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.


In Context

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to shew unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

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

3 Blessed 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.

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to 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, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Blessed 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.

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.