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, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 ^dBlessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, ^efor the time is ^fnear.

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, 5 and from Jesus Christ the ⁱfaithful witness, ^jthe firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who ^kloves us ^land has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, ^mpriests to his God and Father, ⁿto him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 ^oBehold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who ^ppierced him, and ^qall tribes of the earth will wail² on account of him. Even so. Amen.

8 ^r“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”