King James Version

Revelation 1:4

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto 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;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is” (ἐστιν) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before throne here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnταῖςtaiswhichὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, dative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the to- or for-formG2033seven.the sevenἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “assembly”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈσίᾳasiaAsiaἈσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Asia”, the to- or for-formG773the Roman province of Asia, roughly the western third of Asia Minor.χάριςcharisgraceχάριςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the subject formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceεἰρήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the subject formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “seven”, the of-formG2033seven.πνευμάτωνpneumatōnSpiritsπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Spirits”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Spiritsἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.throneαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐστινestinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

John to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,

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American Standard Version (1901)

John to the seven churches that 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 that are before his throne;

Young’s Literal Translation

John to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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;

Douay-Rheims

John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace from him that is, and that was, and that is to come, and from the seven spirits which are before his throne,

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