Rev.1.5

Revelation 1:5

KJV

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,

John Greets the Seven Churches

Cross References

Psalm 51:2

KJV

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.

Proverbs 14:5

KJV

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

The Wise Woman

Matthew 20:28

KJV Jesus

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

A Mother’s Request

John 3:16

KJV Jesus

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Jesus and Nicodemus

John 8:14

KJV Jesus

Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

Jesus the Light of the World

Acts 26:23

KJV

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa

Romans 3:25

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Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

Romans 8:37

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

More than Conquerors

1 Corinthians 15:20

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But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

The Order of Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:23

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But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

The Order of Resurrection

Colossians 1:18

KJV

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

The Supremacy of the Son

Hebrews 10:29

KJV Holy Spirit

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

A Call to Persevere

Christ or Judgment

Revelation 2:13

KJV Jesus

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

To the Church in Pergamum

Revelation 3:14

KJV Jesus

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

To the Church in Laodicea

Revelation 11:3

KJV GOD

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

The Two Witnesses

Revelation 17:14

KJV GOD

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

The Victory of the Lamb

Revelation 19:11

KJV

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

The Rider on the White Horse

Revelation 19:16

KJV

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.