*Rev 1:1a Or of.
*Rev 1:1b Or suddenly, or quickly.
*Rev 1:4a Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
*Rev 1:4b Greek the seven spirits.
*Rev 1:8 Greek I am the Alpha and the Omega, referring to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
*Rev 1:10 Or in spirit.
*Rev 1:11 Or on a scroll.
*Rev 1:18 Greek and Hades.
*Rev 1:19 Or what you have seen and what they mean—the things that have already begun to happen.
*Rev 1:20 Or the messengers.