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saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send [it] to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Write in a book (γραψον εις βιβλιον). First aorist active imperative of γραφω for instantaneous action. The commission covers the …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Saying. That is, literally, "the trumpet saying." It was, however, manifestly the voice that addressed these words to John, though they

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I am Alpha and Omega.—In this verse we pass from Saint John to Him who was the Word, of whom Saint John testified. He who…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I John, who al…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The “voice” (GK 5889) John heard could be Christ’s or, more likely, that of the angel who appears frequently to John (4:1; 5:2). What John sees (bo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last
These characters, which are repeated here, (See Gill on Rev…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witne to Christ as the Immanuel, t…

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