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Revelation 1:4
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Revelation 1:4
Contemporary English Version
4 (A) From John to the seven churches in Asia.[a]
I pray that you
will be blessed
with kindness and peace
from God, who is and was
and is coming.
May you receive
kindness and peace
from the seven spirits
before the throne of God.
Footnotes
- 1.4 Asia: The section 1.4—3.22 is in the form of a letter. Asia was in the eastern part of the Roman Empire and is present day Turkey.
Revelation 1:4
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Revelation 1:4
New International Version
Greetings and Doxology
4 John,
To the seven churches(A) in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(C) and from the seven spirits[a](D) before his throne,
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
Revelation 1:8
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Revelation 1:8
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8 (A) The Lord God says, “I am Alpha and Omega,[a] the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!”
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- 1.8 Alpha and Omega: The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, which sometimes mean “first” and “last.”
Revelation 1:8
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Revelation 1:8
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8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(A) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(B) the Almighty.”(C)
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