Revelation 1:5 — and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of t… — AMP | maBible
Read Revelation 1:5 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Revelation 1.5, Revelation 1v5, Ap. 1:5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who…
Other reference formats: Revelation 1.5, Revelation 1v5, Ap. 1:5.
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)— [Ps 89:27]
Notes and references
Lit the witness, the faithful.
Jesus was not the first person to be brought back to life, since He raised others from the dead (the most notable being Lazarus, John 11), but they had to experience death again. Jesus is the first to be restored to life with a glorified (immortal, everlasting) body, never again to die. The word Fi…
Some manuscripts use “freed” (lusanti) while others use “washed” (lousanti). Either reading conveys a similar theological conclusion: Jesus has taken away our sins by His blood.