11 translations · Greek
Revelation 1:5
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;
Revelation 1:5 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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;
- KJV King James 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,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to Him loving us and having released us from our sins in His blood,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn from the dead, the ruler of earthly kings. To Jesus who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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—
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μάρτυς | martys | witness | G3144 μάρτυς witness |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πιστός | pistos | faithful | G4103 πιστός faithful |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πρωτότοκος | prōtotokos | firstborn | G4416 πρωτότοκος firstborn |
| τῶν | tōn | from the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νεκρῶν | nekrōn | dead | G3498 νεκρός dead |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἄρχων | archōn | ruler | G758 ἄρχων ruler |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βασιλέων | basileōn | kings | G935 βασιλεύς king |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| Τῷ | Tō | To Him who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαπῶντι | agapōnti | loves | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| λύσαντι | lysanti | has released | G3089 λύω to loose |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἵματι | haimati | blood | G129 αἷμα blood |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Psalm 89:27
I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- 1 John 1:7
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.
- Revelation 17:14
These will war against 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.”
- Colossians 1:18
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
- 1 Peter 1:19
but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;
- Acts 26:23
how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
- Revelation 19:16
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
- John 18:37
Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
- 1 John 4:10
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.
4 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;
5 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;
6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Read all of Revelation 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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