Revelation 1:2

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Who	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
record	ἐμαρτύρησεν emarturēsen	G3140	to be a witness · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
word	λόγον logon	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
testimony	μαρτυρίαν marturian	G3141	evidence given (judicially or genitive case) · noun — accusative singular feminine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστοῦ Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
and	τέ té	G5037	both or also (properly
that	ὅσα hosa	G3745	as (much · correlative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
saw	εἶδεν. eiden	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

John 19:35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
1 Corinthians 1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
John 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have hand…
Revelation 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the…
Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these thing…
Revelation 1:9 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 cal…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:1-2

Here we have, I. What we may call the pedigree of this book. 1. It is the revelation of Jesus Christ. The whole Bible is so; for all revelation comes through Christ and all centres in him; and especially in these last days God has spoken to us by his Son, and concerning his Son. Christ, as the king of his church, has been pleased thus far to let his church know by what rules and methods he will proceed in his government; and, as the prophet of the church, he has made known to us the things that shall be hereafter. 2. It is a revelation which God gave unto Christ. Though Christ is himself God, and as such has light and life in himself, yet, as he sustains the office of Mediator between God an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 1:2

bare record of--"testified the word of God" in this book. Where we would say "testifies," the ancients in epistolary communications use the past tense. The word of God constitutes his testimony; Rev 1:3, "the words of this prophecy." the testimony of Jesus--"the Spirit of prophecy" (Rev 19:10). and of all things that, &c.--The oldest manuscripts omit "and." Translate, "whatsoever things he saw," in apposition with "the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ."

Adam Clarke on Revelation 1:2

Who bare record of the word of God - Is there a reference here to the first chapter of John's gospel, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, etc.? Of this Word John did bear record. Or, does the writer mean the fidelity with which he noted and related the word - doctrines or prophecies, which he received at this time by revelation from God? This seems more consistent with the latter part of the verse.

John Gill on Revelation 1:2

Who bore record of the word of God,.... Of the essential and eternal Word of God, his only begotten Son; as John the apostle did in his Gospel, and in his epistles, and also in this book; and which is a clear evidence of his being the writer of it, And of the testimony of Jesus Christ; that is, the Gospel, which testifies of the person of Christ, of the truth of his divinity, and reality of his human nature; of the union of the two natures, divine and human, his person: of his several offices, of prophet, priest and King; of what he did and suffered for his people; and of the blessings of grace which they receive by him: and of all things that he saw; with his bodily eyes, as the human bod…

The Church Fathers

Who bore witness to the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus, etc. Lest you doubt the person of John, it is he who bore witness to the eternal Word of God and the same incarnate, as he saw, saying: We have seen his glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father (John 1).
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

Who hath given testimony to the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen. John gave testimony then, and now the Church does, whose symbol he was bearing when he saw this Apocalypse. He makes a distinction between the Word and Jesus Christ because of the two substances of Christ — he who gave testimony to both, saying, in the beginning was the Word, [John 1:1] as well as the Word was made flesh. [Ibid. 14] Saw refers to both: for he saw the Word with his spiritual eyes, and with his physical eyes he saw everything that is told about his humanity.
— Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION

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Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 1:2

Adam Clarke on Revelation 1:2

John Gill on Revelation 1:2

The Church Fathers

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 1:2

Adam Clarke on Revelation 1:2

John Gill on Revelation 1:2

The Church Fathers

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 1:2