Parallel Verses

NET Bible

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God -- the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come -- the All-Powerful!

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," declares the Lord God, "the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty."

A Conservative Version

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says Lord, the God who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

“I am the Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”

An Understandable Version

"I am the Alpha and the Omega" [Note: These are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and indicate "the beginning and the end" See 21:6], says the Lord God Almighty, who is [in the present], and who was [in the past] and who will come [in the future].

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who will be, the almighty.

Darby Translation

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

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

Godbey New Testament

I am Alpha and Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.

Goodspeed New Testament

"I am the Alpha and the Omega." says the Lord God, who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.

John Wesley New Testament

Yea. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who cometh, the Almighty.

Julia Smith Translation

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who being, and who was, and who coming, the Omnipotent Ruler.

King James 2000

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith the Lord almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.

Moffatt New Testament

"I am the alpha and the omega," saith the Lord God, who is and was and is coming, the almighty.

Montgomery New Testament

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Sawyer New Testament

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God; the Is, and the Was, and the Is to come, the Almighty.

The Emphasized Bible

I, am, the A, and, the Z, saith the Lord, - the, God who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, The Almighty.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming??he Almighty.

Twentieth Century New Testament

'I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord, the God who is, and who was, and who shall be, the Almighty.

Webster

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Weymouth New Testament

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "He who is and was and evermore will be--the Ruler of all."

Williams New Testament

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

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," saith the Lord God, Who is, and Who was, and Who is coming, the Almighty.

Worsley New Testament

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Youngs Literal Translation

I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming -- the Almighty.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

am
εἰμί 
Eimi 
I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr
Usage: 72

G1
Α 
Usage: 0

and







and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

Ω 
omega 
Usage: 0

the beginning
ἀρχή 
Arche 
Usage: 42

the ending
τέλος 
Telos 
Usage: 28

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

which is
ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

which is to come
ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

Devotionals

Devotionals about Revelation 1:8

Devotionals containing Revelation 1:8

References

Images Revelation 1:8

Prayers for Revelation 1:8

Context Readings

Greetings To The Churches

7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.) 8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God -- the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come -- the All-Powerful! 9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

Cross References

Revelation 21:6

He also said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)

Isaiah 41:4

Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end -- I am the one.

Isaiah 43:10

You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.

Isaiah 44:6

This is what the Lord, Israel's king, says, their protector, the Lord who commands armies: "I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

Revelation 1:4

From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from "he who is," and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

Revelation 1:17

When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

Revelation 4:8

Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!"

Isaiah 9:6

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Revelation 11:17

with these words: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

Revelation 2:8

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

Genesis 49:25

because of the God of your father, who will help you, because of the sovereign God, who will bless you with blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.

Exodus 6:3

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name 'the Lord' I was not known to them.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.

Revelation 1:11

saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

Revelation 16:14

For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

Revelation 19:15

From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.

Revelation 21:22

Now I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God -- the All-Powerful -- and the Lamb are its temple.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

Genesis 28:3

May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

Genesis 35:11

Then God said to him, "I am the sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation -- even a company of nations -- will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!

Genesis 43:14

May the sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them."

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, "The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Numbers 24:4

the oracle of the one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, although falling flat on the ground with eyes open:

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