Re 19:16
  21. ^ Jn 15:9
  22. ^ Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19; 1Jo 1:7
  23. ^ Ex 19:6; Lu 22:29
  24. ^ 1Pe 2:5; Re 5:10; 20:6
  25. ^ 1Ti 6:16
  26. ^ Da 7:13; Mt 26:64; Mr 13:26; Ac 1:11; 1Th 4:17; Re 14:14
  27. ^ Eph 1:18
  28. ^ Mt 27:49
  29. ^ Mt 24:30
  30. ^ Is 48:12; Re 21:6; 22:13
  31. ^ Re 1:4
  32. ^ Ge 17:1; Ex 6:3
  33. ^ Mt 24:9; Heb 10:33; Re 2:10
  34. ^ Lu 12:32
  35. ^ Mt 10:22; 2Ti 2:12
  36. ^ Ro 8:17
  37. ^ Ac 1:8
  38. ^ 1Ch 28:12; Mt 22:43
  39. ^ Eze 40:2; 2Co 12:2
  40. ^ 1Co 1:8; 5:5
  41. ^ Re 1:15
  42. ^ Hab 2:2
  43. ^ Re 1:4
  44. ^ Eph 1:1; Re 2:1
  45. ^ Re 2:8
  46. ^ Re 2:12
  47. ^ Ac 16:14; Re 2:18
  48. ^ Re 3:1
  49. ^ Re 3:7
  50. ^ Col 4:16; Re 3:14
  51. ^ 2Ch 4:7; Re 1:20
  52. ^ Da 7:13; Re 14:14
  53. ^ Pr 20:29; Da 7:9
  54. ^ Re 19:12
  55. ^ Re 2:18
  56. ^ Re 1:10
  57. ^ Re 1:20
  58. ^ Is 49:2
  59. ^ Mt 17:2
  60. ^ Mt 17:7
  61. ^ Ac 26:23; Col 1:18; Re 1:5
  62. ^ Jn 5:21; 6:40; Re 2:8
  63. ^ Lu 24:5; 1Co 15:45
  64. ^ Ro 5:6; 1Pe 3:18
  65. ^ Ro 6:9; 1Ti 6:16; Heb 7:24
  66. ^ Jb 38:17; Ps 9:13
  67. ^ Is 38:10; Mt 16:18; Jn 6:54; 11:25
  68. ^ Re 4:1; 22:6
  69. ^ Re 1:16
  70. ^ Re 1:12
  71. ^ Mt 5:16; Pp 2:15

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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