Revelation 1:8
New English Translation
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”[a] says the Lord God—the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come—the All-Powerful![b]
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- Revelation 1:8 tc The shorter reading “Omega” (ὦ, ō) has superior ms evidence (א1 A C 1611) to the longer reading which includes “the beginning and the end” (ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος or ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος, archē kai telos or hē archē kai to telos), found in א*,2 1854 2050 2329 2351 MA lat bo. There is little reason why a scribe would have deleted the words, but their clarifying value and the fact that they harmonize with 21:6 indicate that they are a secondary addition to the text.
- Revelation 1:8 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π.…Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”
Revelation 1:8
New King James Version
8 (A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [a]the Beginning and the End,” says the [b]Lord, (B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the (C)Almighty.”
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- Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
Revelation 1:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, (B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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