Revelation 1:5-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed[a] us from our sins by his blood, 6 and made[b] us to be a kingdom, priests serving[c] his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.
So it is to be. Amen.
8 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
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- Revelation 1:5 Other ancient authorities read washed
- Revelation 1:6 Gk and he made
- Revelation 1:6 Gk priests to
Revelation 1:5-8
New International Version
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)
To him who loves us(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(E) 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(F) to serve his God and Father(G)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(H)
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](I)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(J)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn(K) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(L) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(M) the Almighty.”(N)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
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