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Rev. 1:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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 Ephesusk, and unto Smyrnal, and unto Pergamosn, and unto Thyatirao, and unto Sardisp, and unto Philadelphiaq, and unto Laodicea.*r

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Rev. 2:1• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Rev. 2:1)

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Rev. 2:8• ⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived: (Rev. 2:8)

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Rev. 2:12• ¹²And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword: (Rev. 2:12)

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Rev. 2:18• ¹⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, he that has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass: (Rev. 2:18)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)

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Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)

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Rev. 3:14• ¹⁴And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: (Rev. 3:14)

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Alpha,

Asia,

Book,

Church,

Ephesian; of Ephesus,

Laodicea,

Omega,

Pergamos,

Sardis,

Seven Churches,

Smyrna,

Thyatira

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I am.

Rev. 1:8,17• ⁸I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
¹⁷And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last, (Rev. 1:8,17)

What.

Rev. 1:19• ¹⁹Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these. (Rev. 1:19)

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Rev. 2:1• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Rev. 2:1)

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Rev. 10:4• ⁴And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not. (Rev. 10:4)

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Rev. 14:13• ¹³And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them. (Rev. 14:13)

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Rev. 19:9• ⁹And he says to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God. (Rev. 19:9)

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Rev. 21:5• ⁵And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful. (Rev. 21:5)

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Deut. 31:19• ¹⁹And now, write ye this song, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. (Deut. 31:19)

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Isa. 30:8• ⁸Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and record it in a book, that it may be for the time to come, as a witness for ever, (Isa. 30:8)

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Jer. 30:2• ²Thus speaketh Jehovah the God of Israel, saying, Write thee in a book all the words that I have spoken unto thee. (Jer. 30:2)

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Hab. 2:2• ²And Jehovah answered me and said, Write the vision, and engrave it upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it. (Hab. 2:2)

seven.

Rev. 1:4• ⁴John to the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (Rev. 1:4)

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Rev. 2:1,8,12,18• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:
⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:
¹²And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:
¹⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, he that has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass: (Rev. 2:1,8,12,18)

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Rev. 3:1,7,14• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
⁷And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:
¹⁴And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: (Rev. 3:1,7,14)

Ephesus.

Acts 18:19‑21,24• ¹⁹and he arrived at Ephesus, and left them there. But entering himself into the synagogue he reasoned with the Jews.
²⁰And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time with them he did not accede,
²¹but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem; I will return to you again, if God will: and he sailed away from Ephesus.
²⁴But a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, who was mighty in the scriptures, arrived at Ephesus. (Acts 18:19‑21,24)

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Acts 19:1‑41• ¹And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,
²he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they said to him, We did not even hear if the Holy Spirit was come.
³And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
⁴And Paul said, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
⁵And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
⁶And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
⁷And all the men were about twelve.
⁸And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
⁹But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
¹⁰And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
¹¹And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
¹²so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body and put upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out.
¹³And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.
¹⁴And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
¹⁵But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?
¹⁶And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
¹⁷And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
¹⁸And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
¹⁹And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books of charms and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
²⁰Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
²²And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
²³And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
²⁴For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
²⁵whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
²⁶and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.
²⁷Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.
²⁸And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.
³⁰But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
³¹and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
³²Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.
³³But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.
³⁴But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
³⁵And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the image which fell down from heaven?
³⁶These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.
³⁷For ye have brought these men, who are neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.
³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who are with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
³⁹But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
⁴⁰For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this affair of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.
⁴¹And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly. (Acts 19:1‑41)

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Acts 20:17• ¹⁷But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over to him the elders of the assembly. (Acts 20:17)

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1 Cor. 15:32• ³²If, to speak after the manner of man, I have fought with beasts in Ephesus, what is the profit to me if those that are dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die. (1 Cor. 15:32)

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1 Cor. 16:8• ⁸But I remain in Ephesus until Pentecost. (1 Cor. 16:8)

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Eph. 1:1• ¹Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus. (Eph. 1:1)

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1 Tim. 1:3• ³Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines, (1 Tim. 1:3)

Laodicea.

Col. 4:15‑16• ¹⁵Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly which is in his house.
¹⁶And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the assembly of Laodiceans, and that *ye* also read that from Laodicea. (Col. 4:15‑16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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saying, What thou seest writeb in a book, and sendb to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

JND Translation Notes

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b

Aorist, "have it written and sent." it is to be a complete thing done.

W. Kelly Translation

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sayinga, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven churchesb; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

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a

It is well known that the words in the common text here, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, and" have no sufficient authority, and were evidently inserted by the mistake of some scribe. The words are admirable where God inserts them repeatedly in this book, while here when man added them wrongly, they only mar the connection. All the best MSS. reject the words.

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The best authorities read "seven churches", and omit "which are in Asia."