Revelation 1:4-8
Legacy Standard Bible
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)the One who is and who was and who [a]is to come, and from (F)the 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 [b]by His blood— 6 and He has made us to be a (K)kingdom, (L)priests to [c](M)His God and Father—(N)to Him be the glory and the might 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. Yes, amen.
8 “I am (R)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the [d](S)Lord God, “(T)who is and who was and who [e]is to come, the Almighty.”
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- Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
- Revelation 1:5 Or in
- Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father
- Revelation 1:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 41:4
- Revelation 1:8 Or is coming
Revelation 1:4-8
Lexham English Bible
Greetings to the Churches
4 John, to the seven churches in Asia:[a] grace to you and peace from the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, and from the seven spirits who are 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 the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever[b]. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him,
even every one who pierced him,
and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him.
Yes, amen.
8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.
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- Revelation 1:4 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
- Revelation 1:6 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
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