Revelation 1:8

1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” ¹  says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful! ² 

Revelation 2:8

To the Church in Smyrna

2:8 “To ³  the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: ⁴ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁵  the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but ⁶  came to life:

Revelation 2:11-12

2:11 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers ⁷  will in no way be harmed by the second death.’

To the Church in Pergamum

2:12 “To ⁸  the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following: ⁹ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ¹⁰  the one who has the sharp double-edged sword: ¹¹ 

Revelation 17:15

17:15 Then ¹²  the angel ¹³  said to me, “The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, ¹⁴  nations, and languages.

Revelation 22:10

22:10 Then ¹⁵  he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near.

¹ tc The shorter reading “Omega” (ὦ, w) has superior ms evidence ({א¹ A C 1611}) to the longer reading which includes “the beginning and the end” (ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος or ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος, arch kai telo" or Jh arch kai to telo"), found in א*^,2 1854 2050 2329 2351 Ï^A lat bo. There is little reason why a scribe would have deleted the words, but their clarifying value and the fact that they harmonize with 21:6 indicate that they are a secondary addition to the text.

² tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

⁵ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present between these two phrases.

⁵ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

⁹ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

¹⁰ sn On the sharp double-edged sword see 1:16.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Grk “and multitudes,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.