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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seven” (ἑπτὰ) before churches here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I myself am the Alpha” (ἐγώ ἐιμι τὸ Α) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Omega” (τὸ Ω,) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “first” (πρῶτος) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the last” (ὁ ἔσχατος·) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “What” (ὃ) before you see here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the in Asia” (ταῖς ἐν Ἀσίᾳ·) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
λεγούσηςlegousēsSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “Saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.SayingὋhoWhatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “what”.Whatβλέπειςblepeisthou seestβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou seest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.thou seestγράψονgrapsonwriteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writeεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inβιβλίονbibliona bookβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a book”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.a bookκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπέμψονpempsonsendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.sendταῖςtaiswhichὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, dative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the to- or for-formG2033seven.ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “assembly”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἜφεσονephesonEphesusἜφεσος (ephesos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Ephesus”, the object formG2181Ephesus, a coast city, capital of the Roman province Asia.Ephesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΣμύρνανsmurnanSmyrnaΣμύρνα (smurna)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Smyrna”, the object formG4667Smyrna, a great port of the Roman province Asia.Smyrnaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΠέργαμονpergamonPergamosΠέργαμος (pergamos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Pergamos”, the object formG4010Pergamum, an important city of the Roman province Asia.Pergamosκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΘυάτειραthuateiraThyatiraΘυάτειραnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Thyatira”, the object formG2363Thyatira, a city of the old district Lydia, in the Roman province Asia.Thyatiraκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΣάρδειςsardeisSardisΣάρδειςnoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “Sardis”, the object formG4554Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia in the province of Asia.Sardisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΦιλαδέλφειανphiladelpheianPhiladelphiaΦιλαδέλφεια (philadelpheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Philadelphia”, the object formG5359Philadelphia, a city of the Roman province Asia.Philadelphiaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΛαοδίκειανlaodikeianLaodiceaΛαοδίκεια (laodikeia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Laodicea”, the object formG2993Laodicea, a city in the Lycos valley in the Roman province Asia, near Colossae and Hierapolis.Laodicea
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἐιμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΑaalphaἈλφα (alpha)noun, nominative, singular, neuter — “alpha”, the subject formG1alpha; the first letter of the Greek alphabet.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΩōOmegaὮnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Omega”, the subject formG5598omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχατοςeschatoslastἔσχατοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “last”, the subject formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenare inἐνpreposition — “are in”G1722in, on, among.ἈσίᾳasiaAsiaἈσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Asia”, the to- or for-formG773the Roman province of Asia, roughly the western third of Asia Minor.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, 'What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Young’s Literal Translation
'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last;' and, 'What thou dost see, write in a scroll, and send to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'
World English Bible
saying, “ What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies : to Ephesus , Smyrna , Pergamum , Thyatira , Sardis , Philadelphia , and to Laodicea .”
Darby Translation
saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
Douay-Rheims
Saying: What thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches which are in Asia, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
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