The Church Fathers on this verse

Revelation 22:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Douay-Rheims

εγω το αλφα α και το ω ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος η αρχη και το τελος αρχη και τελος ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος

Greek (Byzantine text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

2 Church Fathers comment on this verse

Andrew of Caesarea

6th centuryChurch Father

Alpha and Omega means that, just as there is nothing older than Him in respect to beginning, so there will be no end to His authority and divine Kingdom. It has been said more than once above that Christ is Alpha and Omega, as First according to His Godhead and Last according to His humanity.

Borodin P.M.

19th centuryChurch Father

The One who says this is the unoriginate, endless, and eternal God.

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Passages read together with this verse.

The original text

Greek text, 16 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.

  1. ἐγὼ
    egō
    I
    G1473 · ἐγώ
  2. τὸ
    to
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  3. Ἄλφα
    alpha
    the first letter of the Greek alphabet
    G1 · Ἀλφα
  4. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  5. τὸ
    to
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  6. Ὦ
    ō
    omega
    G5598 · Ὦ
  7. ὁ
    ho
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  8. πρῶτος
    prōtos
    first
    G4413 · πρῶτος
  9. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  10. ὁ
    ho
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  11. ἔσχατος
    eschatos
    last
    G2078 · ἔσχατος
  12. ἡ
    hē
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  13. ἀρχὴ
    archē
    ruler
    G746 · ἀρχή
  14. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  15. τὸ
    to
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  16. τέλος
    telos
    an end
    G5056 · τέλος