⁵ And I heard the angel in charge of the waters^[a] say,

Greeting to the Seven Churches

⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from ^(A)him ^(B)who is and ^(C)who was and who is to come, and from ^(D)the seven spirits who are before his throne,

^8 (A)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, ^(B)“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

⁸ And the four living creatures, ^(A)each of them with six wings, are ^(B)full of eyes all around and within, and ^(C)day and night they never cease to say,