'Says' in the Bible

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

“Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:“The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

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

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The victor will never be harmed by the second death.

“Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:“The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

“Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:“The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze, says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:“The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”

And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals.

And I went to the angel, saying to him to give me the little book. And he says to me, Take and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,give her that much torment and grief,for she says in her heart,“I sit as a queen;I am not a widow,and I will never see grief.”

And he says to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God.

And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.

And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful.

And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Do homage to God.

And he says to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. The time is near.

He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.”Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!