Revelation 1:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 (A) Look! He is coming
with the clouds.
Everyone will see him,
even the ones who stuck
a sword through him.
All people on earth
will weep because of him.
Yes, it will happen! Amen.
8 (B) The Lord God says, “I am Alpha and Omega,[a] the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!”
A Vision of the Risen Lord
9 I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island,[b] because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.
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Revelation 1:7-9
New International Version
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](A)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(B)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn(C) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(D) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(E) the Almighty.”(F)
John’s Vision of Christ
9 I, John,(G) your brother and companion in the suffering(H) and kingdom(I) and patient endurance(J) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(K) and the testimony of Jesus.(L)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
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