Revelation 1:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

May kindness and peace be yours from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins.

Cross References

Psalm 51:2

Wash me clean from all of my sin and guilt.

Psalm 72:11

Make other rulers bow down and all nations serve him.

Psalm 89:27

“I have chosen David as my firstborn son, and he will be the ruler of all kings on earth.

Proverbs 14:5

An honest witness tells the truth; a dishonest witness tells nothing but lies.

Isaiah 55:4

I made him the leader and ruler of the nations; he was my witness to them.

Daniel 2:2

So he called in his counsellors, advisers, magicians, and wise men,

Daniel 7:14

He was crowned king and given power and glory, so that all people of every nation and race would serve him. He will rule for ever, and his kingdom is eternal, never to be destroyed.

Leviticus 13:58

Even if the spot completely disappears after being washed, it must be washed again before it is clean.

Zechariah 13:1

In the future there will be a fountain, where David's descendants and the people of Jerusalem can wash away their sin and guilt.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Matthew 28:18

Jesus came to them and said: I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth!

John 13:1

It was before Passover, and Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and to return to the Father. He had always loved his followers in this world, and he loved them to the very end.

John 13:34

But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you.

John 15:9

I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you.

John 18:37

“So you are a king,” Pilate replied. “You are saying that I am a king,” Jesus told him. “I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice.”

John 3:11

I tell you for certain that we know what we are talking about because we have seen it ourselves. But none of you will accept what we say.

John 3:16

God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.

John 3:32

He speaks about what he has seen and heard, and yet no one believes him.

Acts 20:28

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock that he bought with the blood of his own Son.

Acts 26:23

I told them how the Messiah would suffer and be the first to be raised from death, so that he could bring light to his own people and to the Gentiles.

Romans 3:25

God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.

Romans 8:37

In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us.

1 Corinthians 6:11

Some of you used to be like that. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of God's Spirit have washed you and made you holy and acceptable to God.

Galatians 2:20

I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

Ephesians 2:4

But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that he made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you.

Ephesians 5:2

Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.

Deuteronomy 18:2

because he has promised to provide for them in this way.

Deuteronomy 23:5

But the LORD your God loves you, so he refused to listen to Balaam and turned Balaam's curse into a blessing.

Deuteronomy 7:8

but the LORD chose you because he loves you and because he had made a promise to your ancestors. Then with his mighty arm, he rescued you from the king of Egypt, who had made you his slaves.

Colossians 1:18

He is the head of his body, which is the church. He is the very beginning, the first to be raised from death, so that he would be above all others.

1 Timothy 6:13

Now I ask you to make a promise. Make it in the presence of God, who gives life to all, and in the presence of Jesus Christ, who openly told Pontius Pilate about his faith.

1 Timothy 6:15

The glorious God is the only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords. At the time that God has already decided, he will send Jesus Christ back again.

Hebrews 10:29

But it is much worse to dishonour God's Son and to disgrace the blood of the promise that made us holy. And it is just as bad to insult the Holy Spirit, who shows us mercy.

Hebrews 9:14

But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. That's why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.

1 Peter 1:19

You were rescued by the precious blood of Christ, that spotless and innocent lamb.

1 John 1:7

But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away.

1 John 4:10

Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.

Revelation 11:15

At the sound of the seventh trumpet, loud voices were heard in heaven. They said, “Now the kingdom of this world belongs to our Lord and to his Chosen One! And he will rule for ever and ever!”

Revelation 11:3

My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Revelation 17:14

These kings will go to war against the Lamb. But he will defeat them, because he is Lord over all lords and King over all kings. His followers are chosen and special and faithful.

Revelation 19:11

I looked and saw that heaven was open, and a white horse was there. Its rider was called Faithful and True, and he is always fair when he judges or goes to war.

Revelation 19:16

On the part of the robe that covered his thigh was written, “KING OF KINGS AND Lord OF LORDS”.

Revelation 2:13

I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you have kept true to my name. There where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipas was taken from you and put to death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me.

Revelation 3:14

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: I am the one called Amen! I am the faithful and true witness and the source of God's creation. Listen to what I say.

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.