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Revelation 1:8 KJV
Revelation · chapter 1 · verse 8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.Revelation 1:8 · King James Version
Revelation 1:8 in context
6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
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,
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 44:6
- Revelation 22:13
- Isaiah 48:12
- Isaiah 43:10
- Revelation 21:6
- Isaiah 41:4
- Revelation 1:4
- Revelation 11:17
Key words (Strong's)
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- endingtelosend, termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be , the end, the last in any…G5056 →
- 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 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
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We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially. I. More generally, to all who either read or hear the words of the prophecy.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-8