Revelation 2:8 Parallel Translations

"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says:(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

ASV:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again :

BBE:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:

DBY:

And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:

ERV:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and lived again:

WEY:

"To the minister of the Church at Smyrna write as follows: "'This is what the First and the Last says--He who died and has returned to life.

WBS:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write; These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and is alive;

WEB:

"To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:

YLT:

'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;

Revelation 2:8 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

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

Revelation 1:11 saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."

Revelation 1:17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,

Revelation 1:18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Revelation 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:8 {6} And unto the angel of the church in {c} Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
(6) The second passage is to the pastors of the church of the Smyrnians. The introduction is taken out of Re 1:17,18.
(c) Smyrna was one of the cities of Ionia in Asia.

PNT:

2:8 THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA
The church in Smyrna. The history of its planting is unknown, but it was probably founded by some of the evangelists under Paul's supervision. During the second century the church was prominent, and it has never ceased to exist. When I visited the city in 1889, I was told that there were more than 70,000 professing Christians in the place. The city, so old that its beginnings are unknown, is still the second in commercial importance of the Turkish empire.
The first and the last. See Re 1:17.

WES:

2:8 These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and is alive - How directly does this description tend to confirm him against the fear of death! verse s 10, 11. Rev 2:10,11 Even with the comfort wherewith St. John himself was comforted, Rev 1:17,18, shall the angel of this church be comforted.

MHC:

2:8-11 Our Lord Jesus is the First, for by him were all things made; he was before all things, with God, and is God himself. He is the Last, for he will be the Judge of all. As this First and Last, who was dead and is alive, is the believer's Brother and Friend, he must be rich in the deepest poverty, honourable amidst the lowest abasement, and happy under the heaviest tribulation, like the church of Smyrna. Many who are rich as to this world, are poor as to the next; and some who are poor outwardly, are inwardly rich; rich in faith, in good works, rich in privileges, rich in gifts, rich in hope. Where there is spiritual plenty, outward poverty may be well borne; and when God's people are made poor as to this life, for the sake of Christ and a good conscience, he makes all up to them in spiritual riches. Christ arms against coming troubles. Fear none of these things; not only forbid slavish fear, but subdue it, furnishing the soul with strength and courage. It should be to try them, not to destroy them. Observe, the sureness of the reward; I will give thee: they shall have the reward from Christ's own hand. Also, how suitable it is; a crown of life: the life worn out in his service, or laid down in his cause, shall be rewarded with a much better life, which shall be eternal. The second death is unspeakably worse than the first death, both in the agonies of it, and as it is eternal death: it is indeed awful to die, and to be always dying. If a man is kept from the second death and wrath to come, he may patiently endure whatever he meets with in this world.

CONC:

Alive Angel Assembly Church Dead Died Follows Messenger Minister Returned Says Smyrna Smyrneans

Alive Angel Assembly Church Dead Died First Follows Last Messenger Minister Smyrna Words Write

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