Revelation 1:9

Conservative English Version

I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 20:23

Jesus replied, "You certainly will drink from my cup! But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. That is for my Father to say."

Mark 10:39

"Yes, we are!" James and John answered. Then Jesus replied, "You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And you will be baptized just as I must!

John 16:33

I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

Acts 1:15

One day there were about one hundred twenty of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, "We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom."

Romans 8:17

His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him.

Romans 8:25

However, we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it.

2 Corinthians 1:7

You never disappoint us. You suffered as much as we did, and we know that you will be comforted as we were.

Philippians 1:7

You have a special place in my heart. So it is only natural for me to feel the way I do. All of you have helped in the work that God has given me, as I defend the good news and tell about it here in jail.

Philippians 4:14

It was good of you to help me when I was having such a hard time.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.

2 Timothy 1:8

Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.

Hebrews 10:36

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

1 Peter 5:1

Church leaders, I am writing to encourage you. I too am a leader, as well as a witness to Christ's suffering, and I will share in his glory when it is shown to us.

Revelation 1:1

This is what God showed to Jesus Christ, so that he could tell his servants what must happen soon. Christ then sent his angel with the message to his servant John.

Revelation 1:2

And John told everything that he had seen about God's message and about what Jesus Christ had said and done.

Revelation 1:4

From John to the seven churches in Asia. I pray that you will be blessed with kindness and peace from God, who is and was and is coming. May you receive kindness and peace from the seven spirits before the throne of God.

Revelation 1:6

He lets us rule as kings and serve God his Father as priests. To him be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 11:7

After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle and kill them.

Revelation 12:11

Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives.

Revelation 12:17

This made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and taught.

Revelation 13:10

If you are doomed to be captured, you will be captured. If you are doomed to be killed by a sword, you will be killed by a sword. This means that God's people must learn to endure and be faithful!

Revelation 14:12

God's people must learn to endure. They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus.

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, "Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit."

Revelation 20:4

I saw thrones, and sitting on those thrones were the ones who had been given the right to judge. I also saw the souls of the people who had their heads cut off because they had told about Jesus and preached God's message. They were the same ones who had not worshiped the beast or the idol, and they had refused to let its mark be put on their hands or foreheads. They will come to life and rule with Christ for a thousand years.

Revelation 3:10

You obeyed my message and endured. So I will protect you from the time of testing that everyone in all the world must go through.

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who had been killed for speaking God's message and telling about their faith.

Revelation 7:14

"Sir," I answered, "you must know." Then he told me: "These are the ones who have gone through the great suffering. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and have made them white.