Revelation 1:8

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⁶ And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷ Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

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.

⁹ I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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BSB: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
ASV: I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
DARBY: I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
BLB: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the One who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.

ÅB: Jeg er Alfa og Omega, sier Gud Herren, han som er og som var og som kommer, den Allmektige.
OTB: "Jeg er Alfa og Omega," sier Herren Gud, "han som er, som var, og som kommer, den Allmektige."
B1930: Jeg er Alfa og Omega, sier Gud Herren, han som er og som var og som kommer, den Allmektige.

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Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
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Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
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Isaiah 43:10
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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Isaiah 48:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
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Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
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Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
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Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
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Revelation 11:17
Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
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