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)

¹⁷ So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war^(A) against the rest of her offspring^[a](B)—those who keep the commands of God^(C) and hold firmly to the testimony about 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.”