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Jesus Is Coming

Revelation 22:13

In 9 translations

BSB
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
KJV
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
WEB
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
ASV
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
LSV
I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and End—the First and the Last.
YLT
I am the Alpha and the Omega — the Beginning and End — the First and the Last.
DBY
I [am] the Alpha and the Omega, [the] first and [the] last, the beginning and the end.
DRC
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
GNV
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read ἄλφα (“Alpha”); Textus Receptus read Α (“Alpha”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ἡ (“the”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording (2 places).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include εἰμί (“am”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place ἀρχὴ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place τέλος.¶ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἡ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἡ; Tregelles omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: τὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τὸ; Tregelles omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐγὼ τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος.
RP2018
Ἐγὼ τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος.
TR-Boyd
Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Α καὶ τὸ Ω, ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος.
SCR1894
εγω ειμι το α και το ω αρχη και τελος ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  • Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
  • Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
  • Isaiah 48:12Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
  • Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
  • Isaiah 41:4Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
  • Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

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