³ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as ^(A)God Almighty,^[a] but by my name the ^(B)Lord I did not make myself known to them.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, ^(A)I am.”

⁸ Jesus Christ is ^(A)the same yesterday and today and forever.

Greeting to the Seven Churches

⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from ^(A)him ^(B)who is and ^(C)who was and who is to come, and from ^(D)the seven spirits who are before his throne,

⁸ And the four living creatures, ^(A)each of them with six wings, are ^(B)full of eyes all around and within, and ^(C)day and night they never cease to say,