Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
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- Luke 11:28Rank 1 from verse 3
- Revelation 22:10Rank 2 from verse 3
- Romans 13:11Rank 3 from verse 3
- 1 Peter 4:7Rank 4 from verse 3
- Proverbs 8:34Rank 5 from verse 3
- Revelation 22:6–7Rank 6 from verse 3
6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
6And hee said vnto mee, These sayings are faithfull and true. And the Lord God of the holy Prophets sent his Angel to shew vnto his seruants the things which must shortly be done.
7Beholde, I come quickly: Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecie of this booke.
- Daniel 12:12–13Rank 7 from verse 3
12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
13But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
12Blessed is he that waiteth, and commeth to the thousand, three hundred and fiue and thirtie dayes.
13‖But goe thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in the lot at the end of the dayes.
- James 5:8–9Rank 8 from verse 3
8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
8Be yee also patient; stablish your hearts: for the comming of the Lorde draweth nigh.
9‖Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the Iudge standeth before the doore.
- Revelation 22:12Rank 9 from verse 3
- 2 Peter 3:8Rank 10 from verse 3
- Revelation 22:20Rank 11 from verse 3
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Revelation 1:3
1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.
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Perceives and understands written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).
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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimonie of Iesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
3Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Selected passage4JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
4Iohn to the seuen Churches in Asia, Grace be vnto you, & peace, from him *which is, and which was, and which is to come, and from the seuen spirits which are before his throne: