Revelation 1:5-7

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⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,^(A) the firstborn from the dead^(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^(C)

To him who loves us and has set us free^[a] from our sins by his blood,^(D) ⁶and made us a kingdom,^[b] priests^[c]^(E) to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.^(F)

⁷Look, he is coming with the clouds,^(G)
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
And all the tribes^[d] of the earth^[e]^(H)
will mourn over him.^[f]^[g] ^(I)
So it is to be. Amen.

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Footnotes

1:5 Other mss read has washed us
1:6 Other mss read kings and
1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
1:7 Or peoples
1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
1:7 Or will wail because of him
1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10

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