Revelation 2:8

“To ¹  the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: ²  “This is the solemn pronouncement of ³  the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but ⁴  came to life:

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:

"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who died and is alive:

Write this to Smyrna, to the Angel of the church. The Beginning and Ending, the First and Final One, the Once Dead and Then Come Alive, speaks:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life:

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:

“To ¹  the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: ²  “This is the solemn pronouncement of ³  the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but ⁴  came to life:

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

² tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

³ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present between these two phrases.