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NASB					Rev 1:5 and from Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷, ^Athe faithful⁴¹⁰³ witness³¹⁴⁴, the ^Bfirstborn^4416a of the dead³⁴⁹⁸, and the ^Cruler⁷⁵⁸ of the kings⁹³⁵ of the earth¹⁰⁹³. To Him who ^Dloves²⁵ us and released³⁰⁸⁹ us from our sins²⁶⁶ ¹by His blood¹²⁹--
AMPLIFIED 2015					Rev 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the ¹faithful and trustworthy Witness, the ²Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] ³freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)-- [Ps 89:27]

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Lit the witness, the faithful.

Jesus was not the first person to be brought back to life, since He raised others from the dead (the most notable being Lazarus, John 11), but they had to experience death again. Jesus is the first to be restored to life with a glorified (immortal, everlasting) body, never again to die. The word Firstborn may point not only to Jesus' own resurrection but also to His divine power to resurrect others. The Firstborn (preeminent) is given power over all things.

Some manuscripts use "freed" (lusanti) while others use "washed" (lousanti). Either reading conveys a similar theological conclusion: Jesus has taken away our sins by His blood.

NASB Cross References:
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Rev 3:14 ¶ "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ¶ The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:

1 Cor 15:20 ¶ But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.

Rev 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful."

Rom 8:37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

Hebrew-Aramaic & Greek Dictionary:
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Greek Heb.

agapaô; of unc. or.; to love:--beloved(8), felt a love for(1), love(1), love(75), loved(38), loves(20).

129

haima; of unc. or.; blood:--blood(94), hemorrhage*(3).

266

hamartia; from 264; a sin, failure:--sin(96), sinful(2), sins(75).

758

archôn; pres. part. of 757; ruler, chief:--authorities(1), leaders(1), magistrate(1), official(2), official's(1), prince(1), ruler(1), ruler(13), rulers(16).

935

basileus; of unc. or.; a king:--king(82), King of kings(1), KING OF KINGS(1), king's(2), king*(1), kings(1), kings(24), kings'(1).

1093

gê; a prim. word; the earth, land:--country(2), earth(165), earthly(1), ground(20), land(46), soil(16).

2424

Iêsous; of Heb. or. [3091]; Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.:--Jesus(904), Jesus'(7), Joshua(3).

3089

luô; a prim. vb.; to loose, to release, to dissolve:--annuls(1), break(1), breaking(1), broke down(1), broken(4), destroy(2), destroyed(3), loose(2), loosed(2), putting an end to(1), release(1), released(7), removed(1), take off(1), unbind(1), untie(8), untied(1), untying(4).

3144

martus; a prim. word; a witness:--witness(12), witnesses(23).

3498

nekros; a prim. word, the same as nekus (a dead body); dead:--corpse(1), dead(122), dead man(3), dead men(1), dead men's(1).

4103

pistos; from 3982; faithful, reliable:--believe(2), believer(4), believers(5), believing(1), faithful(44), faithful one(1), faithfully(1), sure(1), trustworthy(7), who believe(1).

4416a

prôtotokos; from 4413 and tokos (childbirth, offspring); from 5088; first-born:--firstborn(8).

5547

Christos; from 5548; the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ:--Christ(516), Christ's(11), Messiah(4).

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