⁴John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace^g to you from^E the one who is, who was, and who is to come,^h and from the seven spirits^Fⁱ before his throne, ⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,^j the firstborn from the dead^k and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^l

To him who loves us and has set us free^G from our sins by his blood,^m ⁶and made us a kingdom,^H priestsⁿ to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.^o

⁷Look, he is coming with the clouds,^p

and every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him.

And all the tribes^J of the earth^K^q

will mourn over him.^L^M^r

So it is to be. Amen.

⁸“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”^s says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

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Footnotes

EOther add God
FOr the sevenfold Spirit
GOther read has washed us
HOther read kings and
JOr peoples
LOr will wail because of him

Cross references

g Ti 1:4
h Rv 1:8,17; 4:8; 16:5
i Rv 3:1; 4:5; 5:6
j Ps 89:37; Jn 18:37; Rv 2:13; 3:14
k Ps 89:27; Ac 26:23; Rm 8:29; 1Co 15:20–23; Col 1:18
l Ps 89:27; Rv 17:14; 19:16
m Dt 7:8; Rm 8:2
n Ex 19:6; 1Pt 2:9; Rv 5:10; 20:6
o Rm 11:36; 1Pt 4:11; Jd 25; Rv 7:12
p Is 19:1; Zch 12:10; Jn 19:34–37
K Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
q Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
M Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
r Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
s Is 44:6; Rv 21:6; 22:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

John,

To the seven churches in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”

and “every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him”;

and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”

So shall it be! Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

NLTNew Living Translation

This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.

Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; 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. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

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!

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

John, to the seven churches in Asia: 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, 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 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 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, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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. 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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