1 Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἣν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς δεῖξαι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ—ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει. Καὶ ἐσήμανεν, ἀποστείλας διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου αὐτοῦ τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννῃ, 2 ὃς ἐμαρτύρησεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ—ὅσα* ¦ 1 τε Mept TR εἶδεν, καὶ ἅτινά εἰσιν καὶ ἃ χρὴ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα.*d,e, −α Mg) χρη γενεσθαι μετα ταυτα (−μ. τ. Mept) f35 Ma⅙,d,e,g CP ¦ 1 Ma,b,e⅙,f,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The long form has attestation from all three main lines of transmission—f35 is solid, as are d-e and g; h goes with the bulk of the third line for the short form. ειδεν would be ‘He saw’, referring to Christ—compare 22:20—He is the one passing on the ‘revelation’; the whole book is what Jesus Christ is testifying, as an eye witness; I assume that early copyists missed the point, applying ειδεν to John, but then they couldn’t make sense of the full text and so proceeded to omit the awkward parts.) [Since modern critics often reason like early copyists, I suspect that this variant at the outset of the book pre-disposed them against f35 (=Mc/Kr).] 3 Μακάριος ὁ ἀναγινώσκων καὶ οἱ ἀκούοντες τοὺς λόγους τῆς προφητείας, καὶ τηροῦντες τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ γεγραμμένα· ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς ἐγγύς.

4 Ἰωάννης, ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· Χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ*35 Md,e⅔,g,hpt 𝕻18ℵA,C,CP,NU ¦ 1 θεου Ma,b,e⅓,fpt,hpt,i RP,HF,OC ¦ 1 του Mfpt TR (OC is in small print.) (I would say that θεου was added to help the reader make the correct association; see the next note.) ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἑπτὰ Πνευμάτων ἃ ἐστιν*35 Md¼,e,g,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ 1 Ma,b,f,hpt,ipt 𝕻18C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ των Md ℵA (Render ‘the seven-fold Spirit that is’; απο ο ων … και απο των επτα … και απο ιησου … presumably refers to the Trinity, so ‘the seven-fold Spirit’ refers to the Holy Spirit—if the Godhead can be three in one, why may not the Holy Spirit be seven in one? The grammatical anomaly of a plural subject with a singular verb may have given rise to the other variants.) ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, 5 καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος ἐκ*35 Md¼,e CP,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,d,e¼,f,g,h,i 𝕻18ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The figure of death as a huge womb was too strong; by omitting the preposition the interpretation becomes ambiguous; ‘firstborn’ can receive the derived meaning of ‘boss’, or whatever. However, the point is precisely that Jesus Christ was the first one to be ‘born’ from that particular ‘womb’—but only the first!) τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς.

Τῷ ἀγαπήσαντι*35 Md,e CP,TR ¦ 1 αγαπωντι Ma,f,gpt(pt),h,ipt(pt) 𝕻18(ℵ)A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ος ηγαπησεν Mb ἡμᾶς καὶ λούσαντι*35 Ma,d¼,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ λυσαντι Md,ept,g¼,hpt,ipt 𝕻18ℵA,C,NU ¦ ελουσεν Mb ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ εκ Md,e,h 𝕻18ℵA,C,NU τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ— 6 καὶ ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς βασιλείαν,*35 Ma,b,e⅙,f,g,h,i 𝕻18ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ βασιλεις και Ma⅙,d,e TR ἱερεῖς τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Πατρὶ αὐτοῦ—αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.

7 Ἰδού, ἔρχεται μετὰ τῶν νεφελῶν, καὶ ὄψεται αὐτὸν πᾶς ὀφθαλμός, καὶ οἵτινες αὐτὸν ἐξεκέντησαν. Καὶ κόψονται ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς. Ναί, ἀμήν.

8 «Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα*35 Ma,b,d⅔,e⅓,f,h¼,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ Α Md⅓,e⅔,g,h OC,TR καὶ τὸ Ὦ,»*35 Ma,f,g,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 αρχη και τελος Mb,e,i¼ ℵ,TR ¦ 1 η αρχη και το τελος Md λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεός,* ¦ ∼ 21 TR «Ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ.»

9 Ἐγὼ Ἰωάννης, ὁ* ¦ 1 και TR ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν καὶ κοινωνὸς*35 Ma,f,g,h¼,i CP,RP,HF ¦ συγκοινωνος Ma⅙,b,d,e,h,i¼ A(ℵC)OC,NU,TR ἐν τῇ θλίψει καὶ*35 Ma,b,d,f,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 εν τη Me,g,i⅕ TR ¦ 1 εν Mh⅕ βασιλείᾳ καὶ ὑπομονῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,*35 Ma,b,f,g,h¼,i CP,RP,HF ¦ ∼ 132 OC ¦ 12 A ¦ ∼ 3 χριστου Md,e,h¼ TR ¦ 13 Mhpt ℵC,NU ἐγενόμην ἐν τῇ νήσῳ τῇ καλουμένῃ Πάτμῳ διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ διὰ*35 Ma,e,fpt,g,h¼,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ --- Mb,d,fpt,h A,C,NU τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.*35 Ma,b,dpt,e⅔,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ --- Mdpt,e⅓,h ℵA,C,NU 10 Ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι ἐν τῇ Κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ὀπίσω μου, μεγάλην*35 Ma,b,f,g,h¼,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ∼ 2314 Md,e,h ℵC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 1423 (A)[7 other mss] ὡς σάλπιγγος, 11 λεγούσης,*35 Ma,b,d,e⅙,f,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 εγω το Α και το Ω ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος και Me,(g) TR «Ὃ βλέπεις γράψον εἰς βιβλίον καὶ πέμψον ταῖς ἑπτὰ* ¦ --- TR ἐκκλησίαις·* ¦ 1 ταις εν ασια TR εἰς Ἔφεσον καὶ εἰς Σμύρναν καὶ εἰς Πέργαμον καὶ εἰς Θυάτειρα* ¦ 1 θυατηρα [16 assorted mss] ¦ 1 θυατειραν Mb⅗,hpt ¦ 1 θυατιραν A,C ¦ εν θυατειροις Mept καὶ εἰς Σάρδεις καὶ εἰς Φιλαδέλφειαν*35 Ma⅔,b,dpt,ept,f,gpt,h⅔,i CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ φιλαδελφιαν Ma⅓,dpt,ept,gpt,h⅓,i¼ ℵA,C καὶ εἰς Λαοδίκειαν.» 12 Καὶ ἐκεῖ*35 Ma,f,g,h¼,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ --- Mb,d,e,h ℵA,C,NU,TR (It was at that point that he turned.) (OC is in small print.) ἐπέστρεψα βλέπειν τὴν φωνὴν ἥτις ἐλάλει* ¦ ελαλησεν Me⅔,g,h⅕ TR ¦ λαλει A ¦ ελαλη [13 assorted mss] μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ. Καὶ ἐπιστρέψας εἶδον ἑπτὰ λυχνίας χρυσᾶς, 13 καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἑπτὰ*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ --- Md,e,hpt A,C,NU λυχνιῶν ὅμοιον υἱῷ*35 Mapt,d,e,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ υιον Mapt,b,f,g,ipt ℵ,HF,NU ἀνθρώπου, ἐνδεδυμένον ποδήρη καὶ περιεζωσμένον πρὸς τοῖς μαζοῖς*35 Md A,CP [Mept in comm] ¦ μαστοις Ma,b,e,f,h,i C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ μασθοις Md⅕,e¼,g ℵ (It is possible that μαζοις was more commonly used of males, and μαστοις of females; since the figure was clothed, the nipples would not be visible, so the point is presumably to give the position of the belt—across the middle of the chest [see 15:6].) ζώνην χρυσῆν.* ¦ χρυσαν ℵA,C,NU ¦ three other spellings [6 mss] 14 Ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αἱ τρίχες, λευκαὶ ὡσεὶ*35 Md,e⅔(⅓),hpt,ipt C,CP,TR ¦ ως Mapt,f,g,hpt,iptℵA,RP,OC,NU ¦ και ως Mapt,b HF (Since ως occurs twice immediately following, and twice more in the next verse, there may have been an assimilating influence.) ἔριον, λευκὸν ὡς χιών· καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρός· 15 καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ, ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένοι·* ¦ πεπυρωμενης A,C,NU ¦ πεπυρωμενω ℵ[+12 assorted mss] ¦ six further spellings [11 mss] καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶν· 16 καὶ ἔχων ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ*35 Mb,d,e⅓,f,hpt,i¼ ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,g,h¼,i RP,HF,TR ¦ 2 Me⅓(¼)h⅓ ἀστέρας ἑπτά, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ῥομφαία δίστομος ὀξεῖα ἐκπορευομένη· καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ* ¦ --- Ma⅙,d¼,e⅓,g¼,h⅓ ἥλιος φαίνει ἐν τῇ δυνάμει αὐτοῦ.

17 Καὶ ὅτε εἶδον αὐτὸν ἔπεσα*35 Ma⅗,b,e⅔,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ επεσον Ma⅖,d,e⅓,f,hpt,ipt πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὡς νεκρός. Καὶ ἐπέθηκεν*35 Md,e,h¼ ℵ,CP,TR ¦ εθηκεν Ma,b,f,g,h,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ χεῖρα*35 Md,e CP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ λέγων·* ¦ 1 μοι Me⅖ TR «Μὴ φοβοῦ. Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Πρῶτος καὶ ὁ Ἔσχατος, 18 καὶ ὁ ζῶν—καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρός, καὶ ἰδού, ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν·*35 Ma,b,d,e⅓,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,TR ¦ --- Me⅔,hpt ℵA,C,OC,NU καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς*35 Ma⅕,b,d,e,g,h⅔,ipt (A,C),RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ κλειδας Ma,e⅙,f,h⅓,ipt ℵ,CP,HF τοῦ Θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾍδου.*35 Ma,b,d⅓,ept,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP(HF)OC,NU ¦ ∼ 4231 Md⅔,ept,h¼ TR 19 Γράψον οὖν* ¦ --- Me⅖ TR ἃ εἶδες, καὶ ἅ εἰσιν, καὶ ἃ μέλλει γενέσθαι*35 Md,ept,fpt,ipt 𝕻98vℵC,CP,NU ¦ γινεσθαι Ma,b,ept,fpt,g,h,ipt RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ γεινεσθαι A μετὰ ταῦτα. 20 Τὸ μυστήριον τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀστέρων ὧν*35 Ma,b,d,f,g,h⅓,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ ους Md¼,e,h⅔ ℵA,C,NU εἶδες ἐπὶ τῆς δεξιᾶς μου, καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ λυχνίας τὰς χρυσᾶς· οἱ ἑπτὰ ἀστέρες ἄγγελοι τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησιῶν εἰσιν, καὶ αἱ ἑπτὰ λυχνίαι*35 Mb,d,e⅔(⅓),hpt (ℵ)CP,TR ¦ ∼ 1312 Ma,f,g,hpt,i A(C)RP,HF,OC,NU ἃς εἶδες ἑπτὰ*35Ma⅙,d,e CP,TR ¦ 3 Ma,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ αι 3 Mb,h¼ ἐκκλησίαι εἰσίν.