11 translations · Greek
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- KJV King James Version
- I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, says the LORD, who is, and who was, and who is coming—the Almighty.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “I am the Beginning and the End,” says the All-powerful Lord God, who was, who is, and who is to come.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming — the Almighty.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐγώ | Egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἄλφα | Alpha | Alpha | G1 α, Ἀλφα Alpha |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ὦ | Ō | Omega | G5598 ω, Ὦμέγα Omega |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεός | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὢν | ōn | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐρχόμενος | erchomenos | is to come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Παντοκράτωρ | Pantokratōr | Almighty | G3841 παντοκράτωρ almighty |
Related verses
- Isaiah 44:6
This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
- Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
- Isaiah 43:10
“You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.
- Isaiah 48:12
“Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I am also the last.
- Revelation 21:6
He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
- Isaiah 41:4
Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.”
- Revelation 1:4
John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
- Revelation 11:17
saying: “We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned.
- Revelation 4:8
The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”
- Revelation 1:17
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
Read all of Revelation 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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