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Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    And vnto the angell of the congregacion of Smyrna wryte: These thynges sayth he that is fyrst and the laste which was deed and is alive.

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    And vnto the Angel of the Church of the Smyrnians write, These things saith he that is first, and last, which was dead and is aliue.

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Cross-references (4)

Passages linked to Revelation 2:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Revelation 1:17-18 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last, and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
  • Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
  • Revelation 1:11 saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
  • Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:

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Explain this verse (24 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Smyrna was one of the cities of Ionia in…

Smyrna was one of the cities of Ionia in Asia.

The second place is unto the Pastors of the Church of the Smyrnians. The exordium is taken out of verses 17 and 18 of the first Chap.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 8 And unto the angel of the church in…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Smyrna was a city in Ionia; we read not…
William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain Here we have the second epistle, which St. John…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain We now proceed to the second epistle sent to…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain These things saith the first and the last, who…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain The Epistle to the Church at Smyrna.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Rev 2:8-9. And unto the angel of the church…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain To the Angel of the church of Smyrna. To…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Smyrna--in Ionia, a little to the north of Ephesus.…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain II. SMYRNA.—The poor in wealth, but rich in faith…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain The Church in Smyrna. 8–11
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) Smyrna, the modern Ismir, now possessing a population…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 8-11. The epistle to the Church at Smyrna.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Smyrna--the poor Church that was rich
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 8–11. The church in Smyrna. The history of its…
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain Rev_2:8. Was dead and lived again (R.V.).—Both the death…
William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain These seven Churches, in their historic succession, set forth…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The letter to the congregation at Smyrna:
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:8-11 The letter to the church in Smyrna pictures…

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