24 Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.
25 The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.
26 Grk “These things says [the One] …” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in . The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in .
27 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present between these two phrases.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last, the one who was dead and came to life:

NLTNew Living Translation

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

“This is what the first and the last says, who was dead and came to life:

KJV 1900King James Version

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

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