Revelation 1:8
ContextNET © | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” 1 says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful! 2 |
NIV © | "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." |
NASB © | "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." |
NLT © | "I am the Alpha and the Omega––the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. "I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come, the Almighty One." |
MSG © | The Master declares, "I'm A to Z. I'm THE GOD WHO IS, THE GOD WHO WAS, AND THE GOD ABOUT TO ARRIVE. I'm the Sovereign-Strong." |
BBE © | I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all. |
NRSV © | "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. |
NKJV © | "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." |
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NET © | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” 1 says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful! 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc The shorter reading “Omega” (ὦ, w) 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, arch kai telo" or Jh arch kai to telo"), found in א*,2 1854 2050 2329 2351 ÏA 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. 2 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.” |