Ἐγὼ ὁ Ἰωάννης, ὁ ἀδελφός σας καὶ συμμέτοχος εἰς τὴν θλῖψιν καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν καὶ τὴν ὑπομονὴν ἐν Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ, ἤμουν εἰς τὴν νῆσον ποὺ ὀνομάζεται Πάτμος, ἐξ αἰτίας τοῦ λόγου τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τῆς μαρτυρίας διὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.