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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• ¹Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Rev. 2:1)

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Rev. 2:8• ⁸And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; (Rev. 2:8)

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Rev. 2:12• ¹²And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; (Rev. 2:12)

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Rev. 2:18• ¹⁸And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; (Rev. 2:18)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath 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 church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; (Rev. 3:7)

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Rev. 3:14• ¹⁴And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; (Rev. 3:14)

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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 Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which 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 unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: (Rev. 1:8,17)

What.

Rev. 1:19• ¹⁹Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; (Rev. 1:19)

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Rev. 2:1• ¹Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Rev. 2:1)

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Rev. 10:4• ⁴And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. (Rev. 10:4)

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Rev. 14:13• ¹³And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Rev. 14:13)

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Rev. 19:9• ⁹And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. (Rev. 19:9)

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

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Deut. 31:19• ¹⁹Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it 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 in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: (Isa. 30:8)

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

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Hab. 2:2• ²And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. (Hab. 2:2)

seven.

Rev. 1:4• ⁴John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which 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• ¹Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
⁸And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
¹²And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
¹⁸And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto 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 unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath 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 church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
¹⁴And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith 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 came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
²⁰When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
²¹But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
²⁴And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. (Acts 18:19‑21,24)

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Acts 19:1‑41• ¹And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
²He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
³And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
⁴Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
⁷And all the men were about twelve.
⁸And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
⁹But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
¹⁰And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
¹¹And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
¹²So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
¹⁷And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
¹⁸And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds.
¹⁹Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
²⁰So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
²¹After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
²²So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
²³And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
²⁵Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
²⁶Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
²⁷So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
²⁸And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
³⁰And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
³¹And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
³³And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
³⁴But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
³⁵And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
³⁶Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
³⁷For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
³⁸Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
³⁹But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
⁴⁰For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
⁴¹And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. (Acts 19:1‑41)

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Acts 20:17• ¹⁷And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. (Acts 20:17)

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1 Cor. 15:32• ³²If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. (1 Cor. 15:32)

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1 Cor. 16:8• ⁸But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. (1 Cor. 16:8)

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

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1 Tim. 1:3• ³As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, (1 Tim. 1:3)

Laodicea.

Col. 4:15‑16• ¹⁵Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
¹⁶And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle 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.

WK Translation Notes

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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."