And hath made from one man's blood all the nations of mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, fixing the predetermined periods of their existence, and the boundaries of their several abodes;

I the lord

saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last; and what thou seest write in a book, and send to the churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

And to the angel of the church of the Smyrnians write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and is alive:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

With the

"A virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which is being interpreted, God with us.

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo! I am with you at all times even to the end of the world. Amen.

General references

Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.