The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. I.

1 The cause of this reuelation. 3 Of them that read it. 4 Iohn writeth to the seuen Churches. 5 The maiestie and office of the Sonne of God. 20 The vision of the cādle∣stickes and starres.

1 THEa 1.1 reuelation of IESVS CHRIST, whicheb 1.2 God gaue vnto him, to shewe vnto his ser∣uants things which must shorte∣ly bec 1.3 done: whiche he sent, and shewed by his Angel vnto his seruant Iohn.

2 Who bare recorde of the worde of God, and of the testimonie of Iesus Christ, and of all things that he sawe.

3 Blessed (is he) that readeth, and they that heare the wordes of thisd 1.4 prophecie, and kepe those things which are written therein for the time ise 1.5 at hand.

4 Iohn, to thef 1.6 seuen Churches whiche are in Asia, Grace (be) with you and peace frome him which * is, and Which was, and Whiche is to come, & from theg 1.7 seuen Spirits which are before his Throne.

5 And from Iesus Christ, whiche is a * faithful* 1.8 witnes, (and) * the first begotten of the dead and Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto* 1.9 him that loued vs, and washed vs from our* 1.10 sinnes in his * blood.* 1.11* 1.12

6 And made vs * Kings and Priestes vnto God* 1.13 euen his Father, to him (be) glorie, and do∣minion* 1.14* 1.15 for euermore. Amen.

7 Beholde, he cometh with * cloudes, and eue∣rie ye shall se him: (yea,) euen they whicheh 1.16 pearced him through: and all kinreds of the earth shal waile“ 1.17 before him, Euen so. Amen.

8 I * ami 1.18 and, the beginnyng and the ending, saith the Lorde, Whiche is, and Whiche was, and Whiche is to come, (euen) the Al∣mightie.* 1.19

9 I Iohn, euen your brother, and companion* 1.20 in tribulation, and in the kingdome and pa∣cience of Iesus Christ, was in the yle called Patmos, for the“ 1.21 worde of God, and for the“ 1.22 witnessing of Iesus Christ.* 1.23* 1.24

10 And I was (rauished) in spirit onk 1.25 the Lords* 1.26 day, and heard behinde me a great voyce, as

it had bene of a trumpet.

11 Saying, I aml 1.27 and, the first and the last: and that whiche thou seest, write in a boke, and send it vnto them 1.28 seuen Churches whiche are in Asia, vnto Ephesus, and vnto Smyrna,* 1.29 and vnto Pergamus, and vnto Thyatira, and vnto Sardi, and vnto Philadelphia, and vnto Laodicea.

12 Then I turned backe to sethen 1.30 voyce, that spake with me: and whē I was turned I sawe o 1.31 seuen golden candlestickes.

13 And in the middes of the seuen candlestic∣kes, one like vnto thep 1.32 Sonne of man, clo∣thed with a garmentq 1.33 downe to the feete, & girde aboutr 1.34 the pappes with golden girdle

14 His head, and heeres (were) s 1.35white as white woll, (and) as snowe, and his eyes (were) ast 1.36 a flame of fyre.

15 And his fete like vnto“ 1.37 fine ^u brasse, burning as in a fornace: andx 1.38 voyce as the sounde of many waters.

16 And he had in his right hand seuen y starres: and out of his mouth went az 1.39 sharpe two edged sworde: and his face (shone) as the sunne shineth in his strength.

17 And when I sawe him, I fell at his fete as * 1.40 dead: then he laid his righta 1.41 hand vpon me, saying vnto me, Feare not: I am the* 1.42 b 1.43 first and the last.

18 And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am a liue for euermore. Amen: and I haue thec 1.44 keyes of hel and of death.

19 Write the things which thou hast sene, and the things whiche are, and the things which shal come hered 1.45 after.

20 The misterie of the seuen starres whiche thou saweste 1.46 in my right hand, and the seuen golden candlestickes, (is this,) The seuen starres are thef 1.47 Aungels of the seuen Chur∣ches: and the seuen candlestickes whiche thou sawest, are the seuen Churches.y 1.48

Notes

• a 1.1

  Of things whi∣che were hid before.
• b 1.2

  Christ receiued this reuelation out of his fathers bosome as his owne doctrine, but it was hid in respect of vs so that Christe as Lord and God re ueiled it to Iohn his seruāt by the ministerie of his Angel, to the edi ficacion of his Churche.
• c 1.3

  To the good and bad.
• d 1.4

  Which expoun deth the olde p∣phetes & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 what shall come to passe in the newe testament
• e 1.5

  And began e∣uen then.
• f 1.6

  Meaning the Church vniuersal.
• g 1.7

  That is, frō the holie Gost: or these seuē Spirits were ministers before God the Father & Christ, whome after he calleth the hor∣nes and eyes of the Lambe.
• * 1.8

  Exo. 3. 14.
• * 1.9

  Psal 89. 38.
• * 1.10

  1. Cor. 15. 21.
• * 1.11

  Colos. 1. 18.
• * 1.12

  Ebr. 9 14.
• * 1.13

  1. Pet. 1. 19.
• * 1.14

  1. Iohn. 1. 9.
• * 1.15

  1. Pet. 2. 5.
• h 1.16

  They that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cruelly per secuted him, and put him to death shal thē acknow ledge him.
• “ 1.17

  Or, for him.
• i 1.18

  Alpha & Omega are the first and last letters of the a b c of the Greks
• * 1.19

  Chap. 5. 6.
• * 1.20

  In a like phrases Paul taketh God and Christ, & the Angels to wit∣nes. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Tim. 5. 21.
• “ 1.21

  Or, for him.
• “ 1.22

  Or, for him.
• * 1.23

  Mat. 24. 30.
• * 1.24

  Isa. 3. 14.
• k 1.25

  Whiche some cal sunday S. Paul the first day of the weke. 1. Cor. 16. 1. Act 20. 7. and it was established after that the Iewes Sabbath was abolished.
• * 1.26

  Iude. 14.
• l 1.27

  I am before whome nothing was, yea, by whome whatsoe uer is made, was made, ād he that shal remaine whē al things shal pe∣rish, euen I am the eternal God.
• m 1.28

  Of the whiche some were fallē: others decayed: some were prou de: others negli∣gent: so that he sneweth remedie for all.
• * 1.29

  Chap. 21. 6. & 22. 13
• n 1.30

  That is, hym whose voyce I heard.
• o 1.31

  Meanyng the Churches.
• p 1.32

  Whiche was Christe the head of the Churche.
• q 1.33

  As the chief Priest.
• r 1.34

  For in him was no concupiscence whiche is signi∣fied by girdyng the loynes.
• s 1.35

  To signifie hys wisdome, eterni∣tie and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• t 1.36

  To se the secrets of the heart.
• “ 1.37

  Or, alcumine. u His iudgements and Waies are most per∣fect.
• x 1.38

  Bothe because all nations praise him, and also his worde is heard and preached through the worlde.
• z 1.39

  This sworde signified his worde & the vertue thereof, as is declared. *Ebr. 4. 12.
• * 1.40

  Dani. 0. 9.
• a 1.41

  To comfort me.
• * 1.42

  Ifa. 41. 4. &. 44. 6.
• b 1.43

  Equal God with my Father, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• c 1.44

  That is power ouer them.
• d 1.45

  In the latter dayes.
• e 1.46

  In my protection.
• f 1.47

  That is, the ministers. *〈◊〉〈◊〉. 2. 3.
• y 1.48

  Whiche are the pastors of the Churches.