Revelation 22:7

New American Standard Bible (1995)

"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of 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."

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.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Look! I am coming very soon. Blessed is the person who obeys the words of the prophecy written in 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 And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. ⁷ "And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."⁸ I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ But he said to me, "Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God." ¹⁰ And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. ¹¹ "Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy." ¹² "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. ¹³ "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." ¹⁴ Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. ¹⁵ Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

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
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you."

Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.

Exodus 12:3
"Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers' households, a lamb for each household.

Matthew 26:39
And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will."

Matthew 26:42
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done."

John 18:11
So Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"

Romans 8:15
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! 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.