King James Version
Revelation 1:2 in the King James Version says “Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.” — study this verse from Revelation chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.”
Revelation 1:2 · KJV
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein : for the time is at hand.
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is , and which was , and which is to come ; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the word”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“that he saw”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
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