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Revelation 1:8
New International Version
Revelation 1:8
New International Version
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(A) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(B) the Almighty.”(C)
Revelation 1:8
The Message
Revelation 1:8
The Message
8 The Master declares, “I’m A to Z. I’m The God Who Is, The God Who Was, and The God About to Arrive. I’m the Sovereign-Strong.”
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Revelation 1:8
Amplified Bible
Revelation 1:8
Amplified Bible
8 “I am the [a]Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”(A)
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- Revelation 1:8 An expression of God’s absolute supremacy over all things.
Revelation 1:8
New Living Translation
Revelation 1:8
New Living Translation
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,”[a] says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
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- 1:8 Greek I am the Alpha and the Omega, referring to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
Revelation 1:8
New King James Version
Revelation 1:8
New King James Version
8 (A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [a]the Beginning and the End,” says the [b]Lord, (B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the (C)Almighty.”
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- Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
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