Ch. I.
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave unto Him, to shew to his servants things
which must shortly come to pass; and He sent
and signified it by his angel to his servant John,
2 who
note bare witness to the word of God and the testimony of
Jesus Christ, and to whatever He saw.
3 Happy is he
that readeth, and those that hear the words of the prophecy,
and note keep the things that are written therein:
for the time is near.
4 John to the seven churches in Asia—Grace and
peace be to you, from Him who is, and who was, and
who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are
before his throne;
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the
faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the
ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him that loved us,
and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 and hath
made us kings and priests to his God and Father, to
Him be glory and note dominion note for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye
shall see Him, even they that pierced Him: and all the
tribes of the earth shall lament before Him. noteEven
so, Amen!
8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end, faith the Lord, who is, and
who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who am also your brother, and companion
in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of
Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, for the
sake of the word of God, and for the testimony of
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Jesus Christ.
10 Here I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day:
and heard behind me a note loud voice, as of a
trumpet,
11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
first and the last; and, What thou seest write in a
book, and send it to the seven churches in Asia, to
Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to
Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to
Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake to
me: and when I turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like the
Son of man, clothed with a note long robe, and girded
about the breasts with a golden girdle.
14 His head and
his hairs were white like white wool, as white as snow;
and his eyes as a flame of fire;
15 and his feet like fine
brass, as if they were glowing in a furnace: and his
voice as the note sound of many waters:
16 and note He had in
his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a
sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the
sun when he shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw Him, I fell at his feet as dead; and
He laid his right hand upon me, and said to me, “Fear
not,
18 I am the first and the last, note who live, note though
I was dead; and behold, I am alive note for ever and ever,
Amen, and have the keys of note hades and of death.
19 Write what thou hast seen, note the things which are, and
which are to be hereafter.
20 As to 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.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
