Revelation 1:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Isa 44:6 : 6 The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.
  • Isa 43:10 : 10 You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.
  • Rev 22:13 : 13 I am the First and the Last, the start and the end.
  • Isa 48:12 : 12 Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.
  • Isa 41:4 : 4 Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.
  • Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;
  • Rev 4:8 : 8 And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.
  • Rev 11:17 : 17 We give you praise, O Lord God, Ruler of all, who is and who was; because you have taken up your great power and are ruling your kingdom.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:
  • Rev 16:14 : 14 For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.
  • Rev 19:15 : 15 And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which he overcomes the nations: and he has rule over them with a rod of iron: and he is crushing with his feet the grapes of the strong wrath of God the Ruler of all.
  • Rev 21:22 : 22 And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.
  • 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.
  • Gen 49:25 : 25 Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:
  • Exod 6:3 : 3 I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.

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  • Rev 22:13
    88%

    13 I am the First and the Last, the start and the end.

  • Rev 1:9-12
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    83%

    9 I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

    10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and a great voice at my back, as of a horn, came to my ears,

    11 Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

    12 And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;

  • Rev 21:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5 And he who is seated on the high seat said, See, I make all things new. And he said, Put it in the book; for these words are certain and true.

    6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.

    7 He who overcomes will have these things for his heritage; and I will be his God, and he will be my son.

  • Rev 1:16-19
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    16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

    17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

    18 And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.

    19 Put in writing, then, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will be after these;

  • Rev 1:1-7
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    1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;

    2 Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

    3 A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.

    4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;

    5 And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

    6 And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.

    7 See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.

  • Rev 2:8
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    8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:

  • Rev 3:14
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    14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:

  • Isa 41:4
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    4 Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.

  • Rev 22:20
    72%

    20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.

  • Isa 48:12
    72%

    12 Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

  • Isa 44:6
    71%

    6 The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.

  • Rev 22:6-8
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    6 And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.

    7 See, I come quickly. A blessing on him who keeps the words of this book of the prophet.

    8 And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me.

  • Rev 19:6
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    6 And there came to my ears the voice of a great army, like the sound of waters, and the sound of loud thunders, saying, Praise to the Lord: for the Lord our God, Ruler of all, is King.

  • Rev 22:10
    69%

    10 And he said to me, Let not the words of this prophet's book be kept secret, because the time is near.

  • John 1:1
    69%

    1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

  • Rev 22:16
    69%

    16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give witness to you of these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.

  • Rev 19:16
    68%

    16 And on his robe and on his leg is a name, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

  • 1 John 1:1
    68%

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  • Rev 5:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat, a book with writing inside it and on the back, shut with seven stamps of wax.

    2 And I saw a strong angel saying in a loud voice, Who is able to make the book open, and to undo its stamps?

  • Isa 48:16
    67%

    16 Come near to me, and give ear to this; from the start I did not keep it secret; from the time of its coming into existence I was there: and now the Lord God has sent me, and given me his spirit.

  • 1 Tim 6:15
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    15 Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;

  • Rev 19:11-13
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    11 And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness.

    12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and crowns are on his head; and he has a name in writing, of which no man has knowledge but himself.

    13 And he is clothed in a robe washed with blood: and his name is The Word of God.

  • Rev 4:8
    67%

    8 And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

  • Rev 19:9
    67%

    9 And he said to me, Put in the book, Happy are the guests at the bride-feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.

  • Rev 4:1
    67%

    1 After these things I saw a door open in heaven, and the first voice came to my ears, like the sound of a horn, saying, Come up here, and I will make clear to you the things which are to come.

  • John 8:25
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    25 Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

  • John 1:30
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    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • Rev 6:1
    67%

    1 And I saw when the Lamb undid one of the stamps, and the voice of one of the four beasts came to my ears, saying as with a voice of thunder, Come and see.

  • Rev 11:17
    67%

    17 We give you praise, O Lord God, Ruler of all, who is and who was; because you have taken up your great power and are ruling your kingdom.

  • John 1:15
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    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • Isa 46:10
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    10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;