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New Living Translation

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."
New Century Version
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 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 Then the angel said to me, "Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon." 7 "Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book." 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. 9 But he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!" 10 Then he instructed me, "Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy." 12 "Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. 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. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

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
So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together,
Genesis 22:7
Isaac turned to Abraham and said, "Father?" "Yes, my son?" Abraham replied. "We have the fire and the wood," the boy said, "but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?"
Genesis 22:8
"God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
Genesis 22:19
Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.
Genesis 22:20
Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor's wife, had borne Nahor eight sons.
Isaiah 30:21
Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, "This is the way you should go," whether to the right or to the left.
1 Corinthians 10:13
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

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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