Revelation 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Revelation 2:8 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 2:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- Revelation 1:17When 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 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).