The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 9:18

1830 Edition

I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

Influences

John 8:12 (KJV)
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Revelation 22:13 (KJV)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Simple English

“I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega. I am the beginning and the end.”

Paraphrase

“I am the light and the life of the world. I am the Alpha and Omega—the beginning and the end.”