And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
`And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things saith he who is having the sharp two-edged sword:
And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:
About this book
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About this book
New TestamentRevelation — John on Patmos sees the Lamb who was slain enthroned, the scroll opened, Babylon fallen, and the new Jerusalem descending. The canon's capstone — and its most interpretively contested book.
- Author
- John (traditional — apostle of Jesus; same author as the Fourth Gospel). Some modern critical scholarship distinguishes ‘John of Patmos’ from the apostle; site defaults to traditional attribution
- Date
- Late-date c. AD 95–96 under Domitian (Irenaeus, mainstream traditional); early-date c. AD 65–68 under Nero (required by most preterist readings). Site surfaces both