Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

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I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

In Context

8I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and a great voice at my back, as of a horn, came to my ears,

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Cross References

Mark 10:39And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

Acts 14:22Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Romans 8:25But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

Philippians 1:7So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

2 Thessalonians 1:4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:4-9

Apostolic Benediction. ( a. d. 95.) 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. 4 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; 5 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… Read the whole commentary →

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