Revelation 1:2 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 1:2

who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

KJV

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Who bare record of the word of God - Is there a reference here to the first chapter of John’s gospel, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, etc.? Of this Word John did bear record. Or, does the writer mean the fidelity with which he noted and related the word - doctrines or prophecies, which he received at this time by revelation from God? This seems more consistent with the latter part of the verse.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The word of God constitutes his testimony; Re 1:3, "the words of this prophecy." the testimony of Jesus--"the Spirit of prophecy" (Re 19:10). and of all things that, &c.--The oldest manuscripts omit "and." Translate, "whatsoever things he saw," in apposition with "the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ."

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἐμαρτύρησεν	emarturēsen	testified	G3140 →
τὸν	ton	to the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	to the	G3588 →
μαρτυρίαν	marturian	testimony	G3141 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	of Jesus	G2424 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	Christ	G5547 →
ὅσα	hosa	as much as	G3745 →
εἶδεν.	eiden	he saw.	G1492 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
leads to
- Acts 4:20
  For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- John 20:27
  Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
- 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- John 1:1–18
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Luke 24:39
  Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
Through
John 21:24
This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
leads to
- John 15:27
  And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Corinthians 1:6
because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:8
  So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
Through
John 19:35
The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
leads to
- John 21:24
  This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.