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 αλφα και το ω λεγει κυριοσ ο θεοσ ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχομενοσ ο παντοκρατωρ 9 εγω ιωαννησ ο αδελφοσ υμων και κοινωνοσ εν τη θλιψει και βασιλεια και υπομονη εν χριστω ιησου 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 αυτου χειρι 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 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 αμην 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 · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Revelation 1 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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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)