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Revelation 1:3

Blessed 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.

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μακάριοςmakariosBlessedμακάριοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.Blessedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnis he that readethἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is he that readeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.is he that readethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούοντεςakouontesthey that hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they that hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.they that hearτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγουςlogouswordsλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “words”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητείαςprophēteiasof this prophecyπροφητεία (prophēteia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of this prophecy”, the of-formG4394prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.of this prophecyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτηροῦντεςtērounteskeepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.keepτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenthereinἐνpreposition — “therein”G1722in, on, among.thereinαὐτῇautēheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.γεγραμμέναgegrammenato writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forκαιρὸςkairostimeκαιρόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “time”, the subject formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.the timeἐγγύςengusis at handἐγγύςadverb — “is at hand”G1451near.is at hand

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Happy 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!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed 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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Happy 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!

World English Bible

Blessed 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 near.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

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