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Revelation 1:4-8
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Greeting to the Seven Churches

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from (A)him (B)who is and (C)who was and who is to come, and from (D)the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ (E)the faithful witness, (F)the firstborn of the dead, and (G)the ruler of kings on earth.

To (H)him who loves us and (I)has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us (J)a kingdom, (K)priests to (L)his God and Father, to him be (M)glory and (N)dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, (O)he is coming with the clouds, and (P)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[a] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

8 (Q)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, (R)“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

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  1. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn
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Revelation 1:4-8
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4 John:

To the seven churches in Asia.

Grace and peace(A) to you from[a] the One who is, who was, and who is coming;(B) from the seven spirits[b](C) before His throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To Him who loves us and has set us free[c] from our sins by His blood, 6 and made us a kingdom,[d] priests[e](D) to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.

7 Look! He is coming with the clouds,(E)
and every eye will see Him,
including those who pierced[f] Him.
And all the families of the earth[g](F)[h]
will mourn over Him.[i](G)[j]
This is certain. Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(H) says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

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  1. Revelation 1:4 Other mss add God
  2. Revelation 1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit
  3. Revelation 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
  4. Revelation 1:6 Other mss read kings and
  5. Revelation 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
  6. Revelation 1:7 Or impaled
  7. Revelation 1:7 Or all the tribes of the land
  8. Revelation 1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
  9. Revelation 1:7 Or will wail because of Him
  10. Revelation 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
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Revelation 1:4-8
New Living Translation

John’s Greeting to the Seven Churches

4 This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.[a]

Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit[b] before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.

All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. 6 He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

7 Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.
    And everyone will see him—
    even those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the world
    will mourn for him.
Yes! Amen!

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,”[c] 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. 1:4a Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
  2. 1:4b Greek the seven spirits.
  3. 1:8 Greek I am the Alpha and the Omega, referring to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
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Revelation 1:4-8
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Message to the Seven Churches

4 (A)John to (B)the seven churches that are in (C)Asia: (D)Grace to you and peace from (E)Him who is, and who was, and who [a]is to come, and from (F)the [b]seven spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (G)the faithful witness, the (H)firstborn of the dead, and the (I)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (J)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He made us into a (K)kingdom, (L)priests to [c](M)His God and Father—(N)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 (O)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and (P)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (Q)mourn over Him. [d]So it is to be. Amen.

8 “I am (R)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the (S)Lord God, “(T)who is and who was and who [e]is to come, the Almighty.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
  2. Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
  3. Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father
  4. Revelation 1:7 Or Yes. Amen.
  5. Revelation 1:8 Or is coming
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