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May grace and peace come to you from Jesus Christ. What Jesus gives witness to can always be trusted. He was the first to rise from the dead. He rules over the kings of the earth. Give glory and power to the One who loves us! He has set us free from our sins by pouring out his blood for us.
Reference
Greek: εὐπρέπεια (euprépeia)
good suitableness, i.e. gracefulness
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: shᵉlâm
prosperity
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Hebrew: ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Greek: ἀεί (aeí)
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: qadmay
first
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νεκρός (nekrós)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Hebrew: râphâʼ
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: οἰκουμένη (oikouménē)
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Hebrew: ʼăraʻ
the earth; by implication (figuratively) low
Greek: χορηγέω (chorēgéō)
to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
Greek: κλέος (kléos)
renown (as if being called)
Hebrew: heder
honour; used (figuratively) for the capital city (Jerusalem)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: chêçen
strength
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τακτός (taktós)
arranged, i.e. appointed or stated
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: δικαιόω (dikaióō)
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
Hebrew: chophshîy
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ἡμῖν (hēmîn)
to (or for, with, by) us
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: αἷμα (haîma)
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
Hebrew: Nêtsach
juice of the grape (as blood red)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Blood
Hebrews 9:14
1 Peter 1:19
Faith
Revelation 17:14
Revelation 3:14
Kingdom
Psalm 89:27
Revelation 19:16
Love
1 John 4:10
Parallel theme
Colossians 1:18
References Christ
Acts 26:23
Sin
1 John 1:7
Verse Explanation
Jesus is described as the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of earthly kings, while His love and sacrificial death have freed believers from their sins.
History
c. AD 30–33: Jesus' death and resurrection are presented as the foundation of Christian salvation and His future authority over earthly rulers.