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(A) From John to the seven churches in Asia.[a]

I pray that you
    will be blessed
with kindness and peace
from God, who is and was
    and is coming.
May you receive
    kindness and peace
from the seven spirits
    before the throne of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.4 Asia: The section 1.4—3.22 is in the form of a letter. Asia was in the eastern part of the Roman Empire and is present day Turkey.

(A) The Lord God says, “I am Alpha and Omega,[a] the one who is and was and is coming. I am God All-Powerful!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1.8 Alpha and Omega: The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, which sometimes mean “first” and “last.”

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