Chapter 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: 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.

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; 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, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his

Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with

clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds

of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning

and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience

of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony

of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice,

as of a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest,

write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus,

and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,

and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned,

I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like

unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps

with a golden girdle. His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow;

and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they

burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right

hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance

[was] as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as

dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and

the last: [I am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen;

and have the keys of hell and of death.

Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which

shall be hereafter; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand,

and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches:

and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Chapter 2

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven

stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I

know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are

evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found

them liars: and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and

hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first

love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works;

or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place,

except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,

which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;

To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst

of the paradise of God.

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the

last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but

thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not,

but [are] the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold,

the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation

ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that

hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh

shall not be hurt of the second death.

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the

sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's

seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those

days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine

of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things

sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine

of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and

will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear

what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of

the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written,

which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God,

who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass; I know

thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last

[to be] more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because

thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce

my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave

her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her

into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they

repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches

shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every

one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,

as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they

speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have [already] hold fast

till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give

power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of

a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will

give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto

the churches.

Chapter 3

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the

seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that

thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are

ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how

thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch,

I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they

shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall

be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life,

but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear,

let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy,

he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and

shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door,

and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast

not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they

are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before

thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience,

I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try

them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast,

that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God,

and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name

of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God:

and [I will write upon him] my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit

saith unto the churches.

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful

and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither

cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither

cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased

with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable,

and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,

that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the

shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou

mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door,

I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will

I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my

Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the

churches.

Chapter 4

After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which

I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I

will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and,

behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne. And he that sat was to

look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the

throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne [were] four and twenty

seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment;

and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings

and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne,

which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like

unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts

full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second beast

like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast [was] like

a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were]

full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord

God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and

honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and

twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth

for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord,

to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy

pleasure they are and were created.

Chapter 5

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on

the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud

voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in

heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look

thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book,

neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion

of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the

seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four

beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven

horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And

when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before

the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are

the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the