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New Century Version

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Alpha;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Omega;   Readings, Select;   Thompson Chain Reference - Alpha;   Christ;   Divinity;   Divinity-Humanity;   Eternal;   Future, the;   Heaven;   Heavenly;   Home;   Living Water;   Names;   Omega;   Pre-Existence of Christ;   Titles and Names;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Idolatry;   Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Lying/lies;   Obedience;   Paganism;   Rendering;   Tree of Life;   Violence;   Whoredom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;   Titles and Names of Christ;   Trinity, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - A;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   Jesus christ;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Condemnation;   Holy, Holiness;   Time;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Obedience;   Easton Bible Dictionary - A;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alpha;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Alpha and Omega;   God;   Omega;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alpha and Omega;   Revelation, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Alpha and Omega;   Alpha and Omega (2);   Enoch Book of;   First and Last ;   God;   Mediator;   Pre-Existence;   Sin (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Alpha;   Beginning;   Omega ;   Revelation, the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Alpha;   Names titles and offices of christ;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Alpha;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alpha and Omega;   Begin;   Christ, Offices of;   End;   First;   Resurrection;   Revelation of John:;   Unchangeable;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Alpha;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I am the Alpha and the Omega,
King James Version (1611)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first & the last.
King James Version
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
New American Standard Bible
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
English Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Berean Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
Contemporary English Version
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Complete Jewish Bible
I am the ‘A' and the ‘Z,' the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
Darby Translation
*I* [am] the Alpha and the Omega, [the] first and [the] last, the beginning and the end.
Easy-to-Read Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ende, the first and the last.
George Lamsa Translation
I am Aleph and Tau, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Good News Translation
I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Lexham English Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Literal Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last.
Amplified Bible
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One]."
American Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Bible in Basic English
I am the First and the Last, the start and the end.
Hebrew Names Version
I am the Alef and the Tav, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
International Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."[fn]Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Revelation 1:8,11; 21:6;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
I am Olaph and Thau, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Murdock Translation
I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Commencement and the Completion.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am Alpha and Omega, the begynnyng and the ende, the first and the last.
English Revised Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
World English Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Weymouth's New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am alpha and oo, the firste and the laste, bigynnyng and ende.
Update Bible Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Webster's Bible Translation
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
New English Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)
New King James Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." [fn]
New Living Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
New Life Bible
I am the First and the Last. I am the beginning and the end.
New Revised Standard
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, am the A and the Z, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Revised Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I am Alpha and Omega the begynninge and the ende: the fyrst and the last.
Young's Literal Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega -- the Beginning and End -- the First and the Last.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am Alpha and Omega, ye beginnynge and the ende: the first & the last.
Mace New Testament (1729)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Simplified Cowboy Version
I am the first and the last. The point rider and the drag, the beginning and the end."

Contextual Overview

6 The angel said to me, "These words can be trusted and are true." The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon. 7 "Listen! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book." 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed these things to me. 9 But the angel said to me, "Do not worship me! I am a servant like you, your brothers the prophets, and all those who obey the words in this book. Worship God!" 10 Then the angel told me, "Do not keep secret the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near for all this to happen. 11 Let whoever is doing evil continue to do evil. Let whoever is unclean continue to be unclean. Let whoever is doing right continue to do right. Let whoever is holy continue to be holy." 12 "Listen! I am coming soon! I will bring my reward with me, and I will repay each one of you for what you have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they will receive the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside the city are the evil people, those who do evil magic, who sin sexually, who murder, who worship idols, and who love lies and tell lies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 21:6, Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 48:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:1 - God Zechariah 12:8 - the house Zechariah 13:7 - the man Malachi 3:6 - I change not John 1:1 - the beginning John 13:32 - shall Colossians 1:18 - the beginning Revelation 1:17 - I am Revelation 22:10 - he saith

Cross-References

Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the sacrifice and gave it to his son to carry, but he himself took the knife and the fire. So he and his son went on together.
Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to his father Abraham, "Father!" Abraham answered, "Yes, my son." Isaac said, "We have the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb we will burn as a sacrifice?"
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God will give us the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So Abraham and his son went on together
Genesis 22:9
and came to the place God had told him about. Abraham built an altar there. He laid the wood on it and then tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the wood on the altar.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham took his knife and was about to kill his son.
Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham returned to his servants. They all traveled back to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.
Genesis 22:20
After these things happened, someone told Abraham: "Your brother Nahor and his wife Milcah have children now.
Isaiah 30:21
If you go the wrong way—to the right or to the left—you will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the right way. You should go this way."
1 Corinthians 10:13
The only temptation that has come to you is that which everyone has. But you can trust God, who will not permit you to be tempted more than you can stand. But when you are tempted, he will also give you a way to escape so that you will be able to stand it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am Alpha and Omega,.... :-. These characters are all put together here, which are before used in Revelation 1:8 and are very pertinently mentioned in this place, when all promises and prophecies, relating to the glorious kingdom of Christ, were just finishing, and that itself was ready to appear, in which Christ alone should be exalted, the mystery of God would be completed, and time itself be no more. The Ethiopic version adds, "the beginning and end of days", or time. A testimony this, of the deity, eternity, infinity, and perfection of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am Alpha and Omega ... - See the notes on Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:11. The idea here is, that he will thus show that he is the first and the last - the beginning and the end. He originated the whole plan of salvation, and he will determine its close; he formed the world, and he will wind up its affairs. In the beginning, the continuance, and the end, he will be recognized as the same being presiding over and controlling all.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 22:13. I am Alpha and OmegaRevelation 1:8; Revelation 1:8; "Revelation 1:18".


 
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