Revelation 1:11
saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last; and, What thou seest write in a book, and send it to the seven churches in Asia, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
10Here I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day: and heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
12And I turned to see the voice that spake to me: and when I turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Cross References
Acts 18:24Now there came to Ephesus a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures.
Acts 20:17But he sent from Miletus to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
1 Corinthians 16:8But I shall stay at Ephesus till Pentecost. For a great and effectual door is opened to me,
Colossians 4:15Salute the brethren in Laodicea; and Nymphas, and the church that is in his house.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:10-20
John's Vision of Christ. ( a. d. 95.) 9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto… Read the whole commentary →