7 “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, Yochanan, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. 9 He said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. 13 I am the Alef and the Tav, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments,‡ that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 I, Yeshua, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book. 19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree§ of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book. 20 He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen! Yes, come, Lord Yeshua!
21 The grace of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with all the holy ones. Amen.
† 1:1 “Messiah” means “Anointed One”.
‡ 1:1 or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned)
* 1:6 Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6
§ 1:7 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
† 1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”
‡ 1:8 TR omits “God”
§ 1:11 TR adds “I am the Alef and the Tav, the First and the Last.”
† 1:11 TR adds “which are in Asia”
* 1:13 Daniel 7:13
‡ 1:18 or, Hell
§ 1:20 or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned)
† 2:3 TR adds “have labored and”
‡ 2:15 TR reads “which I hate” instead of “likewise”
§ 2:17 Manna is supernatural food, named after the Hebrew for “What is it?”. See Exodus 11:7-9.
† 2:20 TR, NU read “that” instead of “your”
* 2:27 Psalms 2:9
† 3:2 NU & TR read “which were about to die” instead of “which you were about to throw away”.
‡ 3:14 or, Source, or Head
† 4:8 Hodges/Farstad MT reads “holy” 9 times instead of 3.
‡ 4:11 TR omits “and God, the Holy One,”
† 5:13 TR omits “Amen!”
‡ 5:14 TR adds “twenty-four”
§ 5:14 TR adds “the one living forever and ever”
† 6:6 A choenix is a dry volume measure that is a little more than a liter (a little more than a quart).
‡ 6:8 or, Hell
§ 6:11 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
† 7:14 or, oppression
† 8:2 or, trumpets
‡ 8:6 or, trumpets
§ 8:7 TR omits “One third of the earth was burned up”
† 8:13 TR reads “angel” instead of “eagle”
‡ 8:13 or, trumpets
† 9:2 TR adds “great”
‡ 9:11 “Abaddon” is a Hebrew word that means “ruin”, “destruction”, or “the place of destruction”
§ 9:11 “Apollyon” means “Destroyer”.
† 9:16 literally, “ten thousands of ten thousands”
‡ 9:21 The word for “sorceries” (pharmakeia) also implies the use of potions, poisons, and drugs
† 10:11 TR reads “He” instead of “They”
† 11:17 TR adds “and who is coming”
† 12:17 or, seed
† 13:1 NU reads he stood
‡ 13:10 TR reads “If anyone leads into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed with a sword.” instead of “If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed.”
§ 13:14 NU omits “my own”
† 14:5 TR adds “before the throne of God”
* 14:14 Daniel 7:13
‡ 14:20 1600 stadia = 296 kilometers or 184 miles
† 15:2 TR adds “his mark,”
† 16:12 or, east
‡ 16:21 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
† 17:8 TR reads “yet is” instead of “shall be present”
* 19:15 Psalms 2:9
† 19:17 TR reads “supper of the great God” instead of “great supper of God”
† 20:2 TR and NU omit “who deceives the whole inhabited earth”.
‡ 20:13 or, Hell
§ 20:14 or, Hell
† 21:8 TR and NU omit “sinners”
‡ 21:8 The word for “sorcerers” here also includes users of potions and drugs.
§ 21:16 12,012 stadia = 2,221 kilometers or 1,380 miles. TR reads 12,000 stadia instead of 12,012 stadia.
† 21:17 144 cubits is about 65.8 meters or 216 feet
‡ 21:19 or, lapis lazuli
† 22:1 TR adds “pure”
‡ 22:14 NU reads “wash their robes” instead of “do his commandments”.
§ 22:19 TR reads “Book” instead of “tree”
The End
