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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Revelation 1:9

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John identifies himself as a brother and fellow participant in the suffering, kingdom, and patient endurance that are found in Jesus. He writes from Patmos, a small island in the Aegean Sea, where he had been exiled.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

I John, your brother and partner with you in the 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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Yo Juan, vuestro hermano, y participante en la tribulación y en el reino, y en la paciencia de Jesucristo, estaba en la isla que es llamada Patmos, por la palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo, Juan, hermano de ustedes y compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino y en la fortaleza que nos da Jesucristo, un día del Señor estaba en la isla de Patmos, a donde me habían desterrado por predicar la palabra de Dios y contar lo que sé de Jesucristo. Entonces quedé bajo el poder del Espíritu y escuché detrás de mí una voz que, estridente como toque de trompeta,

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