Revelation 1
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ἈποκάλυψιςThe revelationἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristἣνwhichἔδωκενgaveαὐτῷto himὁtheθεὸςGodδεῖξαιto showτοῖςto theδούλοιςbond-servantsαὐτοῦof Himἃwhat thingsδεῖit behoovesγενέσθαιto take placeἐνwithτάχειspeedκαὶAndἐσήμανενHe signified itἀποστείλαςhaving sentδιὰthroughτοῦtheἀγγέλουangelαὐτοῦof Himτῷto theδούλῳservantαὐτοῦof HimἸωάννῃ,John,
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καὶandἀπὸfromἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ,Christ,ὁtheμάρτυςwitnessὁtheπιστός,faithful,ὁtheπρωτότοκοςfirstbornἐκfromτῶνtheνεκρῶνdeadκαὶandὁtheἄρχωνrulerτῶνof theβασιλέωνkingsτῆςof theγῆς.earth.τῷTo the Oneἀγαπῶντιlovingἡμᾶςusκαὶandλύσαντιhaving releasedἡμᾶςusἐκfromτῶνtheἁμαρτιῶνsinsἡμῶνof usἐνthroughτῷtheαἵματιbloodαὐτοῦof Him —
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ἘγὼI myselfἸωάννης,John,ὁtheκαὶalsoἀδελφὸςbrotherὑμῶνof youκαὶandσυγκοινωνὸςfellow-partakerἐνinτῇtheθλίψειtribulationκαὶandἐνinτῇtheβασιλείᾳkingdomκαὶandὑπομονῇin enduranceἐνinἸησοῦJesusΧριστῷ,Christἐγενόμηνwasἐνinτῇtheνήσῳislandτῇwhichκαλουμένῃis being calledΠάτμῳPatmosδιὰon account ofτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof GodκαὶandδιὰthroughτὴνtheμαρτυρίανtestimonyἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦ.Christ.
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λεγούσηςsayingἐγώI myselfἐιμιamτὸtheΑAlphaκαὶandτὸtheΩ,Omegaὃtheπρῶτοςfirstκαὶandὁtheἔσχατος·last;καὶandὃWhatβλέπειςyou seeγράψονdo writeεἰςinβιβλίονa bookκαὶandπέμψονdo sendταῖςto theἑπτὰsevenἐκκλησίαιςchurchesταῖςtheἐνinἈσίᾳ·Asia:εἰςtoἜφεσονEphesusκαὶandεἰςtoΣμύρνανSmyrnaκαὶandεἰςtoΠέργαμονPergamumκαὶandεἰςtoΘυάτειραThyatiraκαὶandεἰςtoΣάρδειςSardisκαὶandεἰςtoΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelphiaκαὶandεἰςtoΛαοδίκειαν.¶Laodicea.
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καὶandἔχωνHe is holdingἐνinτῇtheδεξιᾷrightχειρὶhandαὐτοῦof Himἀστέραςstarsἑπτὰsevenκαὶandἐκout ofτοῦtheστόματοςmouthαὐτοῦof Himῥομφαίαa swordδίστομοςtwo-edgedὀξεῖαsharpἐκπορευομένηis going forthκαὶandἡtheὄψιςfaceαὐτοῦof Himὡςis likeὁtheἥλιοςsunφαίνειshiningἐνinτῇtheδυνάμειfull strengthαὐτοῦ.¶of it.
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τὸtheμυστήριονmysteryτῶνof theἑπτὰsevenἀστέρωνstarsοὓςwhichεἶδεςyou sawἐπὶonτῆςtheδεξιᾶςright handμουof Meκαὶandτὰςtheἑπτὰsevenλυχνίαςlampstandsτὰςtheχρυσᾶς·golden:οἱTheἑπτὰsevenἀστέρεςstarsἄγγελοιthe angelsτῶνof theἑπτὰsevenἐκκλησιῶνchurchesεἰσινareκαὶandαἱtheλυχνίαιlampstandsαἱthatεἶδεςyou sawἑπτὰsevenἑπτὰthe sevenἐκκλησίαιchurchesεἰσίν.¶are.
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