And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Revelation 2:8 >To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
Textus Receptus (TR) - Revelation 2:8 >Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐκκλησίας Σμυρναίων γράψον, Τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ὃς ἐγένετο νεκρὸς καὶ ἔζησεν·