3Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near.


In Context

1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

2 who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near.

4 John to the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

Revelation 1:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed [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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is he, that readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy; and keepeth those things which are written in it; for the time is at hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it — for the time is nigh!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.