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Revelation 1:5-8
New International Version
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
Revelation 1:5-8
King James Version
Revelation 1:5-8
King James Version
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 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.
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Revelation 1:5-8
New King James Version
Revelation 1:5-8
New King James Version
5 and from Jesus Christ, (A)the faithful (B)witness, the (C)firstborn from the dead, and (D)the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him (E)who [a]loved us (F)and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has (G)made us [b]kings and priests to His God and Father, (H)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, He is coming with (I)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even (J)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
8 (K)“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [c]the Beginning and the End,” says the [d]Lord, (L)“who is and who was and who is to come, the (M)Almighty.”
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- Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
- Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
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