Revelation 1:4-8

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Greeting to the Seven Churches

⁴John 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, ⁵and 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 ⁶and 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. ⁷Behold, ^(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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Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

Revelation 4:8-11

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⁸And the four living creatures, ^(A)each of them with six wings, are ^(B)full of eyes all around and within, and ^(C)day and night they never cease to say,

^(D)“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
^(E)who was and is and is to come!”

⁹And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, ^(F)who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰the twenty-four elders ^(G)fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast ^(H)their crowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹^(I)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for ^(J)you created all things,
and ^(K)by your will they existed and were created.”