Prologue

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants^{1 a}the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his ^bangel to his servant ^cJohn,

Greeting to the Seven Churches

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from him ^gwho is and who was and who is to come, and from ^hthe seven spirits who are before his throne,

8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^uI fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,