Revelation 1:3-7

New King James Version

^3 (A)Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for ^(B)the time is near.

Greeting the Seven Churches

⁴ John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from Him ^(C)who is and ^(D)who was and who is to come, ^(E)and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(F)the faithful ^(G)witness, the ^(H)firstborn from the dead, and ^(I)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him ^(J)who ^[a]loved us ^(K)and washed us from our sins in His own blood, ⁶ and has ^(L)made us ^[b]kings and priests to His God and Father, ^(M)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

⁷ Behold, He is coming with ^(N)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even ^(O)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.