Revelation 1:9 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

KJV

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Commentary

3 voices

Mark Virkler

Four Keys to Hearing God's Voice (Christian Leadership University)

John used the same four keys that Habakkuk did. In Revelation 1:9-11 we find he was in the spirit (stillness), he heard a voice behind him (tuned to spontaneity), saying, "Write in a book (journaling), what you see (vision)."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

In the affliction, and kingdom and patience of Jesus - The kingdom stands in the midst. It is chiefly under various afflictions that faith obtains its part in the kingdom; and whosoever is a partaker of this kingdom is not afraid to suffer for Jesus, 2 Tim. ii, 12.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Thus John drank of Christ's cup, and was baptized with His baptism (Mt 20:22). for--Greek, "for the sake of," "on account of"; so, "because of the word of God and . . . testimony." Two oldest manuscripts omit the second "for"; thus "the Word of God" and "testimony of Jesus" are the more closely joined.

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Original language & word study

32 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐγὼ	Egō	I myself	G1473 →
Ἰωάννης,	Iōannēs	John,	G2491 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἀδελφὸς	adelphos	brother	G80 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
συγκοινωνὸς	sugkoinōnos	fellow-partaker	G4791 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
θλίψει	thlipsei	tribulation	G2347 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βασιλείᾳ	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὑπομονῇ	hupomonēa	in endurance	G5281 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
ἐγενόμην	egenomēn	was	G1096 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
νήσῳ	nēsō	island	G3520 →
τῇ	tēa	which	G3588 →
καλουμένῃ	kaloumenē	is being called	G2564 →
Πάτμῳ	Patmō	Patmos	G3963 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
μαρτυρίαν	marturian	testimony	G3141 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	of Jesus	G2424 →

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
John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
leads to
- John 14:27
  Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- 1 John 5:4
  because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Philippians 4:7
  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Through
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 2 Timothy 3:12
  Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Through
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the…
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:9
  if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

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