Revelation 1

1ἈποκάλυψιςApokalypsis[ This is the ] revelation ἸησοῦIēsouof Jesus ΧριστοῦChristouChrist , ἣνhēnwhich ἔδωκενedōkengave αὐτῷautōHim ὁho- ΘεόςTheosGod δεῖξαιdeixaito show τοῖςtois- δούλοιςdouloisservants αὐτοῦautouHis ἃhawhat δεῖdeimust γενέσθαιgenesthaicome to pass . ἐνenvvv τάχειtacheisoon καὶkai- ἐσήμανενesēmanenHe made it known ἀποστείλαςaposteilassending διὰdiaby τοῦtou- ἀγγέλουangelouangel αὐτοῦautouHis τῷtōto δούλῳdoulōservant αὐτοῦautouHis ἸωάννῃIōannēJohn ,

2ὃςhoswho ἐμαρτύρησεemartureseshowed His approval τὸνton[This is] the λόγονlogonword τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God καὶkaiand τὴνtēnthe μαρτυρίανmartyriantestimony ἸησοῦIēsouof Jesus ΧριστοῦChristouChrist . ὅσαhosaeverything εἶδε.eidesaw

3ΜακάριοςMakariosBlessed [is] ὁhothe [one who] ἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnreads aloud καὶkaiand [ blessed are ] οἱhoithose who ἀκούοντεςakouonteshear τοὺςtousthe λόγουςlogouswords τῆςtēsof [this] προφητείαςprophēteiasprophecy , καὶkaiand [ blessed are ] τηροῦντεςtērountesobey τὰtawhat ἐνenin αὐτῇautēit , γεγραμμέναgegrammenais written ὁhothe γὰρgarbecause καιρὸςkairostime [is] ἐγγύςengysnear .

4ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn , ΤαῖςTaisTo the ἑπτὰheptaseven ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurches ταῖςtais- ἐνenin τῇtē- ἈσίᾳAsia[the province of] Asia : ΧάριςCharisGrace ὑμῖνhyminto you καὶkaiand εἰρήνηeirēnēpeace ἀπὸapofrom ΘεοῦTheouof God ὁhothe [one who] ὢνōnis καὶkaiand ὁho- ἦνēnwas καὶkaiand ὁho- ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosis to come , καὶkaiand ἀπὸapofrom τῶνtōnthe ἑπτὰheptaseven ΠνευμάτωνPneumatōnSpirits ἃha- ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore τοῦtou- θρόνουthronouthrone , αὐτοῦautouHis

5καὶkaiand ἀπὸapofrom ἸησοῦIēsouJesus ΧριστοῦChristouChrist , ὁhothe μάρτυςmartyswitness , ὁhothe πιστόςpistosfaithful ὁho- πρωτότοκοςprōtotokosfirstborn τῶνtōnfrom the νεκρῶνnekrōndead , καὶkaiand ὁhothe ἄρχωνarchōnruler τῶνtōnof the βασιλέωνbasileōnkings τῆςtēsof the γῆςgēsearth . ΤῷTōTo Him who ἀγαπῶντιagapōntiloves ἡμᾶςhēmasus καὶkaiand λούσαντιlousantihas released ἡμᾶςhēmasus ἀπὸapofrom τῶνtōnfrom the ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsins ἡμῶνhēmōnour ἐνenby τῷtō- αἵματιhaimatiblood , αὐτοῦautouHis

6καὶkai[who] ἐποίησενepoiēsenhas made ἡμᾶςhēmasus {to be} βασιλείανbasileiana kingdom , ἱερεῖςhiereispriests τῷtōto ΘεῷTheōGod καὶkaiand ΠατρὶPatriFather — αὐτοῦautouHis αὐτῷautōto Him [be] ἡhēthe δόξαdoxaglory καὶkaiand τὸto- κράτοςkratospower εἰςeisvvv τοὺςtousvvv αἰῶναςaiōnasforever τῶνtōn[and] αἰώνωνaiōnōnever ! ἀμήνamēnAmen .

7ἸδοὺIdouBehold , ἔρχεταιerchetaiHe is coming μετὰmetawith τῶνtōnthe νεφελῶνnephelōnclouds , καὶkaiand ὄψεταιopsetaiwill see αὐτὸνautonHim — πᾶςpasevery ὀφθαλμὸςophthalmoseye καὶkaiand οἵτινεςhoitinesthose who αὐτὸνautonHim . ἐξεκέντησανexekentēsanpierced καὶkaiAnd κόψονταιkopsontaiwill mourn ἐπ’ep’because of αὐτὸνautonHim . πᾶσαιpasaiall αἱhaithe φυλαὶphylaitribes τῆςtēsof the γῆςgēsearth ναίnaiSo shall it be ! ἀμήνamēnAmen .

8ἘγώEgō“ I εἰμιeimiam τὸtothe ἃha- καὶkaiand ΤῷTōTo Him who ὁhothe λέγειlegeisays ΚύριοςKyrios[the] Lord ὁho- ΘεόςTheosGod , ὁhowho ὢνōnis καὶkaiand ὁho- ἦνēnwas καὶkaiand ὁho- ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosis to come — ὁhothe ΠαντοκράτωρPantokratōrAlmighty .

9ἘγὼEgōI , ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn , ὁho- ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrother ὑμῶνhymōnyour καὶkaiand συγκοινωνὸςsugkoinonosto share ἐνenin τῇtēthe θλίψειthlipseitribulation καὶkaiand βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdom καὶkaiand ὑπομονῇhypomonēperseverance ἐνen[that are] in ἸησοῦIēsouJesus , ΧριστῷChristōChrist , ἐγενόμηνegenomēnwas ἐνenon τῇtēthe νήσῳnēsōisland τῇtē- καλουμένῃkaloumenēof ΠάτμῳPatmōPatmos διὰdiabecause of τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonword τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God καὶkaiand διὰdiabecause of τὴνtēn[my] μαρτυρίανmartyriantestimony ἸησοῦIēsouabout Jesus . ΧριστοῦChristouChrist ,

10ἐγενόμηνegenomēnwas ἐνenon ΠνεύματιPneumati[the] Spirit , ἐνenin τῇtēthe κυριακῇkyriakēLord’s ἡμέρᾳhēmeraday καὶkaiand ἤκουσαēkousaI heard φωνὴνphōnēnvoice ὀπίσωopisōbehind μουmoume μεγάληνmegalēna loud ὡςhōslike σάλπιγγοςsalpingosa trumpet ,

11λεγούσηςlegousēssaying , ὋHowhat βλέπειςblepeisyou see γράψονgrapson“ Write εἰςeison βιβλίονbibliona scroll καὶkaiand πέμψονpempsonsend [it] ταῖςtaisto the ἑπτὰheptaseven ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurches : εἰςeisto ἜφεσονEphesonEphesus , καὶkai- εἰςeis- ΣμύρνανSmyrnanSmyrna , καὶkai- εἰςeis- ΠέργαμονPergamonPergamum , καὶkai- εἰςeis- ΘυάτειραThyateiraThyatira , καὶkai- εἰςeis- ΣάρδειςSardeisSardis , καὶkai- εἰςeis- ΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelpheianPhiladelphia , καὶkaiand εἰςeis- ΛαοδίκειανLaodikeianLaodicea . ”

12ΚαὶKaiThen ἐκεῖekeithere , ἐπέστρεψαepestrepsaI turned βλέπεινblepeinto see τὴνtēnthe φωνὴνphōnēnvoice ἥτιςhētisthat ἐλάλειelaleiwas speaking μετ’met’with ἐμοῦemoume . καὶkaiAnd ἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsashaving turned , εἶδονeidonI saw ἑπτὰheptaseven λυχνίαςlychniaslampstands , χρυσᾶςchrysasgolden

13καὶkaiand ἐνenvvv μέσῳmesōamong τῶνtōnthe ἑπτὰheptaseven λυχνιῶνlychniōnlampstands ὅμοιονhomoion[was One] like υἱῷhuiōson ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof Man , ἐνδεδυμένονendedymenondressed in a long robe ποδήρηpodērē. . . , καὶkai- περιεζωσμένονperiezōsmenonaround πρὸςpros. . . τοῖςtois[His] μαστοῖςmastoischest . ζώνηνzōnēnsash χρυσῆν·khrusenwith a golden

14ἡhē- δὲde- κεφαλὴkephalēhead αὐτοῦautouof His καὶkai- αἱhaiThe τρίχεςtricheshair λευκαὶleukai[was] white ὡςhōslike ἔριονerionwool , λευκόνleukonas white ὡςhōsas χιώνchiōnsnow , καὶkaiand οἱhoi- ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoieyes αὐτοῦautouHis ὡςhōs[were] like φλὸξphloxa blazing πυρόςpyrosfire .

15καὶkai- οἱhoi- πόδεςpodesfeet αὐτοῦautouHis ὅμοιοιhomoioi[were] like χαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanōpolished bronze ὡςhōs- ἐνenin καμίνῳkaminōa furnace , πεπυρωμένοι,pepuromenoirefined καὶkaiand ἡhē- φωνὴphōnēvoice αὐτοῦautouHis ὡςhōs[was] like φωνὴphōnē[the] roar ὑδάτωνhydatōnwaters . πολλῶνpollōnof many

16καὶkai- ἔχωνechōnHe held ἐνenin τῇtē- δεξιᾷdexiaright χειρὶcheirihand αὐτοῦautouHis ἀστέραςasterasstars , ἑπτάheptaseven καὶkaiand ἐκekfrom τοῦtou- στόματοςstomatosmouth . αὐτοῦautouHis ῥομφαίαrhomphaiasword δίστομοςdistomosdouble-edged ὀξεῖαoxeiaa sharp ἐκπορευομένηekporeuomenēcame καὶkaiand ἡhē- ὄψιςopsisface αὐτοῦautouHis ὡςhōs[was] like ὁhothe ἥλιοςhēliossun φαίνειphaineishining ἐνenat τῇtē- δυνάμειdynameibrightest . αὐτοῦautouits

17ΚαὶKai- ὅτεhoteWhen εἶδονeidonI saw αὐτόνautonHim , ἔπεσαepesaI fell πρὸςprosat τοὺςtous- πόδαςpodasfeet αὐτοῦautouHis ὡςhōslike νεκρόςnekrosa dead [man] . καὶkai[But] ἔθηκεethekelaid τὴνtēn- δεξιὰνdexianright hand αὐτοῦautouHis χεῖραcheirahand , ἐπ’ep’on ἐμὲememe λέγωνlegōn[and] said , ΜὴMē“ {Do} not φοβοῦphoboube afraid . ἐγώegōI εἰμιeimiam ὁhothe πρῶτοςprōtosFirst καὶkaiand ὁhothe ἔσχατοςeschatosLast ,

18καὶkai- ὁhothe ΖῶνZōnLiving [One] . καὶkai- ἐγενόμηνegenomēnI was νεκρὸςnekrosdead , καὶkaiand ἰδοὺidoubehold , ζῶνzōnalive εἰμιeimi[now] I am εἰςeisvvv τοὺςtousvvv αἰῶναςaiōnasforever τῶνtōn[and] αἰώνωνaiōnōnever ! καὶkaiAnd ἔχωechōI hold τὰςtasthe κλεῖςkleiskeys τοῦtouof θανάτουthanatouDeath καὶkaiand τοῦtouof ᾅδουhadouHades .

19ΓράψονGrapsonwrite down οὖνounTherefore ἃhathe things εἶδεςeidesyou have seen , καὶkaiand ἃhathe things that εἰσιeisiare καὶkaiand ἃhathe things that μέλλειmelleiwill γίνεσθαιginesthaibe μετὰmetaafter ταῦταtautathis .

20τὸto[This is] the μυστήριονmystērionmystery τῶνtōnof the ἑπτὰheptaseven ἀστέρωνasterōnstars ὢνōnis εἶδεςeidesyou have seen , ἐπὶepiin τῆςtēs- δεξιᾶςdexiasright hand μουmouMy καὶkaiand τὰςtasof the ἑπτὰheptaseven λυχνίαςlychniaslampstands : τὰςtas- χρυσᾶςchrysasgolden οἱhoiThe ἑπτὰheptaseven ἀστέρεςasteresstars ἄγγελοιangeloi[the] angels τῶνtōnof the ἑπτὰheptaseven ἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnchurches , εἰσι,eisiare καὶkaiand αἱhaithe λυχνίαιlychniailampstands αἱhai- ἑπτὰheptaseven ἑπτὰheptaseven ἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaichurches . [’’] εἰσίνeisinare