Revelation 22:7

Complete Jewish Bible

"Look! I am coming very soon. Blessed is the person who obeys the words of the prophecy written in this book!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Look, I am coming soon!

King James Version (1611)
Beholde, I come quickly: Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecie of this booke.

King James Version
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

New American Standard Bible
"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

New Century Version
"Listen! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book."

English Standard Version
"And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."

Berean Standard Bible
"Behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book."

Contemporary English Version
Remember, I am coming soon! God will bless everyone who pays attention to the message of this book.

Darby Translation
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed [is] he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

Easy-to-Read Version
‘Listen, I am coming soon! Great blessings belong to the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, I come shortly. Blessed is hee that keepeth the woordes of the prophecie of this booke.

George Lamsa Translation
Behold, I am coming soon: blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Good News Translation
"Listen!" says Jesus. "I am coming soon! Happy are those who obey the prophetic words in this book!"

Lexham English Bible
"And behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

Literal Translation
Behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one keeping the Words of the prophecy of this Book.

Amplified Bible
"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is the one who heeds and takes to heart and remembers the words of the prophecy [that is, the predictions, consolations, and warnings] contained in this book (scroll)."

American Standard Version
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Bible in Basic English
See, I come quickly. A blessing on him who keeps the words of this book of the prophet.

Hebrew Names Version
"Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

International Standard Version
"See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!"Revelation 1:3;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. [fn]

Murdock Translation
And, lo, I come quickly: Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, I come shortly: Happy is he that kepeth ye saying of the prophecie of this booke.

English Revised Version
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

World English Bible
"Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Behold, I come quickly: happy is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Weymouth's New Testament
`I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of the predictions contained in this book."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`And lo! Y come swiftli. Blessid is he, that kepith the wordis of prophesie of this book.

Update Bible Version
And look, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

New English Translation
(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)

New King James Version
"Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

New Living Translation
"Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book."

New Life Bible
"See! I am coming soon. The one who obeys what is written in this Book is happy!"

New Revised Standard
"See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And - Lo! I come speedily! Happy, is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this scroll.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And: Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Revised Standard Version
And behold, I am coming soon." Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Beholde I come shortly. Happy is he that kepeth the sayinge of ye prophesy of this boke.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I come quickly; happy [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, I come shortly. Happy is he yt kepeth ye sayege of ye prophesy of this boke.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I shall soon come: happy is he that attends to the prophecies of this book."

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Listen up!" Jesus said. "I am riding back soon. There won't be a single cowboy who will regret riding for my brand. They will never despair for obeying the words of this book."

Contextual Overview

⁶ Then he said to me, "These words are true and trustworthy: Adonai , God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon." ⁷ "Look! I am coming very soon. Blessed is the person who obeys the words of the prophecy written in this book!" ⁸ Then I, Yochanan, the one hearing and seeing these things, when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel showing them to me. ⁹ But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am only a fellow-servant with you and your brothers, the prophets and the people who obey the words in this book. Worship God!" ¹⁰ Then he said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time of their fulfillment is near. ¹¹ "Whoever keeps acting wickedly, let him go on acting wickedly; whoever is filthy, let him go on being made filthy. "Also, whoever is righteous, let him go on doing what is righteous; and whoever is holy, let him go on being made holy." ¹² "Pay attention!" [says Yeshua,] "I am coming soon, and my rewards are with me to give to each person according to what he has done. ¹³ I am the ‘A' and the ‘Z,' the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." ¹⁴ How blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they have the right to eat from the Tree of Life and go through the gates into the city! ¹⁵ Outside are the homosexuals, those involved with the occult and with drugs, the sexually immoral, murderers, idol-worshippers, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I come: Revelation 22:10, Revelation 22:12, Revelation 22:20, Revelation 3:11

blessed: Revelation 22:9, Revelation 1:3

Reciprocal: John 21:22 - If Philippians 4:5 - The James 1:22 - be Revelation 2:25 - till Revelation 3:8 - and hast kept Revelation 20:6 - Blessed Revelation 22:6 - which Revelation 22:14 - Blessed

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noach built an altar to Adonai . Then he took from every clean animal and every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Yitz'chak; and go to the land of Moriyah. There you are to offer him as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will point out to you."

Genesis 22:4
On the third day, Avraham raised his eyes and saw the place in the distance.

Exodus 12:3
Speak to all the assembly of Isra'el and say, ‘On the tenth day of this month, each man is to take a lamb or kid for his family, one per household —

Matthew 26:39
Going on a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet — not what I want, but what you want!"

Matthew 26:42
A second time he went off and prayed. "My Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, let what you want be done."

John 18:11
Yeshua said to Kefa, "Put your sword back in its scabbard! This is the cup the Father has given me; am I not to drink it?"

Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to bring you back again into fear; on the contrary, you received the Spirit, who makes us sons and by whose power we cry out, "Abba!" (that is, "Dear Father!").

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, I come quickly,.... These are the words not of the angel, but of Christ, as is manifest from Revelation 22:12 and which are to be understood not of Christ's coming in his power to destroy Jerusalem, for this was past when John had these visions, and wrote this book; but of the second and personal coming of Christ to judgment, as is clear from Revelation 22:12 which though it will not be sooner than the time appointed, yet will be as soon as that time is come, and sooner than is generally expected by men. The Ethiopic version adds, "as a thief", as in Revelation 16:15 and because the second coming of Christ is an affair of the utmost moment, and will be attended with events of the greatest consequence and importance, in which the visions of this book issue, a "behold" is prefixed to it, as a note of attention and admiration:

blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book; this book is a prophecy of things to come, and therefore cannot refer to the times of Jerusalem's destruction, which some interpreters make it chiefly to concern, for then it would be a narrative of things past; the sayings of it are the things contained in it; to keep these sayings is to read them with observation, to take notice of the accomplishment of them, so far as it has taken place, to keep them in mind and memory, to meditate upon them, and through the grace of God to steer the life and conversation according to the instructions, directions, and cautions here given; and such are blessed in life, and will be in death; they will die in the Lord, share in the first resurrection, and enter through the gates into the city.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, I come quickly - See the notes on Revelation 1:3. The words used here are undoubtedly the words of the Redeemer, although they are apparently repeated by the angel. The meaning is, that they were used by the angel as the words of the Redeemer. See Revelation 22:12, Revelation 22:20.

Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book - That receives them as a divine communication; that makes use of them to comfort himself in the days of darkness, persecution, and trial; and that is obedient to the precepts here enjoined. See the notes on Revelation 1:3.