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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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Footnotes

  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
International Standard Version

4 From[a] John to the seven churches in Asia. May grace and peace be yours from the one who is, who was, and who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne, 5 and from Jesus the Messiah,[b] the witness, the faithful one,[c] the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed[d] us from our sins by his blood 6 and has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

7 Look! He is coming in the clouds.
    Every eye will see him,
        even those who pierced him,
and all the tribes of the earth will mourn
    because of him.

So be it! Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” declares the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 The Gk. lacks From
  2. Revelation 1:5 Or Christ
  3. Revelation 1:5 Or Jesus the Messiah, the faithful witness
  4. Revelation 1:5 Other mss. read has washed
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