REV 1:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT and from Jesus Christ, “the faithful witness,” “the firstborn” from the dead and “the ruler of the kings of the earth.” To the one loving us and having released us from our sins by his blood

UST May Jesus the Messiah also continue to be kind to you and make you peaceful. He has reliably told us the message from God. He is the first one whom God caused to become alive again after he had died. He is the one who rules the kings of the world. Because he loves us, he shed his blood for us when he died on the cross, and as a result, God has forgiven our sins.

BSB and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
§ To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

BLB and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the One loving us and releasing us from our sins through His blood,

AICNT and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth;
¶ To the one {loving}[fn] us and {to the one who set [us][fn] free}[fn] from [our][fn] sins by his blood,

1:5, loving: Later manuscripts read “who loved.” TR

1:5, us: Absent from ℵ(01).

1:5, to the one who set us free: 𝔓18 ℵ(01) A(02) C(04) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Later manuscripts read “to the one who washed us.” BYZ TR

1:5, our: Absent from A(02).

OEB and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of all the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood –

WEB and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

WMB and from Yeshua the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

NET and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

LSV and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to Him loving us and having released us from our sins in His blood,

FBV and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn from the dead, the ruler of earthly kings. To Jesus who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,

TCNT and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
¶ To him who [fn]loves us and [fn]washed us from our sins with his blood

1:5 loves ¦ loved Αν BYZ PCK TR

1:5 washed ¦ released Αν CT

T4T Jesus Christ is the one who has faithfully told people about God. He is the first one ◄whom God has raised from the dead/who became alive again after being dead►, in order to show that God will raise us who trust in Jesus. Jesus is the one who rules the kings of the earth. He is the one who loves us. He is the one who has erased the record our sins. He did that by shedding his blood when he died on the cross.

LEB and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood

BBE And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

MOF No MOF REV book available

ASV 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;

DRA And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

YLT and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

DBY 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,

RV 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;

WBS 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. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

KJB 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 that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
(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 that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, )

BB And from Iesus Christe, which is a faythfull witnesse, and first begotten of the dead, and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth: Unto hym that loued vs, and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood,
(And from Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which is a faithfull witnesse, and first begotten of the dead, and Lord over the kings of the earth: Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,)

GNV And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, and that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, and washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,
(And from Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, and that Prince of the Kings of the earth, unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his blood, )

CB and from Iesus Christ which is a faithfull witnes, and first begotten of the deed: & LORDE ouer ye kinges of the earth. Vnto him that loued vs and wesshed vs fro synnes in his awne bloud,
(and from Yesus/Yeshua Christ which is a faithfull witnes, and first begotten of the dead: and LORD over ye/you_all kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from sins in his own blood,)

TNT and from Iesus Christ which is a faythfull witnes and fyrst begotte of the deed: and Lorde over the kinges of the erth. Vnto him that loved vs and wesshed vs from synnes in his awne bloud
(and from Yesus/Yeshua Christ which is a faithfull witness and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from sins in his own blood )

WYC that is a feithful witnesse, the firste bigetun of deed men, and prince of kingis of the erthe; which louyde vs, and waischide vs fro oure synnes in his blood,
(that is a faithful witnesse, the first begotten of dead men, and prince of kingis of the earth; which loved us, and waischide us from our sins in his blood,)

LUT und von JEsu Christo, welcher ist der treue Zeuge und Erstgeborne von den Toten und ein Fürst der Könige auf Erden; der uns geliebet hat und gewaschen von den Sünden mit seinem Blut
(and from YEsu Christo, which is the treue Zeuge and Erstgeborne from the Toten and a Fürst the kinge on earthn; the uns loved has and gewaschen from the Sünden with seinem blood)

CLV et a Jesu Christo, qui est testis fidelis, primogenitus mortuorum, et princeps regum terræ, qui dilexit nos, et lavit nos a peccatis nostris in sanguine suo,[fn]
(and a Yesu Christo, who it_is testis fidelis, primogenitus mortuorum, and prince regum terræ, who he_loved nos, and lavit nos a sins nostris in sanguine suo,)

1.5 Testis fidelis. Dicit hoc propter desperantes de morte Christi ut illi qui dixerunt: Nos putabamus quod ipse esset redempturus Isræl Luc. 24.. Primogenitus mortuorum. Quasi dicat: Vos non terreat, quia surrexit, et est impassibilis. Vel est primus mortificantium se, quia peccatum non fecit. Princeps regum terræ. Princeps terrenarum potestatum, potens eas removere, et ad utilitatem suorum vel sanctorum permittens impios servire.

1.5 Testis fidelis. Dicit hoc propter desperantes about morte Christi as illi who dixerunt: Nos putabamus that himself was redempturus Isræl Luc. 24.. Primogenitus mortuorum. Quasi dicat: Vos not/no terreat, because surrexit, and it_is impassibilis. Vel it_is primus mortificantium se, because peccatum not/no fecit. Princeps regum terræ. Princeps terrenarum potestatum, potens eas removere, and to utilitatem suorum or sanctorum permittens impios servire.

UGNT καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς.
¶  τῷ ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς, καὶ λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ,
(kai apo Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho martus ho pistos, ho prōtotokos tōn nekrōn, kai ho arⱪōn tōn basileōn taʸs gaʸs.
¶  tōi agapōnti haʸmas, kai lusanti haʸmas ek tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn en tōi haimati autou,)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς. Τῷ ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς καὶ ⸀λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ⸀ἐκ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ—
(kai apo Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho martus ho pistos, ho prōtotokos tōn nekrōn kai ho arⱪōn tōn basileōn taʸs gaʸs. Tōi agapōnti haʸmas kai ⸀lusanti haʸmas ⸀ek tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn en tōi haimati autou— )

TC-GNT καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος [fn]τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς.
¶ Τῷ [fn]ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς, καὶ [fn]λούσαντι ἡμᾶς [fn]ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ·
(kai apo Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho martus ho pistos, ho prōtotokos tōn nekrōn, kai ho arⱪōn tōn basileōn taʸs gaʸs.
¶ Tōi agapōnti haʸmas, kai lousanti haʸmas apo tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn en tōi haimati autou;)

1:5 των 𝔐^Apt,K ¦ εκ των 𝔐^Apt,C PCK TR

1:5 αγαπωντι 𝔐^K ¦ αγαπησαντι 𝔐^A,C BYZ PCK TR

1:5 λουσαντι 𝔐^C,K ¦ λυσαντι 𝔐^A CT

1:5 απο 𝔐^C,K ¦ εκ 𝔐^A CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

and from Jesus Christ

The first half of this verse continues the sentence from the previous verse. It may be helpful to indicate this by repeating some of the information from the previous verse. It may also be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “And may grace and peace also be to you from Jesus Christ”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς

the witness ¬the faithful the firstborn ˱of˲_the dead and the ruler ˱of˲_the kings ˱of˲_the earth

In this verse, John is alluding several times to Psalm 89. In that psalm, God speaks of King David as his “firstborn” and says that he will make him “the most exalted of the kings of the earth.” God also says that he will establish David’s throne forever like the moon, “the faithful witness” in the sky. Psalm 89 as a whole is a meditation on the promises that God gave to David in 2 Samuel 7. So all of these allusions indicate that Jesus Christ is the one who fulfills God’s promises to David. You may want to explain this in a footnote. You may also want to mark the phrases that are Old Testament allusions by putting them in quotation marks, as the ULT does.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν

the ¬the the firstborn ˱of˲_the dead

John is speaking as if Jesus was literally “born” when he became alive again after he died. Since Jesus was the first person to do this, John says that he is the firstborn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the first person to become alive again after dying”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τῶν νεκρῶν

˱of˲_the dead

John is using the adjective dead as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “from among people who have died”

Note 5 topic: translate-versebridge

A new sentence begins here that continues through the rest of the next verse. This sentence praises Jesus. To make this clear for your readers, you could create a verse bridge for verses 5–6 and begin with John’s wish that would Jesus receive glory and power. A verse bridge might say something like this: “May the glory and the power forever be to Jesus because he is the one who loves us and who has released us from our sins by his blood and who has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father. Amen.”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

τῷ ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς

˱to˲_the_‹one› loving us

Here, the one refers to Jesus Christ. If this is not clear to your readers, you can say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “To Jesus Christ, who loves us”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς & ἡμᾶς & ἡμῶν

us & us & ˱of˲_us

By us and our, John means both himself and his readers. So use the inclusive form of those words in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν

/having/_released us from the sins ˱of˲_us

John is speaking of sins as if they were something that had held him and his readers captive and from which they needed to be released. He means that Jesus obtained forgiveness from God for people’s sins. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the one having obtained forgiveness for us for our sins”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ

in the blood ˱of˲_him

John is using the word blood to refer by association to the sacrificial death of Jesus, since Jesus shed his blood when he died for our sins. Alternate translation: “by his sacrificial death”

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