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.”

¹⁷ And ^(A)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But ^(B)He laid His right hand on me, saying ^[a]to me, “Do not be afraid; ^(C)I am the First and the Last. ^18 (D)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, ^(E)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And ^(F)I have the keys of ^[b]Hades and of Death.