Revelation 22:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
πέμπω
To send, to dispatch, to commission. God sent His Son born of a woman born under the law to redeem those under the law. Mission begins with sending and sending begins with love.
ῥίζα
root
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ῥίζα
Root, source, origin. Rhiza. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Roots determine fruit. What is rooted in love for money will bear evil fruit. Change the root.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ἐκκλησία
churches.
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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οὗτος
these things
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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γένος
offspring
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γένος
Race, family, kind, nation. Genos. A chosen race a royal priesthood. Your identity in Christ overrides every other category. You belong to God's own people.
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μαρτυρέω
to testify
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μαρτυρέω
To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.
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λαμπρός
bright
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λαμπρός
radiant; by analogy, limpid; figuratively, magnificent or sumptuous (in appearance)
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πρωϊνός
morning.
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πρωϊνός
pertaining to the dawn, i.e. matutinal
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Δαβίδ
of David,
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Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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