Verse 5

And 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,

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, som er den trofaste vitnet, den førstefødte av de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Til han som elsket oss, og vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt eget blod,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitnet, den førstefødte av de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsket oss og renset oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Norsk King James

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, som er det trofaste vitnet, den første, og kongen over jordens konger. Til ham som elsket oss, og vasket oss fra våre synder i sitt eget blod,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsket oss og vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og fra Jesus Kristus, han trofaste vitnet, den førstefødte av de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Til ham som elsket oss, og vasket oss fra våre synder i sitt eget blod,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsker oss og har løst oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, som er det trofaste vitnet, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over kongene på jorden. Ham som elsket oss og vasket oss fra våre synder i sitt eget blod,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, den trofaste vitnet, den førstfødte av de døde og kongenes fyrste på jorden. Til ham som elsket oss og vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt eget blod,

• gpt4.5-preview

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det troverdige vitne, den førstefødte fra de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Ham som elsket oss og tvettet oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det troverdige vitne, den førstefødte fra de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Ham som elsket oss og tvettet oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsket oss og frigjorde oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Revelation.1.5", "source": "Καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς. Τῷ ἀγαπήσαντι ἡμᾶς, καὶ λούσαντι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ,", "text": "And from *Iēsou Christou*, the *martys* the *pistos*, the *prōtotokos* from the *nekrōn*, and the *archōn* of the *basileōn* of the *gēs*. To the one having *agapēsanti* us, and having *lousanti* us from the *hamartiōn* of us in the *haimati* of him,", "grammar": { "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ", "*martys*": "nominative, masculine, singular - witness", "*pistos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - faithful", "*prōtotokos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - firstborn", "*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*archōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - ruler", "*basileōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - kings", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*agapēsanti*": "aorist active participle, dative, masculine, singular - having loved", "*lousanti*": "aorist active participle, dative, masculine, singular - having washed", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - sins", "*haimati*": "dative, neuter, singular - blood" }, "variants": { "*martys*": "witness/testifier", "*prōtotokos*": "firstborn/preeminent one", "*archōn*": "ruler/prince/chief", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitnet, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Til ham som elsket oss og frigjorde oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og fra Jesu Christo, det tro Vidne, den Førstefødte af de Døde og den Jordens Kongers Fyrste, som os elskede og aftvættede os fra vore Synder med sit Blod,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsket oss og vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Til ham som elsker oss, og har vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt blod;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger; til han som elsket oss og har vasket oss fra våre synder med sitt blod,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde, og herskeren over jordens konger. Han som elsker oss og har løst oss fra våre synder med sitt blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  og fra Jesus Kristus, det trofaste vitne, den førstefødte av de døde og herskeren over jordens konger. Til ham som elsker oss og har frigjort oss fra våre synder med sitt blod.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and from Iesus Christ which is a faythfull witnes and fyrst begotte of the deed: and Lorde over the kinges of the erth. Vnto him that loved vs and wesshed vs fro synnes in his awne bloud

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and from Iesus Christ which is a faithfull witnes, and first begotten of the deed: & LORDE ouer ye kinges of the earth. Vnto him that loued vs and wesshed vs fro synnes in his awne bloud,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, & that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, & washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And from Iesus Christe, which is a faythfull witnesse, and first begotten of the dead, and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth: Unto hym that loued vs, and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 89:27 : 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
• Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
• Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
• Rev 17:14 : 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.
• Rev 19:16 : 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Acts 26:23 : 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
• John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.
• Isa 55:4 : 4 Behold, I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people.
• Ps 72:11 : 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him.
• 1 John 4:10 : 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
• 1 John 5:7-9 : 7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three agree as one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he does not believe the testimony that God has given of His Son.
• 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 Which in His own time He will show, who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords;
• Heb 9:14 : 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
• 1 Cor 15:20-23 : 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
• Dan 7:14 : 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
• John 3:11 : 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day, there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for impurities.
• Ps 89:36-37 : 36 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established forever like the moon, and like a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
• Deut 7:8 : 8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
• John 15:9 : 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; continue in my love.
• John 8:14-16 : 14 Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true: for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you cannot tell where I come from, and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.
• John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
• Eph 1:20-22 : 20 Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come: 22 And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
• Eph 2:4 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
• Rom 8:37 : 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
• 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;
• 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• John 13:8-9 : 8 Peter said to him, You shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me. 9 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus said to him, He who is washed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all.
• John 13:34 : 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
• Deut 23:5 : 5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.
• John 3:32 : 32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
• Prov 8:15-16 : 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, and all the judges of the earth.