Revelation 22:13 BSB

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἄλφα	alpha	Alpha	G1 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὦ,	ō	Omega	G5598 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πρῶτος	prōtos	First	G4413 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἔσχατος,	eschatos	Last,	G2078 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἀρχὴ	archē	Beginning	G746 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
τέλος.¶	telos	End.	G5056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
leads to
- Isaiah 41:4
  Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 43:10–11
  “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed,…
- Revelation 1:8
  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Isaiah 44:8
  Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Isaiah 45:5–6
  I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
Through
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
leads to
- Isaiah 44:6
  Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 48:12
  Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Revelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
leads to
- John 7:37–38
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.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 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.Isaiah 48:12Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.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,Isaiah 41:4Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.Zechariah 12:8On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.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.”John 13:32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

Bookends: the same words open and close
Revelation 1:8
BOOK-LEVEL. Revelation's 'Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end' frame (1:8 / 22:13) - the divine self-designation brackets the book.
ASV/WEB text; Catholic Resources Christological Titles
A title carried over
Isaiah 44:6
Second Revelation attestation of the Isaiah 'first and last' title applied to Christ; recurrence strengthens the transfer.
Catholic Resources; text Isa 44:6 / Rev 22:13

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