² who testified to the word of God and to the testimony^[a] of Jesus Christ,^(A) whatever he saw.^[b]

John’s Vision of the Risen Lord

⁹ I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction,^(A) kingdom,^(B) and endurance^(C) that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.^(D)

¹⁰ Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that!^(A) I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus.^(B) Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit^[a] of prophecy.”

The Saints Reign with Christ

⁴ Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.^(A) I also saw the souls of those^(B) who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus^(C) and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(D) They came to life^(E) and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.^(F)