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linesses.

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walking after 'their own ungodly lusts. These 19 are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up 20 yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of 21 God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have 22 passage (And mercy, who are in doubt; and some save, 23 snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

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Now unto him that is able to guard you from 24 stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus 25 Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion Gr. unto all and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

the ages.

THE REVELATION

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S. JOHN THE DIVINE.

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THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which 1gave him to shew unto his 2servants, even things which must shortly come to pass he sent and signified it by his angel unto his 2 servant John; who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, 3 even of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

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JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him which

Or, gave unto him, to shew vants the things &c. servants: and so throughout Or, them

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this book.

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5 throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins 6 "by his blood; and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for everGr. unto the 7 and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with the ages of the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they ancient authowhich pierced him; and all the tribes of the rities omit of earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

• Gr. in.

ages. Many

the ages.
Or, the Lord,

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the the God

1Or, he which 2 Or, which cometh

3 Gr. lampstands.

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Lord God, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

I John, your brother and partaker with you 9 in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's 10 day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet saying, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I 12 turned to see the voice which spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden 3candlesticks; and in the midst of the candlesticks one 13 Or, the Son like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. And his head and his 14 hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his 15 feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. And he had in his right hand 16 seven stars and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And 17 when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the 18 Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Write therefore the 19 things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter; the mystery of the seven stars which 20 thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the

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ages of the
ages.

7 Gr. upon.

angels of the seven churches: and the seven 'candlesticks are seven churches.

1 Gr lamp

21 To the angel of the church in Ephesus stands. write;

These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the 2 midst of the seven golden candlesticks: I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them which call themselves apostles, and 3 they are not, and didst find them false; and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name's 4 sake, and hast not grown weary. But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first 5 love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy 2 candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. Gr. lamp 6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works stand. 7 of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the 3 Paradise of God.

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And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write;

3 Or, garden: as in Gen. ii. 8.

Gr. became.

These things saith the first and the last, 9 which was dead, and lived again: I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them which say they are 'Or, reviling Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of 10 Satan. Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee I the crown of life. He that hath an ear, let hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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Some ancient ad and may

authorities

have.

Gr. a tribulation of ten He days.

1 The Greek text here is somewhat uncertain.

that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

And to the angel of the church in Pergamum 12 write;

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These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: I know where thou dwellest, 13 even where Satan's throne is: and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against 14 thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also some that hold 15 the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. Repent therefore; or else I come to thee 16 quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, 17 let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira 18 write :

These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass: I know thy works, and 19 thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first. But I have this against thee, that thou 201 2 Many autho sufferest 2 the woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave 21

rities, some

ancient, read thy wife.

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