Revelation 1:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 1:8

6 and has ^amade us kings and priests to His God and Father, ^bto Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, He is coming with ^aclouds, and every eye will see Him, even ^bthey who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

8 ^a“I am the Alpha and the Omega,¹ the Beginning and the End,” says the² Lord, ^b“who is and who was and who is to come, the ^cAlmighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John,¹ both your brother and ^acompanion in the tribulation and ^bkingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 ^aI was in the Spirit on ^bthe Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me ^ca loud voice, as of a trumpet,

11 saying,¹ “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches² which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned ^aI saw seven golden lampstands,

13 ^aand in the midst of the seven lampstands ^bOne like the Son of Man, ^cclothed with a garment down to the feet and ^dgirded about the chest with a golden band.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 1:8

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American Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Amplified® Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, {the Beginning and the End,} says the Lord God, He Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty (the Ruler of all).

Contemporary English Version
The Lord God says, "I am Alpha and Omega, the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!"

Darby English Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Good News Bible
"I am the first and the last," says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.

International Standard Version
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," declares the Lord God, the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.

King James Version
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

New American Standard Bible
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.""

New International Version
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."

New King James Version
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I proclaim myself as the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, " who exists and who did exist and who will come, the Almighty."

Young's Literal Translation
`I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming -- the Almighty.'

New English Translation
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”¹ says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful!²

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