Revelation 1:2

This is the John who taught the truth concerning the Word of God and the truth told us by Jesus Christ-- a faithful account of what he had seen.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

In Context

1The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.

3Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand.

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Cross References

John 3:11In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.

John 19:35This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe.

Acts 4:20As for us, what we have seen and heard we cannot help speaking about."

Acts 26:16`But rise, and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you My servant and My witness both as to the things you have already seen and as to those in which I will appear to you.

1 Corinthians 2:1And as for myself, brethren, when I came to you, it was not with surpassing power of eloquence or earthly wisdom that I came, announcing to you that which God had commanded me to bear witness to.

1 John 4:14And we have seen and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:2-3

Revelation AN EXPOSITION, WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS, OF THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this book that it has been rejected by men of corrupt minds, such as Cerdon and Marcion, and doubted of by men of a better character; for this has been the lot of other parts of holy writ, and of the divine Author of the scripture himself. The image and superscription of this book are truly sacred and divine, and the matter of it agreeable with other prophetical… Read the whole commentary →

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