¹⁷ When I saw Him, I ^(A)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^(B)placed His right hand on me, saying, “^(C)Do not be afraid; ^(D)I am the first and the last,

Message to Smyrna

⁸ “And to the angel of the church in ^(A)Smyrna write:

^(B)The first and the last, who ^[a](C)was dead, and has come to life, says this:

¹³ I am the ^(A)Alpha and the Omega, ^(B)the first and the last, ^(C)the beginning and the end.”