Revelation 1:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

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  • Rev 12:17 : 17 So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep God’s commandments and hold to the testimony about Jesus.
  • John 19:35 : 35 And the person who saw it has testified(and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.
  • 1 Cor 1:6 : 6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you–
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
  • Rev 1:19 : 19 Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things.
  • Rev 6:9 : 9 Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.
  • 1 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Letter This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched(concerning the word of life–
  • 1 John 5:7-9 : 7 For there are three that testify, 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement. 9 If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son. 10 (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.) 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
  • John 21:24 : 24 A Final Note This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
  • Acts 26:16 : 16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.
  • Acts 4:20 : 20 for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
  • Acts 22:15 : 15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
  • 1 Cor 2:1 : 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.
  • John 1:32 : 32 Then John testified,“I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.
  • John 3:11 : 11 I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.
  • John 12:17 : 17 So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it.
  • 3 John 1:12 : 12 Worthy Demetrius Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.
  • 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

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  • 1¶ The Prologue The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,

  • Rev 1:3-5
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    3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy aloud, and blessed are those who hear and obey the things written in it, because the time is near!

    4From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from“he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

    5and from Jesus Christ– the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

  • Rev 1:7-12
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    7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)

    8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God– the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come– the All-Powerful!

    9I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

    10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

    11saying:“Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches– to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

    12I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,

  • 34I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”

  • Rev 1:16-19
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    16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

    17When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

    18and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!

    19Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things.

  • John 3:32-33
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    32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

    33The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
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    1¶ The Prologue to the Letter This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched(concerning the word of life–

    2and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).

    3What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us(and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).

  • Rev 22:6-8
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    6A Final Reminder Then the angel said to me,“These words are reliable and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.”

    7(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)

    8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

  • John 1:6-8
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    6A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

    7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.

    8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

  • 15John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”

  • 24A Final Note This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

  • Luke 1:1-2
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    1¶ Explanatory Preface Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

    2like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning.

  • 20The one who testifies to these things says,“Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

  • 1The Amazing Scene in Heaven After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said:“Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things.”

  • Rev 19:9-11
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    9Then the angel said to me,“Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me,“These are the true words of God.”

    10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said,“Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

    11The Son of God Goes to War Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called“Faithful” and“True,” and with justice he judges and goes to war.

  • 12Worthy Demetrius Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.

  • 18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

  • John 5:32-33
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    32There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

    33You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

  • 32Then John testified,“I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

  • 2He held in his hand a little scroll that was open, and he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.

  • 10Then he said to me,“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near.

  • 6Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood– not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • John 1:1-2
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    1¶ The Prologue to the Gospel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.

    2The Word was with God in the beginning.

  • 35And the person who saw it has testified(and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

  • 16For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.

  • 14To the Church in Laodicea“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:

  • 2And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice:“Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

  • 18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples