⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(A)the faithful witness, the ^(B)firstborn of the dead, and the ^(C)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^(D)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—

^7 (A)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and ^(B)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^(C)mourn over Him. ^[a]So it is to be. Amen.

¹⁴ I ^[a]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the ^(A)great tribulation, and they have ^(B)washed their robes and made them ^(C)white in the ^(D)blood of the Lamb.

²² let’s ^(A)approach God with a ^[a]sincere heart in ^(B)full assurance of faith, having our hearts ^(C)sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies ^(D)washed with pure water.