Revelation 1:9
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Revelation 1:9 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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King James Version Public Domain
I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I, John, your brother and partner in the suffering and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus Christ.
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King James Version Public Domain
I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience `which are' in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
I Iohn, euen your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christ, was in the yle called Patmos, for the worde of God, and for the witnessing of Iesus Christ.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
I John, your brother and your partner in tribulation, and in the kingdom, and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island, which is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
I, John, who also `am' your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the reign and endurance, of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
I, John, who [am] also your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the kingdom and endurance of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I, John, your brother and partner in the suffering and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
I Yochanan, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Messiah Yeshua, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Yeshua the Messiah.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
I am John, your brother who shares with you in the suffering and in the kingdom and in the patient waiting that are our experience in Jesus. I was detained on the island of Patmos for sharing the word of God and the truth as revealed by Jesus.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Christ Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
I Ihon youre brother and companyon in tribulacion and in the kyngdom and pacience which is in Iesu Christe was in the yle of Pathmos for the worde of god and for the witnessynge of Iesu Christe.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Dative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Feminine
Full Thayer's Definition
- Ἐγὼ egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Nominative, Singular
- Ἰωάννης Iōánnēs G2491 “John” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἀδελφὸς adelphós G80 “brother” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ὑμῶν hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Genitive, Plural
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- συνκοινωνὸς synkoinōnós G4791 “joint partner” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- τῇ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- θλίψει thlîpsis G2347 “affliction” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- βασιλείᾳ basileía G932 “kingdom” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ὑπομονῇ hypomonḗ G5281 “endurance” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- Ἰησοῦ Iēsoûs G2424 “Jesus” Noun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐγενόμην gínomai G1096 “to become” Verb, Aorist, Middle deponent, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- τῇ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- νήσῳ nēsos G3520 “island” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- τῇ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- καλουμένῃ kaléō G2564 “to call” Verb, Present, Passive, Participle, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- Πάτμῳ Pátmos G3963 “Patmos” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- διὰ diá G1223 “through” Preposition
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- λόγον lógos G3056 “word” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- θεοῦ theós G2316 “God” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- διὰ diá G1223 “through” Preposition
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- μαρτυρίαν martyría G3141 “testimony” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- Ἰησοῦ Iēsoûs G2424 “Jesus” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 33
- words
- 20
- distinct lemmas
- Revelation
- section
Notable vocabulary
1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
- Πάτμῳ Patmos G3963
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- Πάτμῳ Patmos G3963
Shared distinctive vocabulary
συνκοινωνὸς joint partner G4791 occurs in 4 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
27Topical passages linked to Revelation 1:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Acts 14:22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
- Revelation 3:10 Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
- Revelation 1:2 who testified to God's word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
- Philippians 4:14 However you did well that you shared in my affliction.
- Revelation 7:14 I told him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood.
- Revelation 13:10 If anyone has captivity, he will go. If anyone is with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
- 2 Timothy 1:8 Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Gospel according to the power of God,
- Revelation 12:11 They overcame him because of the Lamb's blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn't love their life, even to death.
- Romans 8:25 But if we hope for that which we don't see, we wait for it with patience.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9–13 For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
- Philippians 1:7 It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
- James 5:7–8 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
- Revelation 2:9–10 "I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
- Hebrews 10:36 For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
- Revelation 11:7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
- Romans 5:3–4 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;
- Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4–5 so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
- Revelation 19:10 I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, "Look! Don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy."
- Romans 2:7–8 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life;
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
- 2 Timothy 2:3–12 You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- Revelation 1:4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
- Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
- Revelation 12:17 The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep God's commandments and hold Jesus' testimony.
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Where the printed editions differ
2 variantsPlaces in this verse where the major printed Greek editions disagree on the wording in a way that affects the translation — a comparison of editions, not a manuscript-by-manuscript collation. The editions are the modern critical texts (Nestlé-Aland 28/27, SBL, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House) and the traditional texts behind the KJV (the Textus Receptus and the Byzantine/Majority text). It is not a claim about which reading is original.
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Extra text
Χριστῷ,
“Christ”
In TRByz«1 Not in NA28NA27TynSBLWHTregByzΧριστῷ, (Christō) 'Christ' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)
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Extra text
Χριστοῦ.
“Christ.”
In TRByz Not in NA28NA27TynSBLWHTregΧριστοῦ. (Christou) 'Christ.' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)
Textual data: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament (STEPBible TAGNT) · CC BY 4.0.
Lesson kit
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Revelation, in the Revelation, opens this verse with 33 words (20 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Pátmos (“Patmos”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “Patmos” (Pátmos) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- 1 word here appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- This is the first place “Patmos” appears in Scripture (first appears here). What does its debut here establish?
- How does Romans 11:17, which shares the word «joint partner», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “Jesus” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 18 words in this verse.
- “Jesus” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 20 distinct Greek lemmas span 33 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Revelation 1:9 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Joseph Benson's Commentary
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary
Joseph S. Exell (gen. ed.)
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary (gen. ed. Joseph S. Exell; Funk & Wagnalls, c. 1892) — public domain (pre-1929). A full-Bible homiletical/sermon-outline anthology covering 65 of 66 books (2 John is absent from the source module). Text from a community e-Sword module.
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures (Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical), ed. John Peter Lange, English translation edited by Philip Schaff (1864–1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture
Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture (1904–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
F. W. Grant's Numerical Bible
F. W. Grant, The Numerical Bible (4th ed., 1903) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Matthew Henry's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible (1708–1710) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Scofield Reference Notes
C. I. Scofield
The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Paul E. Kretzmann
Paul E. Kretzmann, Popular Commentary of the Bible (1921–1924) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament
William Burkitt
William Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament (1700–1703) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
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Door43 World Missions Community
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.