Revelation 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Who is

And the first

Acts 26:23

1 Corinthians 15:20

Colossians 1:18

And the prince

Him

1 John 4:10

General references

Hebrews 8:12

Jude 1:2

Bible References

Who is

And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of the creation of God;

Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony.

Jesus answered and said to them, Though I do bear witness of myself, my witness is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I am going; but ye know not whence I come, nor whither I am going.

Then said Pilate unto him. Art thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this end I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should be a witness for the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.

I conjure thee in the presence of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who witnessed that noble confession before Pontius Pilate;

For they are three who bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these, even the three, are one.

And the first

that the Messiah should suffer, [and] that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, that he might be in all things pre-eminent.

And the prince

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the world are become our Lord's, and his Messiah's, and he shall reign for ever and ever.

They shall make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings and they that are with him, are called, and elect, and faithful.

And he hath upon his vesture and upon his thigh this name written, king of kings, and lord of lords.

Then Jesus approaching, spake to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and upon earth.

which he displayed in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,

which in his own appointed times he will shew forth, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Him

NOW before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come, that he should go out of this world to the Father, having loved his peculiar people that are in the world, he loved them to the end.

Just as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide in my love.

But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

I am crucified with Christ, yet I live; though no more I, but Christ liveth in me: and my present life in the flesh, is a life by faith in the Son of God, who hath loved me, and delivered up himself for me.

But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us,

and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell.

Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.

General references

For I will be placable to their unrighteousnesses and their sins, and their iniquities I will never more remember."

mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied.