8"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."


In Context

5 before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

6 To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! 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 companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

10 On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Revelation 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:8I 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming — the Almighty.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, said the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.