Revelation 22:7

New Century Version

"Listen! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who obeys the words of prophecy 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."

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.

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 The angel said to me, "These words can be trusted and are true." The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon. ⁷ "Listen! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book." ⁸ I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed these things to me. ⁹ But the angel said to me, "Do not worship me! I am a servant like you, your brothers the prophets, and all those who obey the words in this book. Worship God!" ¹⁰ Then the angel told me, "Do not keep secret the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near for all this to happen. ¹¹ Let whoever is doing evil continue to do evil. Let whoever is unclean continue to be unclean. Let whoever is doing right continue to do right. Let whoever is holy continue to be holy." ¹² "Listen! I am coming soon! I will bring my reward with me, and I will repay each one of you for what you have 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 will receive the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. ¹⁵ Outside the city are the evil people, those who do evil magic, who sin sexually, who murder, who worship idols, and who love lies and tell lies.

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 . He took some of all the clean birds and animals, and he burned them on the altar as offerings to God.

Genesis 22:2
Then God said, "Take your only son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Kill him there and offer him as a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."

Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Exodus 12:3
Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must get one lamb for the people in his house.

Matthew 26:39
After walking a little farther away from them, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, do not give me this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want."

Matthew 26:42
Then Jesus went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this painful thing to be taken from me, and if I must do it, I pray that what you want will be done."

John 18:11
Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back. Shouldn't I drink the cup the Father gave me?"

Romans 8:15
The Spirit we received does not make us slaves again to fear; it makes us children of God. With that Spirit we cry out, "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.