Revelation

How Revelation begins

The first verses of Revelation 1 in the King James Version.

1. Rev 1:1

   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. Rev 1:2

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

3. Rev 1:3

   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. Rev 1:4

   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. Rev 1:5

   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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Revelation is book 66 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 22 chapters and 404 verses in the public-domain text.