²⁸ As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.^(A)

⁵ who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.^(A)

⁷ so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.^(A)

A Vision of Christ

⁹ I, John, your brother who share with you the persecution and the kingdom and the endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.^[a](A)