Verse
Revelation 1:8 — I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord…
“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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The verses around Revelation 1:8.
6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7Behold, 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.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Verse explanation
Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, a way of saying that something covers everything, from beginning to end. The expression echoes language already found in the prophet Isaiah describing God as the One who existed before everything and continues after everything.
From the Revelation 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Revelation 1:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Eu sou o Alpha e o Omega, o principio e o fim, diz o Senhor, que é, e que era, e que ha de vir, o Todo-poderoso.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Eu sou o Alfa e o Ômega, o princípio e o fim”,diz o Senhor, que é, e que era, e que virá, o Todo-Poderoso.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Yo soy el Principio y el Fin”, dice el Señor Dios Todopoderoso, que era, que es, y que vendrá.
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In other languages: Português (Apocalipse 1:8) · Español (Apocalipsis 1:8)
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