Revelation 1:4

World English Bible (2000)

John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰωάννης ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ: χάρις ὑμῖν, καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ τοῦ ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος· καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἑπτὰ Πνευμάτων ἃ ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ·

Transliteration

Iōannēs to the hepta ekklēsiais to the ones in the Asia: charis to you, and eirēnē, from the one ōn, and the one who ēn, and the one erchomenos; and from the hepta Pneumatōn which estin enōpion of the thronou of him;

Grammar Details

• *Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
• *hepta*: numeral - seven
• *ekklēsiais*: dative, feminine, plural - churches/assemblies
• *Asia*: dative, feminine, singular - Asia
• *charis*: nominative, feminine, singular - grace
• *eirēnē*: nominative, feminine, singular - peace
• *ōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/is
• *ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was
• *erchomenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming
• *Pneumatōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - Spirits
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is/are
• *enōpion*: preposition - before/in the presence of
• *thronou*: genitive, masculine, singular - throne

Word Meanings

• *ekklēsiais*: churches/assemblies/congregations
• *Pneumatōn*: Spirits/spiritual beings
• *enōpion*: before/in the presence of/in front of

Referenced Verses

• Rev 3:1 : 1 "And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
• Rev 4:5 : 5 Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
• Isa 11:2 : 2 The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
• Rev 5:6 : 6 I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
• Zech 4:10 : 10 Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the eyes of Yahweh, which run back and forth through the whole earth."
• Rev 1:8 : 8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
• Heb 1:10-13 : 10 And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does. 12 As a mantle, you will roll them up, and they will be changed; but you are the same. Your years will not fail." 13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Rom 1:7 : 7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Isa 41:4 : 4 Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he."
• Zech 3:9 : 9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!"
• Rev 3:7 : 7 "To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
• Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies. 1 "To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands says these things:
• Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Ps 102:25-27 : 25 Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed. 27 But you are the same. Your years will have no end.
• 1 Cor 1:3 : 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. 6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. 11 But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires. 12 For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
• 2 Cor 1:2 : 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 1:1-2 : 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
• John 1:1 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• Acts 19:10 : 10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
• Exod 3:14 : 14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
• Rev 2:8 : 8 "To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
• Rev 2:18 : 18 "To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: "The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:
• Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."