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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 church that is in Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands: (Rev. 2:1)

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Rev. 2:8• ⁸And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived: (Rev. 2:8)

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Rev. 2:12• ¹²And to the angel of the church that is in Pergamos write, These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: (Rev. 2:12)

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Rev. 2:18• ¹⁸And to the angel of the church that is in Thyatira write, These things saith the Son of God, that hath his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet {i}are{/i} like fine brass: (Rev. 2:18)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the church that is 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 that is 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 one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)

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Rev. 3:14• ¹⁴And to the angel of the church that is in Laodicea 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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Alpha,

Asia,

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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, that is and that was and that 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 the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which are about to come to pass after these: (Rev. 1:19)

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Rev. 2:1• ¹To the angel of the church that is in Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands: (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 from the heaven, saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders spoke, 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 {i}are{/i} the dead that die in {i}the{/i} Lord henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their toils; for their works follow with them. (Rev. 14:13)

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Rev. 19:9• ⁹And he saith to me, Write: Blessed {i}are{/i} those that are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith to me, These are the true words 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 saith [to me], Write: for these words are faithful and true. (Rev. 21:5)

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Deut. 31:19• (Deut. 31:19)

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Isa. 30:8• (Isa. 30:8)

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Jer. 30:2• (Jer. 30:2)

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Hab. 2:2• (Hab. 2:2)

seven.

Rev. 1:4• ⁴John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him that is and that was and that is to come; and from the seven Spirits who {i}are{/i} before his throne; (Rev. 1:4)

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Rev. 2:1,8,12,18• ¹To the angel of the church that is in Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands:
⁸And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived:
¹²And to the angel of the church that is in Pergamos write, These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
¹⁸And to the angel of the church that is in Thyatira write, These things saith the Son of God, that hath his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet {i}are{/i} like fine brass: (Rev. 2:1,8,12,18)

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Rev. 3:1,7,14• ¹And to the angel of the church that is 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 that is 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 one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open:
¹⁴And to the angel of the church that is in Laodicea 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 they arrived at Ephesus and he left them there, but he himself, entering into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.
²⁰And when they asked him to remain for a longer time, he did not consent,
²¹but taking his leave and saying, [I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem]; I will return again unto you if God will, he sailed from Ephesus.
²⁴But a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, arrived at Ephesus, being mighty in the scriptures. (Acts 18:19‑21,24)

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Acts 19:1‑41• ¹And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having gone through the upper parts, came [down] unto Ephesus, and finding certain disciples
²said unto them, Received ye [the] Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Not even if [the] Holy Spirit was did we hear.
³And he said, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
⁴And Paul said, John baptized with a 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 this, they were baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
⁶And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied;
⁷and they were in all about twelve men.
⁸And entering into the synagogue he spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
⁹But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of Tyrannus.
¹⁰And this was done for two years, so that all those that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
¹¹And God wrought uncommon powers by the hands of Paul,
¹²so that even upon the sick were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.
¹³And certain ones of the Jewish exorcists that went about took in hand to call upon those that had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
¹⁴And there were seven sons of Sceva, a certain Jewish chief-priest, doing this.
¹⁵But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but who are ye?
¹⁶And the man in whom the wicked spirit was, leaping upon them and mastering them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out from that house naked and wounded.
¹⁷And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that inhabited Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
¹⁸Many too of those that had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
¹⁹And not a few of those that practiced curious arts brought their books and burnt [them] before all. And they summed up the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
²⁰So with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
²¹Now after these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to proceed unto Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
²²And having sent into Macedonia two of those that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for awhile.
²³And about that time arose no small disturbance about the way.
²⁴For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans,
²⁵whom he gathered together with the workmen of like nature, and said, Men, ye are aware that we have our prosperity from this business.
²⁶And ye behold and hear that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying that they are no gods that are made by hands.
²⁷Now, not only is there danger for us that this trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that even she should be deposed from her magnificence, whom all Asia and the world revereth.
²⁸And when they heard they were filled with wrath and kept crying out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
²⁹And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre,
³⁰having seized together Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers.
³¹And when Paul was minded to enter unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. And some of the Asiarchs also, being his friends, sent unto him and urged him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
³²Different ones therefore kept crying somewhat different things; for the assembly was in confusion, and the mass knew not wherefore they were come together.
³³And from the crowd they instructed Alexander, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander waving his hand wished to make defence to the people.
³⁴But when they came to know he was a Jew, one shout arose from all, crying for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians.
³⁵And the town clerk after stilling the crowd, says, Ephesians, which of men is he who knoweth not that the city of [the] Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of what fell from the sky?
³⁶Since then these things cannot be gainsaid, you must be quiet and do nothing rash.
³⁷For ye have brought these men, neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
³⁸If then Demetrius and the artisans with him have a matter against anyone, court days are going on, and there are pro-consuls: let them accuse each other;
³⁹but if you make any inquiry about other things, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.
⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger of being accused of riot today, there being no cause concerning which we shall be able to render an account of this concourse.
⁴¹And having said thus he dismissed the assembly. (Acts 19:1‑41)

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

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1 Cor. 15:32• ³²If after man I fought with beasts in Ephesus, what [is] the profit to me? If no dead rise, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. (1 Cor. 15:32)

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

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

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1 Tim. 1:3• ³Even as when setting out for Macedonia I besought thee to remain in Ephesus, that thou mightest charge some not to be strange teachers, (1 Tim. 1:3)

Laodicea.

Col. 4:15‑16• ¹⁵Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly in their house.
¹⁶And when the letter hath been read by you, cause that it be read also in the assembly of Laodiceans, and that ye also may 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.

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."