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Revelation 1:5

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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;	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,	And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 from^G575 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547, who is the faithful^G4103 witness^G3144, and the first begotten^G4416 of^G1537 the dead^G3498, and^G2532 the prince^G758 of the kings^G935 of the earth^G1093. Unto him that loved^G25 us^G2248, and^G2532 washed^G3068 us^G2248 from^G575 our^G2257 sins^G266 in^G1722 his own^G846 blood^G129,

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Original Greek

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·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	G2424	N-GSM	Jesus
Χριστοῦ,	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	Christ
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
μάρτυς	martus	G3144	N-NSM	witness
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
πιστός,	pistos	G4103	A-NSM	faithful
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
πρωτότοκος	prōtotokos	G4416	A-NSM-S	the first begotten
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	of
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	the
νεκρῶν	nekrōn	G3498	A-GPM	dead
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἄρχων	archōn	G758	N-NSM	prince
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	of the
βασιλέων	basileōn	G935	N-GPM	kings
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	of the
γῆς.	gēs	G1093	N-GSF	earth
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
ἀγαπήσαντι	agapēsanti	G25	V-AAP-DSM	Unto him that loved
ἡμᾶς,	hēmas	G2248	P-1AP	us
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
λούσαντι	lousanti	G3068	V-AAP-DSM	washed
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	G2248	P-1AP	us
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPF	*
ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	G266	N-GPF	sins
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	G2257	P-1GP	our
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSN	*
αἵματι	haimati	G129	N-DSN	blood
αὐτοῦ·	autou	G846	P-GSM	his own

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G25 — ἀγαπάω (agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o): I love — perhaps from (much) (or compare עֲגַב); to love (in a social or moral sense):--(be-)love(-ed). Compare φιλέω.
• G129 — αἷμα (haîma, hah'-ee-mah): blood — of uncertain derivation; blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred:--blood.
• G266 — ἁμαρτία (hamartía, ham-ar-tee'-ah): a sin — from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G758 — ἄρχων (árchōn, ar'-khone): a ruler, prince, leader — present participle of ἄρχω; a first (in rank or power):--chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G935 — βασιλεύς (basileús, bas-il-yooce'): a king, ruler, emperor — probably from βάσις (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2248 — ἡμᾶς (hēmâs, hay-mas'): accusative case plural of ἐγώ; us:--our, us, we.
• G2257 — ἡμῶν (hēmōn, hay-mone'): genitive case plural of ἐγώ; of (or from) us:--our (company), us, we.
• G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): Jesus — of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3068 — λούω (loúō, loo'-o): I wash, bathe — a primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas νίπτω means to wet a part only, and πλύνω to wash, cleanse garments exclusively):--wash.
• G3144 — μάρτυς (mártys, mar'-toos): a witness — of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":-- martyr, record, witness.
• G3498 — νεκρός (nekrós, nek-ros'): dead, a corpse — from an apparently primary (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun):--dead.
• G4103 — πιστός (pistós, pis-tos'): trustworthy, faithful, believing — from πείθω; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:--believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
• G4416 — πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos, pro-tot-ok'-os): first-born — from πρῶτος and the alternate of τίκτω; first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively):--firstbegotten(-born).
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and the first — Acts 26:23, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, Colossians 1:18
• and the prince — Psalms 72:11, Psalms 89:27, Proverbs 8:15-16, Daniel 2:2, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:20-22, 1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16
• him — Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 23:5, John 13:1, John 13:34, John 15:9, Romans 8:37, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 2:4, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:25-27, 1 John 4:10
• washed — Zechariah 13:1, John 13:8-10, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 John 1:7, Revelation 7:14
• who is — Psalms 89:36-37, Isaiah 55:4, John 3:11, John 3:32, John 8:14-16, John 18:37, 1 Timothy 6:13, 1 John 5:7-10, Revelation 3:14

Reciprocal references (85): Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:44, Exodus 30:19, Exodus 38:8, Exodus 40:7, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 8:6, Leviticus 8:22, Leviticus 13:58, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 15:13, Leviticus 16:4, Leviticus 16:24, Leviticus 17:11, Numbers 6:24, Numbers 19:2, Numbers 19:19, Deuteronomy 18:2, Deuteronomy 23:11, Deuteronomy 26:19, 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Chronicles 4:6, Job 25:4, Psalms 51:2, Psalms 51:7, Psalms 65:3, Psalms 68:13, Psalms 72:15, Proverbs 30:12, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 63:9, Jeremiah 17:26, Jeremiah 29:23, Jeremiah 33:8, Jeremiah 42:5, Ezekiel 16:9, Ezekiel 36:25, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 9:25, Daniel 12:1, Malachi 3:2, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 20:28, Luke 10:37, John 1:29, John 11:36, John 13:5, John 14:2, John 14:6, John 19:34, Acts 3:13, Acts 5:31, Acts 10:36, Romans 1:7, Romans 4:25, Romans 8:29, Romans 8:35, Romans 11:36, Romans 13:1, Romans 16:27, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Galatians 1:1, Galatians 1:4, Galatians 3:13, Colossians 1:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 1:6, Hebrews 2:8, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 10:22, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 John 3:5, 1 John 3:16, 1 John 5:6, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 19:11

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHRIST JESUS, CHRIST'S DIVINITY-HUMANITY, DEFILEMENT-CLEANSING, EXALTATION-ABASEMENT, FAITHFULNESS-UNFAITHFULNESS, MAN, SIN-SAVIOUR, TITLES AND NAMES
• Torrey’s: ATONEMENT, THE, CHRIST IS GOD, CHRIST, THE KING, CHRIST, THE PROPHET, KINGS, LAVER OF BRASS, TITLES AND NAMES OF CHRIST, TRINITY, THE
• Nave’s: ABLUTION, ATONEMENT, BIRTHRIGHT, BLOOD, CLEANLINESS, FIRSTBORN, GOD, JESUS, THE CHRIST, SIN

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