King James Version

Revelation 1:5

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,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “loving” (ἀγαπῶντι) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having released” (λύσαντι) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “loving” (ἀγαπήσαντι) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having washed” (λούσαντι) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μάρτυςmartuswitnessμάρτυςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “witness”, the subject formG3144a witness; an eye- or ear-witness.witnessὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστόςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρωτότοκοςprōtotokosand the first begottenπρωτότοκοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “and the first begotten”, the subject formG4416first-born, eldest.and the first begottenτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρχωνarchōnprinceἄρχωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prince”, the subject formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.This verse uses “prince”.the princeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωνbasileōnof the kingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the kings”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.of the kingsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthΤῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπῶντιagapōntiUnto him that lovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “Unto him that loved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.Unto him that lovedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλύσαντιlusantiwashedλύω (luō)verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “washed”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.washedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sins”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματιhaimatibloodαἷμα (haima)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the to- or for-formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodαὐτοῦ—autouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀγαπήσαντιagapēsantiUnto him that lovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “Unto him that loved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.λούσαντιlousantiwashedλούω (louō)verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “washed”, a single actionG3068(lit. or merely ceremonially), I wash, bathe (the body); mid: of washing, bathing one's self; met: I cleanse from sin.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

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—

Darby Translation

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,

Douay-Rheims

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,

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