Revelation 22:13
New International Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

New Living Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

English Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

Berean Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Berean Literal Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

King James Bible
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

New King James Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

New American Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

NASB 1995
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

NASB 1977
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

Legacy Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, the beginning and the end.”

Amplified Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One].”

Christian Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

American Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Contemporary English Version
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

English Revised Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am the A and the Z, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Good News Translation
I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

International Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Majority Standard Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

NET Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)

New Heart English Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Weymouth New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

World English Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and End—the First and the Last.

Berean Literal Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

Young's Literal Translation
I am the Alpha and the Omega -- the Beginning and End -- the First and the Last.

Smith's Literal Translation
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

New American Bible
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

New Revised Standard Version
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am Aleph and Tau, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I am Alap and I am Tau, The First and The Last, The Origin and The Fulfillment.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Godbey New Testament
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Haweis New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Mace New Testament
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Weymouth New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Worrell New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Worsley New Testament
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus is Coming
12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.…

Cross References
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

Isaiah 48:12
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

Colossians 1:16-17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 1:10-12
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

John 8:58
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Psalm 102:25-27
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on. / But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.


Treasury of Scripture

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

See on ch.

Revelation 1:8,11
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…

Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

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Revelation 22
1. The river of the water of life.
2. The tree of life.
5. The light of the city of God is himself.
7. Jesus Is Coming.
9. The angel will not be worshipped.
18. Nothing may be added to the word of God, nor taken away.














I am
The phrase "I am" is a profound declaration of identity and existence. In the Greek, "Ego eimi" is used, which is reminiscent of the divine name revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14, "I AM WHO I AM." This self-identification by Jesus in Revelation 22:13 underscores His divinity and eternal presence. It is a statement of absolute being, transcending time and space, affirming that Jesus is the eternal God who exists beyond the confines of creation.

the Alpha and the Omega
This phrase, "the Alpha and the Omega," uses the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet to signify completeness and totality. It is a declaration of Jesus' eternal nature and His role as the beginning and the end of all things. Historically, this title emphasizes that Jesus is the source of all creation and the ultimate goal of history. It assures believers that He is sovereign over all events and that nothing occurs outside His divine will.

the First and the Last
"The First and the Last" echoes the Old Testament, particularly Isaiah 44:6, where God declares Himself as the first and the last. This title affirms Jesus' preexistence and His eternal reign. It highlights His authority over time and history, reassuring believers of His unchanging nature and His control over the past, present, and future. This phrase is a comfort to Christians, reminding them that Jesus is the constant amidst life's uncertainties.

the Beginning and the End
"The Beginning and the End" further emphasizes Jesus' role in creation and consummation. In the Greek, "arche" (beginning) and "telos" (end) suggest that Jesus is both the origin and the purpose of all things. This phrase assures believers that Jesus is the initiator of creation and the one who will bring it to its ultimate fulfillment. It is a promise that history is moving towards a divine conclusion orchestrated by Christ Himself, offering hope and assurance of His ultimate victory and the restoration of all things.

(13) I am Alpha . . .--Here (as in Revelation 21:6) we should render, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (See Note as above, and comp. John 1:1; Isaiah 44:6.) The repetition of these glorious titles is not a mere idle repetition, or designed to give a rhetorical fulness to the peroration of the book: it is closely allied with the preceding thought. The warning has been given that men by continuing in sin (Revelation 22:11) are inviting against themselves the law by which act ripens to habit, and habit makes character, and character forms destiny. The moral laws set going by sin work thus:--Retribution is no dream: it is a terrible fact: it is written large over nature. But the eternal laws of God, though righteously ordered, are not God: the refuge from the eternal laws which we invoke against ourselves by our sin is to be found in the Eternal God: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." For those hunted by the wickedness of their own doings, God himself provides a refuge: underneath all laws are the everlasting arms (Deuteronomy 33:27). The next verses set the way of refuge and safety before us.

Verse 13. - I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last; the Alpha, etc. Reverse the position of the two last phrases. These words, which appropriately open and close the book (cf. Revelation 1:8), occur (like those in ver. 11 above) continually in Isaiah (see Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 48:12). All three titles are here combined, as if to finally gather up into one impressive assertion the titles hitherto used separately (cf. Revelation 1:8, 17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 21:6). "The first title is symbolical; the second is borrowed from the Old Testament; the third is philosophical "('Speaker's Commentary').

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
I [am]
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Alpha
Ἄλφα (Alpha)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1: Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Omega,
(Ō)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5598: Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet. The last letter of the Greek alphabet, i.e. the finality.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

First
πρῶτος (prōtos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Last,
ἔσχατος (eschatos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2078: Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Beginning
ἀρχὴ (archē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

End.”
τέλος (telos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.


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