Revelation 1:2

2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:2 in Other Translations

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

2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

2 who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

2 And John told everything he saw: God's Word - the witness of Jesus Christ!

2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, [even] of all things that he saw.

2 John testified about what he saw: God's word and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

2 who testified to God's word and to the testimony about Jesus Christ, in all he saw.

2 John gives witness to everything he saw. The things he gives witness to are God's word and what Jesus Christ has said.

Revelation 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

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 body of Christ, the miracles he wrought in it, the transfiguration of it on the mount, the crucifixion of it, and the piercing of it with a spear, and the resurrection of it from the dead; and also the visions recorded in this book; and such a faithful witness serves greatly to confirm the authority of this book, and to recommend the perusal of it. The Complutensian edition and the Arabic version read, "which are, and which shall", or "must be hereafter", as in ( Revelation 1:19 ) .

Revelation 1:2 In-Context

1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,

5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

Cross References

• 1. ver 9; S Hebrews 4:12
• 2. ver 9; 1 Corinthians 1:6; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 19:10