^8 (A)“I am the first and the last,” says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.

^13 (A)I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

^17 (A)When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.

The Message to Smyrna

^8 (A)“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

“This is the message from the one who is the first and the last, who died and lived again.