10 (A)I was in the Spirit on (B)the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me (C)a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, [a]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [b]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned (D)I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 (E)and in the midst of the seven lampstands (F)One like the Son of Man, (G)clothed with a garment down to the feet and (H)girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and (I)hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and (J)His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 (K)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and (L)His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 (M)He had in His right hand seven stars, (N)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (O)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And (P)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But (Q)He laid His right hand on me, saying [c]to me, “Do not be afraid; (R)I am the First and the Last. 18 (S)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (T)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (U)I have the keys of [d]Hades and of Death. 19 [e]Write the things which you have (V)seen, (W)and the things which are, (X)and the things which will take place after this. 20 The [f]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are (Y)the [g]angels of the seven churches, and (Z)the seven lampstands [h]which you saw are the seven churches.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
  2. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
  3. Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
  4. Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
  5. Revelation 1:19 NU, M Therefore, write
  6. Revelation 1:20 hidden truth
  7. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
  8. Revelation 1:20 NU, M omit which you saw

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