Revelation 1: King James Version

1 1The
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: 2Who
bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus
Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3Blessed 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. 4John 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; 5And 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, 6And hath made us kings and
priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen. 7Behold, 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.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the
Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9I 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. 10I was in the Spirit on the
Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11Saying, 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. 12And I turned to see the voice that
spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13And 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. 14His head and
his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were
as a flame of fire; 15And his feet like unto fine brass,
as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many
waters. 16And 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. 17And 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: 18I
am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19Write
the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the
things which shall be hereafter; 20The 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.