| Douay-Rheims (RHE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 8 And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive: | 8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. |
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