1 αποκαλυψις ιησου χριστου, ην εδωκεν αυτω ο θεος, δειξαι τοις δουλοις αυτου α δει γενεσθαι εν ταχει, και εσημανεν αποστειλας δια του αγγελου αυτου τω δουλω αυτου ιωαννη, 2 ος εμαρτυρησεν τον λογον του θεου και την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου, οσα ειδεν. 3 μακαριος ο αναγινωσκων και οι ακουοντες τους λογους της προφητειας και τηρουντες τα εν αυτη γεγραμμενα· ο γαρ καιρος εγγυς. 4 ιωαννης ταις επτα εκκλησιαις ταις εν τη ασια· χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο [θεου,] ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχομενος, και απο των επτα πνευματων, α ενωπιον του θρονου αυτου, 5 και απο ιησου χριστου, ο μαρτυς ο πιστος, ο πρωτοτοκος των νεκρων και ο αρχων των βασιλεων της γης. τω αγαπωντι ημας και λουσαντι ημας απο των αμαρτιων ημων εν τω αιματι αυτου, 6 και εποιησεν ημας βασιλειαν, ιερεις τω θεω και πατρι αυτου, αυτω η δοξα και το κρατος εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων· αμην. 7 ιδου ερχεται μετα των νεφελων, και οψεται αυτον πας οφθαλμος και οιτινες αυτον εξεκεντησαν, και κοψονται επ αυτον πασαι αι φυλαι της γης. ναι, αμην. 8 εγω ειμι το α και το ω, λεγει κυριος ο θεος, ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχομενος, ο παντοκρατωρ. 9 εγω ιωαννης, ο αδελφος υμων και συγκοινωνος εν τη θλιψει και βασιλεια και υπομονη εν ιησου [χριστω], εγενομην εν τη νησω τη καλουμενη πατμω δια τον λογον του θεου και δια την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου. 10 εγενομην εν πνευματι εν τη κυριακη ημερα, και ηκουσα φωνην οπισω μου μεγαλην ως σαλπιγγος 11 λεγουσης· ο βλεπεις γραψον εις βιβλιον και πεμψον ταις επτα εκκλησιαις, εις εφεσον και εις σμυρναν και εις περγαμον και εις θυατειρα και εις σαρδεις και εις φιλαδελφειαν και εις λαοδικειαν. 12 και [εκει] επεστρεψα βλεπειν την φωνην ητις ελαλει μετ εμου· και επιστρεψας ειδον επτα λυχνιας χρυσας, 13 και εν μεσω των επτα λυχνιων ομοιον υιω ανθρωπου, ενδεδυμενον ποδηρη και περιεζωσμενον προς τοις μαστοις ζωνην χρυσην· 14 η δε κεφαλη αυτου και αι τριχες λευκαι ως εριον λευκον, ως χιων, και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου ως φλοξ πυρος, 15 και οι ποδες αυτου ομοιοι χαλκολιβανω, ως εν καμινω πεπυρωμενοι, και η φωνη αυτου ως φωνη υδατων πολλων, 16 και εχων εν τη δεξια χειρι αυτου αστερας επτα, και εκ του στοματος αυτου ρομφαια διστομος οξεια εκπορευομενη, και η οψις αυτου ως ο ηλιος φαινει εν τη δυναμει αυτου. 17 και οτε ειδον αυτον, επεσα προς τους ποδας αυτου ως νεκρος, και εθηκεν την δεξιαν αυτου [χειρα] επ εμε λεγων· μη φοβου· εγω ειμι ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος 18 και ο ζων, και εγενομην νεκρος, και ιδου ζων ειμι εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων, και εχω τας κλεις του θανατου και του αδου. 19 γραψον ουν α ειδες, και α εισιν και α μελλει γινεσθαι μετα ταυτα· 20 το μυστηριον των επτα αστερων ων ειδες επι της δεξιας μου, και τας επτα λυχνιας τας χρυσας. οι επτα αστερες αγγελοι των επτα εκκλησιων εισιν, και αι λυχνιαι αι επτα επτα εκκλησιαι εισιν.
Revelation · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Revelation 1 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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John
The servant of Jesus Christ who received the revelation, writing from the island of Patmos to the seven churches of Asia. The text names him only as John; the Orthodox Church,…
Cited in the guide: Revelation 1:1; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:9
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Patmos
A place of Roman banishment. The exiled apostle John recorded the visions of Revelation here, addressed to seven churches on the nearby mainland.
Cited in the guide: Revelation 1:9
Cross references (20)
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- 1 Revelation 22:6; Revelation 22:16; Amos 3:7; Galatians 1:12; Daniel 2:28–29
- 2 John 19:35; 1 Corinthians 1:6; 1 John 1:1; Revelation 1:19; John 21:24
- 3 Luke 11:28; Revelation 22:10; Romans 13:11; Proverbs 8:34; 1 Peter 4:7
- 4 Isaiah 11:2; John 1:1; Hebrews 13:8; Psalm 90:2; Revelation 5:6
- 5 Psalm 89:27; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7; Revelation 17:14; Colossians 1:18
- 6 Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6; Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:5–9; Isaiah 61:6
- 7 Matthew 24:30; Zechariah 12:10; Daniel 7:13; John 19:37; Mark 14:62
- 8 Isaiah 44:6; Revelation 22:13; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 48:12; Revelation 21:6
- 9 Acts 14:22; Revelation 3:10; John 16:33; Revelation 1:2; Revelation 13:10
- 10 Revelation 21:10; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4; Revelation 4:1–2; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 10:3–8
- 11 Revelation 3:1; Jeremiah 30:2; Colossians 4:15–16; Habakkuk 2:2; Revelation 2:12
- 12 Zechariah 4:2; Exodus 25:37; Revelation 1:20–2:1; Revelation 1:13; Ezekiel 43:5–6
- 13 Daniel 7:13; Daniel 10:5–6; Daniel 10:16; Exodus 28:6–8; Revelation 15:6
- 14 Daniel 10:6; Daniel 7:9; Revelation 2:18; Revelation 19:12; Matthew 28:3
- 15 Ezekiel 43:2; Daniel 10:6; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 93:4
- 16 Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 2:16; Ephesians 6:17
- 17 Isaiah 44:6; Daniel 10:8–10; Revelation 22:13; Daniel 8:17–18; Isaiah 48:12
- 18 Romans 6:9; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 14:8–9; Psalm 68:20; Revelation 3:7
- 19 Revelation 4:1–11; Revelation 1:11–2:3
- 20 Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1; Revelation 1:16; Zechariah 4:2; Revelation 3:7
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And the prophet, too, indicates the same, saying, "instead of fathers, children have been born unto thee." For the Lord, having been born "the First-begotten of the dead," and receiving into His bosom the ancient fathers, has regenerated them into the life of God, He having been made Himself the beginning of those that live, as Adam became the beginning …
For which reason also the Apostle John writes to the seven churches, showing in that way that he writes to the totality of the one Church; and in the Proverbs of Solomon it is said aforetime, prefiguring this, "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath strengthened her seven pillars." For the city of God was barren in all nations before …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
"The Lord rained down fire from the Lord;" and "A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom;" and "Which is and was and is to come, the Almighty" --all which are clearly spoken of the Son, with all the other passages of the same force, none of which is an afterthought, or added later to the Son or …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
On this account also does John declare in the Apocalypse, "And His voice as the sound of many waters." For the Spirit [of God] is truly [like] many waters, since the Father is both rich and great.
The Apocalypse is a book of St. John the Evangelist; and he writes "to seven Churches." Be ye hungered; own ye these baskets.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)