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Revelation 1:11 KJV
Revelation · chapter 1 · verse 11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.Revelation 1:11 · King James Version
Revelation 1:11 in context
9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Alphaalphafirst letter of Greek alphabet, Christ is the Alpha to indicate that he is the beginning…G1 →
- Omegaōthe last letter in the Greek alphabet, the lastG5598 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- seestblepōto see, discern, of the bodily eye, with the bodily eye to be possessed of sight, have…G991 →
- writegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
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We have now come to that glorious vision which the apostle had of the Lord Jesus Christ, when he came to deliver this revelation to him, where observe, I. The account given of the person who was favoured with this vision. He describes himself, 1. By his present state and condition.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20