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Revelation 1:3 KJV
Revelation · chapter 1 · verse 3
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.Revelation 1:3 · King James Version
Revelation 1:3 in context
1The 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:
2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3Blessed 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.
4John 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;
5And 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,
Commentary
Cross references
- Luke 11:28
- Revelation 22:10
- Romans 13:11
- 1 Peter 4:7
- Revelation 22:6-7
- Proverbs 8:34
- Daniel 12:12-13
- James 5:8-9
Key words (Strong's)
- prophecyprophēteiaprophecy, a discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of…G4394 →
- Blessedmakariosblessed, happyG3107 →
- readethanaginōskōto distinguish between, to recognise, to know accurately, to acknowledge, to readG314 →
- writtengraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- thereinenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- thereinautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
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We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially. I. More generally, to all who either read or hear the words of the prophecy.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-8