Revelation 1:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷Look! He is coming in the clouds.
    Every eye will see him,
        even those who pierced him,
and all the tribes of the earth will mourn
    because of him.

So be it! Amen.

⁸“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” declares the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

John’s Vision of the Messiah

⁹I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

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Revelation 1:7-9

New International Version

⁷“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”^[a]^(A)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;^(B)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn^(C) because of him.”^[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

⁸“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”^(D) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,^(E) the Almighty.”^(F)

John’s Vision of Christ

⁹I, John,^(G) your brother and companion in the suffering^(H) and kingdom^(I) and patient endurance^(J) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God^(K) and the testimony of Jesus.^(L)