Revelation 1:5-8

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⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,^(A) the firstborn from the dead,^(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^(C)

To him who loves us^(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,^{(E) 6} and has made us to be a kingdom and priests^(F) to serve his God and Father^(G)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.^(H)

⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”^(L) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,^(M) the Almighty.”^(N)