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Parallel REV 1:8

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)“I am the A and the Z,” says Yahweh God, the one who is and was and will be—the most powerful one.

OET-LVI am the first_letter and the last_letter, is_saying the_master, the god:
the one being, and who was, and who coming, the almighty.

SR-GNTἘγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ”, λέγει ˚Κύριος, ˚Θεός, “ ὢν, καὶ ἦν, καὶ ἐρχόμενος, Παντοκράτωρ.”
   (Egō eimi to Alfa kai to Ō”, legei ˚Kurios, ho ˚Theos, “ho ōn, kai ho aʸn, kai ho erⱪomenos, ho Pantokratōr.”)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT“I am the alpha and the omega,” says the Lord God, “the one being and the one having been and the one coming, the Ruler of All.”[fn]


Some versions read I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God.

USTThe Lord God says: “I am the one who began all things. I am the one who will cause all things to come to an end. I am the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will come and judge everyone in the future. I am the one who rules over everything and everyone.”

BSB  § “I am the Alpha and the Omega,[fn]” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.


1:8 TR the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End

BLB"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says Lord God, the One being, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.


AICNT“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [[the Beginning and the End]]”[fn] says the Lord God,[fn] “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”


1:8, the Beginning and the End: Later manuscripts add. TR

1:8, God: Absent from TR.

OEB  ¶ “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord, the God who is, and who was, and who will be, the Almighty.

CSB “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

NLT “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”

NIV “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

CEV The Lord God says, "I am Alpha and Omega, the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!"

ESV “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

NASB “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

LSB “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

WEBBE“I am the Alpha and the Omega,[fn] says the Lord God,[fn] “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”


1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”

1:8 TR omits “God”

WMBB“I am the Alef and the Tav,[fn] says the Lord God,[fn] “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”


1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”

1:8 TR omits “God”

MSG The Master declares, “I’m A to Z. I’m The God Who Is, The God Who Was, and The God About to Arrive. I’m the Sovereign-Strong.”

NET“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful!

LSV“I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, says the LORD, who is, and who was, and who is coming—the Almighty.”

FBV“I am the Beginning and the End,”[fn] says the All-powerful Lord God, who was, who is, and who is to come.


1:8 Literally, “Alpha and Omega,” the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.

TCNT“I am the Alpha and the [fn]Omega,” says the Lord [fn]God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”


1:8 Omega, 𝔐C,K 63.7% ¦ Omega, the beginning and the end, 𝔐A TR 22.5%

1:8 God 𝔐A,C,K [96.4%] ¦ — TR [2.2%]

T4TThe Lord God declares, “I am the one who created everything, and I am the one who will cause everything to end [MET].” He is the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. He is the Almighty One.

LEBI am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.
¶ 

NRSV “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

NKJV “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

NAB “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.”

BBEI am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

MoffNo Moff REV book available

Wymth"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "He who is and was and evermore will be—the Ruler of all."

ASVI am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

DRAI am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

YLT'I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is coming — the Almighty.'

DrbyI am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord [fn]God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.


1.8 Elohim

RVI am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

WbstrI am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

KJB-1769 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
   ( I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith/says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. )

KJB-1611I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsI am Alpha and Omega, the begynnyng and the endyng, sayth the Lorde almyghtie, which is, and which was, and which is to come.
   (I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the endyng, saith/says the Lord almyghtie, which is, and which was, and which is to come.)

GnvaI am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, euen the Almightie.
   (I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith/says the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, even the Almighty. )

CvdlI am Alpha and Omega, the begynninge and the endinge, sayteh ye LORDE almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.
   (I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the endinge, sayteh ye/you_all LORD almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.)

TNTI am Alpha and Omega the begynninge and the endinge sayth the Lorde almyghty which is and which was and which is to come.
   (I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the endinge saith/says the Lord almyghty which is and which was and which is to come. )

WyclYhe, Amen! Y am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and the ende, seith the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to comynge, almyyti.
   (Yhe, Amen! I am alpha and oo, the beginning and the end, saith/says the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to coming, almyyti.)

LuthIch bin das A und das O, der Anfang und das Ende, spricht der HErr, der da ist, und der da war, und der da kommt, der Allmächtige.
   (I am the A and the O, the/of_the beginning and the Ende, says the/of_the LORD, the/of_the there is, and the/of_the there was, and the/of_the there kommt, the/of_the Allmächtige.)

ClVgEgo sum alpha et omega, principium et finis, dicit Dominus Deus: qui est, et qui erat, et qui venturus est, omnipotens.[fn]
   (I I_am alpha and omega, principium and finis, dicit Master God: who it_is, and who was, and who venturus it_is, omnipotent. )


1.8 Ego sum. Vere veniet, quia ipse promittit se venturum. Vel præmissa salutatione reddit attentos, quasi dicat: Ne a me hoc dictum, sed ab ipso Christo credatis. Alpha, principium. Ante quem nullus, vel e quo omnia cœperunt. Omega, finis. Post quem nullus, vel in quo omnia terminabuntur.


1.8 I sum. Vere veniet, because exactly_that/himself promittit se venturum. Vel præmissa salutatione reddit attentos, as_if let_him_say: Ne from me this dictum, but away ipso Christo credatis. Alpha, principium. Ante which nullus, or e quo everything cœperunt. Omega, finis. Post which nullus, or in quo everything terminabuntur.

UGNTἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, λέγει Κύριος, ὁ Θεός, ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ.
   (egō eimi to Alfa kai to Ō, legei Kurios, ho Theos, ho ōn, kai ho aʸn, kai ho erⱪomenos, ho Pantokratōr.)

SBL-GNTἘγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, λέγει κύριος, ὁ θεός, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ παντοκράτωρ.
   (Egō eimi to Alfa kai to Ō, legei kurios, ho theos, ho ōn kai ho aʸn kai ho erⱪomenos, ho pantokratōr.)

TC-GNTἘγώ εἰμι τὸ [fn]Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ [fn]Ὦ, λέγει [fn]Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ παντοκράτωρ.
   (Egō eimi to Alfa kai to Ō, legei Kurios ho Theos, ho ōn kai ho aʸn kai ho erⱪomenos, ho pantokratōr. )


1:8 αλφα 𝔐Apt,C,K [71.6%] ¦ Α 𝔐Apt ANT TR [28.4%]

1:8 Ω 𝔐C,K 63.7% ¦ Ω αρχη και τελος 𝔐A TR 22.5%

1:8 κυριος ο θεος 𝔐A,C,K [96.4%] ¦ ο κυριος TR [2.2%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

1:8 I am is the name of God in the Old Testament (Exod 3:13-14; 6:2; Deut 6:4). Jesus applied this name to himself (cp. John 4:26). Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet; they signify that God’s actions are all-encompassing. God is fully in control.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, λέγει Κύριος, ὁ Θεός, ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ

I am the Alpha and the Omega /is/_saying /the/_Lord ¬the God the_‹one› being and who was and who coming the Almighty

Here, says the Lord God indicates that the clauses before and after this phrase are quotations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could move this phrase to the beginning or end of the verse. Alternate translation: [The Lord God says, "I am the alpha and the omega, the one being and the one having been and the one coming, the Ruler of All]

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, λέγει Κύριος

the Alpha and the Omega /is/_saying /the/_Lord

Some versions add the phrase “the Beginning and the End” after this statement. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to follow the reading of the ULT and not include the extra phrase.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ

the Alpha and the Omega

The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet are alpha and omega. When God says that he is these letters, he means that he is the one who was at the beginning of all things and who will be at the end of all things. If you wish to retain this image in your translation, you could use the first and last letters of your own alphabet. Alternatively, you could use plain language. See the next two notes for further possibilities. Alternate translation: [the A and the Z] or [the one who was at the beginning of all things and who will be at the end of all things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ

the Alpha and the Omega

The implication of God having been at the beginning of all things may be that God created all things, and the implication of that fact that God will be at the end of all things may be that God will bring all things to their appropriate end. In other words, God may be asserting his identity as the creator of the world and the ultimate judge of the world. Alternate translation: [the creator and the ultimate judge of the world]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ

the Alpha and the Omega

God may also be using the first and last letters of the alphabet to represent two extremes of time, the beginning and end of time, in order to mean those extremes and all of the time in between. In that case, this expression would be equivalent to what God says in the rest of the quotation in this verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the one who has always existed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος

¬the the_‹one› being and who was and who coming

See how you translated this phrase in 1:4.

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