Revelation 1:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it: for the time is near.

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  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
  • Rev 22:10 : 10 And he said to me, Do not seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
  • Prov 8:34 : 34 Blessed is the one who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
  • Jas 5:8-9 : 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
  • Rev 22:6-7 : 6 And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
  • Dan 12:12-13 : 12 Blessed is he who waits and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days. 13 But go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.

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    6And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must shortly be done.

    7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

    8And I, John, saw these things and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

    9Then he said to me, See that you do not do it: for I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

    10And he said to me, Do not seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

  • Rev 1:1-2
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    1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must soon happen; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:

    2Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  • Rev 1:4-5
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    4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  • Rev 1:16-20
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    16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

    17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last:

    18I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

    19Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this;

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  • Rev 3:13
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    13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  • Rev 3:6-7
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    6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

    7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens:

  • Rev 3:22
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    22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  • Rev 1:7-11
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    7Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

    8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

    9I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

    10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, like a trumpet,

    11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

  • Rev 22:18-20
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    18For I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man adds to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book:

    19And if any man takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

    20He who testifies to these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

  • Rev 2:29
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    29He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

  • Rev 19:9
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  • Rev 13:9
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    9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

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    15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.

  • Luke 11:28
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    28But he said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.

  • Rev 5:1-2
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    1And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

    2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?

  • Rev 3:10-11
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    10Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.

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    12Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

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    20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if anyone hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

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